Sleeper Awakened

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

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T2 TRAINSPOTTING (2017)

May 20, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T
"Certainly for the fan who wants another hit, one last score, despite it not being what they need."
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Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Steven Robertson, Ewen Bremner, Shirley Henderson, Jonny Lee Miller, Anjela Nedyalkova, Kelly Macdonald
2017, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T
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BONE TOMAHAWK (2015)

May 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, B, HORROR, WESTERN
"Harsh, barbarous, and not entirely pleasant but fully satisfying."
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S. Craig Zahler, Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, Lili Simmons, Sid Haig, David Arquette
2015, 6, DRAMA, B, HORROR, WESTERN
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COLOSSAL (2016)

April 12, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, C, COMEDY, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
" fun premise that can't sustain its own wait "
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Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudekis, Nacho Vigalondo, Austin Stowell, Tim Blake Nelson
2016, 5, C, COMEDY, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
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EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (2016)

March 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, COMEDY, E, DRAMA
"Until you remember the feelings of a real life emotional teenager. Then you think again..."
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Hailee Steinfeld, Kelly Fremon Craig, Woody Harrelson, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick
2016, 6, COMEDY, E, DRAMA
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GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS (2017)

February 27, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 5, 2017, G, ZOMBIE, DRAMA
"...hinting at higher quality and uniqueness, but never solidifying much to make it feel all that special."
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Colm McCarthy, Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Paddy Considine, Dominique Tipper
5, 2017, G, ZOMBIE, DRAMA
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TONI ERDMANN (2016)

February 26, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T, COMEDY
"I would certainly recommend this absurdist dramedy with a singular vision."
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February 26, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Maren Ade, Sandra Huller, Peter Simonischek
2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T, COMEDY
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THE SALESMAN (2016)

February 23, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S, Oscars 2017
"This may be the highest rating I have ever given to a film that made me question whether I liked it or not. "
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February 23, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ashgar Farhadi, Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini
2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S, Oscars 2017
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SILENCE (2016)

February 18, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2017
"...it was an appreciable beauty that left me somewhat apathetic in the end."
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Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, Nana Komatsu, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds, Martin Scorsese
2016, 6, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2017
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NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (2016)

February 18, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER, Oscars 2017
"This is a sleek and taught semi-thriller, filled with delectable vision and a caustically gloomy sheathe."
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Tom Ford, Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Laura Linney, Michael Sheen, Armie Hammer, Andrea Riseborough
2016, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER, Oscars 2017
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JACKIE (2016)

February 14, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2017
"Smartly put together with style and panache, but with a languid stuffiness and slothful pace, the total felt dutifully disagreeable."
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Pablo Larrain, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, John Carroll Lynch, Richard E. Grant
2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2017
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20TH CENTURY WOMEN (2016)

February 10, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2017
"The whole film is wonderfully whimsical, humanly germane, and cinematically adroit."
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Mike MIlls, Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Lucas Jade Zumann, Joshua Burge, Alia Shawkat
2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2017
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TANNA (2015)

February 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T, Oscars 2017
"This is a solid movie with a charming peek into a far off existence, filled with spirit and natural reverence."
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Martin Butler, Bentley Dean, Mungau Dain, Marie Wawa
2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T, Oscars 2017
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ALLIED (2016)

February 02, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, A, DRAMA, ROMANCE, Oscars 2017
"A sense of romance, dread, and intrigue are stunted and unsatisfactory for being the core of the entire film."
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Robert Zemeckis, Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, August Diehl, Lizzy Caplan, Simon McBurney, Matthew Goode
2016, 5, A, DRAMA, ROMANCE, Oscars 2017
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LION (2016)

February 02, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, L, Oscars 2017
"Not quite otherworldly in any element, but it has few impeachable shortcomings and delivers a rousing cinematic experience, leaving no tear duct unsapped."
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Garth Davis, Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar, David Wenham
2016, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, L, Oscars 2017
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DEEPWATER HORIZON (2016)

January 27, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, ACTION, DISASTER, DRAMA, D, Oscars 2017
"Horizon was a bit of a cinematic shotgun, being imperfect but still blasting you in the face with intense drama and horrific action."
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January 27, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Peter Berg, Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez, John Malkovich, Ethan Suplee, Dylan O'Brien, Kate Hudson
2016, 6, ACTION, DISASTER, DRAMA, D, Oscars 2017
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YOUR NAME (2016)

January 20, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FANTASY, FOREIGN, Y
" It pulled itself from a Ranma ½ meets Freaky Friday-inspired generic teen romantic comedy to give itself profundity, symbolism, and a prospect for introspection."
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Makoto Shinkai, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi
2016, 6, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FANTASY, FOREIGN, Y
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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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