Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE GIRL WITH THE NEEDLE (2024)

March 04, 2025 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, G

“it’s like 1920s Danish Requiem for a Dream”

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Magnus von Horn, Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyholm, Besir Zeciri, Joachim Fjelstrup
2024, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, G
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JUROR #2 (2024)

January 04, 2025 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 5, DRAMA, J, THRILLER

“I think it might have actually worked better as a miniseries”

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Clint Eastwood, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland, Zoey Deutch, Adrienne C. Moore, Drew Scheid, Leslie Bibb, Hedy Nasser, Cedric Yarbrough, Chris Messina, Gabriel Basso
2024, 5, DRAMA, J, THRILLER
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A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (2024)

January 04, 2025 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 6, BIOGRAPHY, C, DRAMA, Oscars 2025

“Timmy brings it and gets blown away in the gusty wind of the mysterious Bob Dylan.”

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January 04, 2025 /Jacob Nelson /Source
James Mangold, Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Eriko Hatsume, Boyd Holbrook, Scoot McNairy, Dan Fogler
2024, 6, BIOGRAPHY, C, DRAMA, Oscars 2025
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DREAM SCENARIO (2023)

December 22, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, D, FANTASY

“It was just there, doing little but exuding the promise of interest, just like Cage’s character in all their dreams. “

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December 22, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Kristoffer Borgli, Lily Bird, Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Jessica Clement, Tim Meadows
2023, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, D, FANTASY
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IO CAPITANO (2023)

September 01, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 4, DRAMA, FOREIGN, I, Oscars 2024

"The dream of the otherworldly is the only true escape avenue they have"

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Matteo Garrone, Seydou Sarr, Moustapha Fall, Issaka Sawadogo
2023, 4, DRAMA, FOREIGN, I, Oscars 2024
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GOLDA (2023)

September 01, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 4, DRAMA, G, BIOGRAPHY, Oscars 2024, WAR

"just a bit murky and bogged down by the events and politics it surrounds"

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September 01, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Guy Nattiv, Helen Mirren, Henry Goodman, Liev Schreiber
2023, 4, DRAMA, G, BIOGRAPHY, Oscars 2024, WAR
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NYAD (2023)

September 01, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2024, SPORTS

"perseverance pays off as it gets there and those involved really shine as to how extraordinary they are"

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September 01, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans
2023, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2024, SPORTS
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RUSTIN (2023)

August 31, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2024, R

"Domingo is soulful and strong. The rest of the film, not so much."

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August 31, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
George C. Wolfe, Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, CCH Pounder, Michael Potts, Jeffrey Wright
2023, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2024, R
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THE COLOR PURPLE (2023)

August 31, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 5, C, DRAMA, MUSICAL, Oscars 2024

"perfectly fine but it wasn't my thing"

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August 31, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Blitz Bazawule, Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Halle Bailey, Ciara, David Alan Grier, Jon Batiste, Louis Gossett Jr.
2023, 5, C, DRAMA, MUSICAL, Oscars 2024
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PERFECT DAYS (2023)

August 31, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 7, DRAMA, Oscars 2024, P, FOREIGN

"a man ostensibly out of time and his class and spirit are charming, like his antique technologies & his classic books"

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August 31, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Wim Wenders, Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano
2023, 7, DRAMA, Oscars 2024, P, FOREIGN
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SOCIETY OF THE SNOW (2023)

August 28, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, S

"A story drilled down on and fleshed out with deft skill and maximized effort'

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August 28, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
J.A. Bayona, Enzo Vogrincic, Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella
2023, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, S
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NAPOLEON (2024)

August 28, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2024, WAR

"What a boring slog this “history class come to life” is"

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August 28, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ridley Scott, Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Paul Rhys, Ben Miles
2023, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2024, WAR
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THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE (2023)

August 28, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, T

"quick and unyielding film that is lean and mean in the best way"

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August 28, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ilker Çatak, Leonie Benesch, Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Rafael Stachowiak
2023, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, T
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SALTBURN (2023)

August 25, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 6, DRAMA, S, THRILLER

"Horned up talented Mr. Ripley for your 20s was quite involving, slithering and writhing..."

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August 25, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Emerald Fennell, Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Archie Madekwe, Sadie Soverall
2023, 6, DRAMA, S, THRILLER
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CIVIL WAR (2024)

June 05, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 5, ACTION, C, DRAMA, WAR

“fire and brimstone that ends up signifying very little”

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June 05, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Alex Garland, Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman, Jefferson White, Nelson Lee, Stephen McKinley Henderson
2024, 5, ACTION, C, DRAMA, WAR
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DUNE: PART TWO (2024)

March 11, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 9, ACTION, D, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2025

This version of Dune pushes past the standard “hero” narrative to blatantly display the negatives inherent charismagik leader, probably more than the first book does.

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March 11, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalemet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Lea Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Souheila Yacoub, Roger Yuan, Babs Olusanmokun, Anya Taylor-Joy
2024, 9, ACTION, D, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2025
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AMERICAN FICTION (2023)

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 7, A, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2024

“smashes through with heart and humor”

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March 10, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Cord Jefferson, Jeffrey Wright, Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Raymond Anthony Thomas
2023, 7, A, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2024
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THE HOLDOVERS (2023)

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, HOLIDAYS, Oscars 2024

“a burning bitter Yule log quenched by a poignant bleeding heart”

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March 10, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston
2023, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, HOLIDAYS, Oscars 2024
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ZONE OF INTEREST (2023)

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, WAR, Z

“cumulative sublime portrait of cratering darkness”

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March 10, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Christian Friedel, Sandra Huller, Jonathan Glazer
2023, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, WAR, Z
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ANATOMY OF A FALL (2023)

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, A, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, THRILLER

“Raw, riveting, and real”

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March 10, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Justine Triet, Sandra Huller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Samuel Theis
2023, 8, A, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, THRILLER
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