Sleeper Awakened

WITHOUT FILM, SOMETHING SLEEPS INSIDE US AND SELDOM AWAKENS. THE SLEEPER MUST AWAKEN.

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HACKSAW RIDGE (2016)

December 02, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, DRAMA, H, WAR, Oscars 2017
"it is a militaristic fluff piece draped over the ringing of a church bell."
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Andrew Garfield, Mel Gibson, Sam Worthington, Hugo Weaving, Vince Vaughn, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer
2016, 4, DRAMA, H, WAR, Oscars 2017
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HELL OR HIGH WATER (2016)

November 22, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, H, Oscars 2017
"A great encapsulation of modern middle-American problems examined through the lens of a western-heist."
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November 22, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
David Mackenzie, Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Dale Dickey, Gil Birmingham
2016, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, H, Oscars 2017
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MOONLIGHT (2016)

November 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 9, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2017
"It is a shy portrait of an aggrieved soul, hemmed in by every fence in his life, that aches with beauty and torturous sentiment."
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Barry Jenkins, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monae, Naomi Harris, Alex R. Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland
2016, 9, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2017
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COHERENCE (2013)

November 16, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2013, 5, C, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER
"The relationships, ins & outs, and skittering around the weaving dimensional schema are provocative."
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James Ward Byrkit, Emily Baldoni, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon
2013, 5, C, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER
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ARRIVAL (2016)

November 14, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, A, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2017
"A methodical puzzle that tugs at our emotions, thrills us with possibility, and astutely & poignantly pokes at the soft underbelly of humanities lackings."
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Denis Villeneuve, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
2016, 8, A, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2017
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LITTLE MEN (2016)

November 03, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, DRAMA, FAMILY, L
"The tale of these 2 boys, their friendship, and their families is small but fulfilling."
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Ira Sachs, Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Theo Taplitz, Paulina Garcia, Michael Barbieri, Alfred Molina
2016, 6, DRAMA, FAMILY, L
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FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (2016)

October 23, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2017
"I feel it simply wasn't for me..."
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October 23, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Stephen Frears, Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson
2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2017
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CERTAIN WOMEN (2016)

October 18, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, DRAMA, C
"I wanted and expected to like it, but it gave me nothing but disappointment"
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Kelly Reichardt, Laura Dern, James Le Gros, Jared Harris, Michelle Williams, Lily Gladstone, Kristen Stewart
2016, 4, DRAMA, C
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HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (2016)

October 16, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, FAMILY, H
"Hunt" is another delightful gem, idiosyncratic and wholly palatable for wide audience.
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October 16, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Taika Waititi, Sam Neil, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Rhys Darby
2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, FAMILY, H
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KRISHA (2015)

October 14, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, DRAMA, K
"Amazing film and one of the best inaugural filmmaker efforts I have seen"
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October 14, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Trey Edward Shults, Krisha Fairchild, Alex Dobrenko, Robyn Fairchild
2015, 8, DRAMA, K
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THE ALCHEMIST COOKBOOK (2016)

October 11, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, A, DRAMA, HORROR
"Potrykus has a strange fascination with those on the edge of society, who see the world completely differently, strange social identity/interactions, and are scheming towards some quick & easy leg up without regard or empathy for others."
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Joel Potrykus, Ty Hickson, Amari Cheatom
2016, 3, A, DRAMA, HORROR
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BIRTH OF A NATION (2016)

October 09, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA
" It tries to be the best of 12 Years A Slave and Django Unchained simultaneously, but it sulks as a pale ghost of either"
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October 09, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nate Parker, Armie Hammer, Penelope Ann Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Mark Boone Junior, Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Dwight Henry
2016, 5, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA
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SWISS ARMY MAN (2016)

October 04, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
"I wanted to like it, but felt my enjoyment was squelched, by their excesses and scarcities"
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October 04, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Shane Carruth
2016, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
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LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP (2016)

October 04, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, L, ROMANCE
"A winding weaving maze of formality, vaporous language, and concocted plots that consistently provides a smile (and a furrowed questioning brow)"
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October 04, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Whit Stillman, Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, Tom Bennett, Stephen Fry
2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, L, ROMANCE
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THE WAVE (2015)

October 03, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, THRILLER, W, DISASTER
"One of the better disaster films to come out in a while"
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Roar Uthaug, Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp
2015, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, THRILLER, W, DISASTER
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IMPERIUM (2016)

September 21, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, CRIME, DRAMA, I
"Imperium delivers a solid but unspectacular white supremacist/terrorist thriller"
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September 21, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Daniel Ragussis, Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts, Burn Gorman, Sam Trammell, Nestor Carbonell
2016, 5, CRIME, DRAMA, I
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THE INVITATION (2015)

September 15, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, I, THRILLER
"The Invitation was a rolling boil of emotion and suspense that worked well, for the most part"
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September 15, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Karyn Kusama, Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman, John Carroll Lynch, Emayatzy Corinealdi
2015, 6, DRAMA, I, THRILLER
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THE FITS (2015)

September 07, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, F, DRAMA
"Small scale indie sensibilities paired with a profoundly robust & fresh gaze shine in this “just beginning to bloom” movie-maker/film."
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September 07, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Anne Rose Holmer, Royalty Hightower
2015, 7, F, DRAMA
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NEON DEMON (2016)

September 06, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, DRAMA, N, THRILLER
"Equal parts brilliant & gorgeous and bland/ & sophomoric"
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September 06, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nicolas Winding Refn, Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Jena Malone, Abby Lee
2016, 5, DRAMA, N, THRILLER
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THE SHALLOWS (2106)

August 25, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, DRAMA, HORROR, S
"I believe they wanted Jaws/Open Water meets 127 Hours, but the film veers into Jaws 3/4 or even Deep Blue Sea territory"
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August 25, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
James Collet-Serra, Blake Lively
2016, 3, DRAMA, HORROR, S
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