Sleeper Awakened

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

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CHRISTINE (2016)

January 18, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, C, DRAMA
"Rebecca Hall plunges the audience into the fathoms of insecurities, anxieties, repressions and carcinogenic social interactions that she herself is drowning in."
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January 18, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Antonio Campos, Rebecca Hall, Michael c.Hall, Tracy Letts, Maria Dizzia
2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, C, DRAMA
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I, DANIEL BLAKE (2016)

January 17, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, I
"This is a film of heart and compassion, as the emotional momentum is perpetuated on the actors' affective faces and the verisimilitude of their downtrodden struggles."
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January 17, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ken Loach, Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy, Briana Shann
2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, I
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PATRIOTS DAY (2016)

January 17, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, P
"This is a passionate and calculated freight train of a film that isn't perfect, and may be even a tad preachy, but is finely crafted and worth the ride."
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January 17, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Peter Berg, Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, J.K. Simmons, John Goodman, Kevin Bacon
2016, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, P
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MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN (2016)

January 15, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, M
"Early on, a nice attempt at Burtonian dark bizarrity but it stalls out, cowering into a standard & safe preteen action fantasy drama."
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January 15, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Tim Burton, Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, Allison Janney, Terence Stamp, Ella Purnell, Finlay MacMillan
2016, 4, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, M
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HIDDEN FIGURES (2016)

January 14, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, H, Oscars 2017
"The "feel good" expository historical drama, that says the right thing in our hour of need, but never hoists itself up to scaleable and praiseworthy heights." 
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January 14, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Theodore Melfi, Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell
2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, H, Oscars 2017
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LOVING (2016)

January 13, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, L, ROMANCE, Oscars 2017
This is a “forlorn whisper down a desolate back road” of a film.
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January 13, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jeff Nichols, Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Terri Abney, Chris Greene, Nick Kroll, Michael Shannon, Martin Csokas
2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, L, ROMANCE, Oscars 2017
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A MAN CALLED OVE (2015)

January 12, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, Oscars 2017
"Executed with quirk and smirk, offering a chuckle and tear."
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January 12, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Hannes Holm, Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg
2015, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, Oscars 2017
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LAND OF MINE (2015)

January 11, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, WAR, Oscars 2017
"...I would say it was like Stand By Me meets Hurt Locker, with maybe a bit of Empire of the Sun."
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January 11, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Martin Zandvliet, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman
2015, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, WAR, Oscars 2017
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LITTLE SISTER (2016)

January 11, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, L
"Minimal, but well crafted, with a subdued sense of heart and haunting idiosyncrasy soaked into the fabric of its harsh reality."
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January 11, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Zach Clark, Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Keith Poulsen, Peter Hedges
2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, L
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JUNGLE BOOK (2016)

January 03, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, J, Oscars 2017
"So detailed, realistic, and perfectly rendered within the context of the film."
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January 03, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Favreau, Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken, Garry Shandling, Giancarlo Esposito
2016, 6, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, J, Oscars 2017
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PASSENGERS (2016)

January 03, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, DRAMA, P, ROMANCE, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2017
"It was a derelict ship floating in the ether through bad ideas, flimsy logic, and unsympathetic characters."
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January 03, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Morten Tyldum, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne
2016, 3, DRAMA, P, ROMANCE, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2017
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LA LA LAND (2016)

January 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, L, MUSICAL, Oscars 2017
"this is the theatre kids wet fever dream"
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January 01, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Damien Chazelle, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt, J.K. Simmons, John Legend, Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno
2016, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, L, MUSICAL, Oscars 2017
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MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (2016)

December 26, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2017
"the solemn lonely stare into the uncaring but welcoming water, reflecting back all of your self-consuming shame and unfiltered fatalism"
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December 26, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Kenneth Lonergan, Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Tate Donovan
2016, 8, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2017
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FENCES (2016)

December 24, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2017
"The words are expertly crafted and the actors breathing life into them were powerhouses."
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December 24, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Stephen Henderson, Mykelti Williamson, Saniyya Sidney
2016, 7, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2017
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R100 (2013)

December 20, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2013, 3, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, FANTASY, R
"...Gonzo sheet thrown over it and it is beaten with insanity sticks to some masochistic climax."
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Hitoshi Matsumoto, Nao Ohmori, Shinobu Terajima
2013, 3, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, FANTASY, R
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CAPTAIN FANTASTIC (2016)

December 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, C, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2017
"Mortensen’s calm struggle throughout his quixotic ordeal resonates"
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December 19, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Matt Ross, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Zahn, Frank Langella, George MacKay, Samantha Isler
2016, 7, C, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2017
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OTHER PEOPLE (2016)

December 18, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, O
"A controlled and believable humor understatedly woven into the fabric of this moving melancholic journey."
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December 18, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Chris Kelly, Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford
2016, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, O
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ELLLE (2016)

December 10, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, FOREIGN, 7, E, DRAMA, THRILLER, Oscars 2017
"It is a work that is not asking for your permission nor your quaint acquiescence. "
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December 10, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Paul Verhoeven, Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte
2016, FOREIGN, 7, E, DRAMA, THRILLER, Oscars 2017
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THE HANDMAIDEN (2016)

December 06, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, H, ROMANCE
"So quirky, in humor, horror, and voice- Park has such a vitality and singleness to his viewpoint and vision."
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December 06, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Chan-wook Park, Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Jin-woong Jo, Tae-ri Kim, Hae-suk Kim, So-ri Moon
2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, H, ROMANCE
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SULLY (2016)

December 02, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, DRAMA, S, BIOGRAPHY, Oscars 2017
"it felt algorithmic when it should have felt human"
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December 02, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Tom Hanks, Clint Eastwood, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn
2016, 5, DRAMA, S, BIOGRAPHY, Oscars 2017
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