Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021)

August 18, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, DRAMA, FANTASY, G

“Meditative mythologizing and darkly whimsical classical fantasy”

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David Lowery, Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Anaïs Rizzo, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson, Barry Koeghan, Erin Kellyman
2021, 8, DRAMA, FANTASY, G
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2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus (2021)

August 18, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 1, 2021, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, T

“It is nauseating evangelism and ignorant anxiety fomenting in the guise of atrocious artwork.”

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Joshua Wesley, Simon Wesley
1, 2021, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, T
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BREAKING SURFACE (2020)

August 05, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN, THRILLER

“Lean, anxious, and gripping.”

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Joachim Hedén, Moa Gammel, Madeleine Martin, Trine Wiggen
2020, 6, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN, THRILLER
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PIG (2021)

July 22, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, DRAMA, P, THRILLER

“we get the idea of a Grizzly Adams John Wick, dive into “food workers Fight Club”, but mostly get a beaten and bloody The Limey in the cutthroat Portlandia food world”

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Michael Sarnoski, Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, Adam Arkin
2021, 7, DRAMA, P, THRILLER
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LAPSIS (2020)

July 19, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, DRAMA, L, SCIENCE FICTION

“science fiction satire about the gig economy, Big Tech, and the battle against stifling capitalism”

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Don Hutton, Dean Imperial, Madeline Wise, Babe Howard, Arliss Howard
2020, 6, DRAMA, L, SCIENCE FICTION
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SHIVA BABY (2020)

July 17, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S

“It’s a juicy, tense and involving dramatic bagel, slathered with rye wit, salacious brine, and caustic uncertainty.”

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Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, Polly Draper, Molly Gordon, Dianna Agron
2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
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RIDERS OF JUSTICE (2021)

June 09, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, ACTION, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, R

“The ultimate cinematic brooder stoics over every frame”

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Anders Thomas Jensen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro, Gustav Lindh, Roland Møller
2021, 7, ACTION, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, R
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GREENLAND (2020)

June 04, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, DISASTER, G, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER

“Greeny is a reverse hourglass film; the beginning and ending are generally average and somewhat dumb, but the middle is robust, gritty, and stirring.”

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Ric Roman Waugh, Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn, Hope Davis, David Denman
2020, 6, DISASTER, G, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER
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THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD (2021)

May 20, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, T, THRILLER

Sheridan is good at this “rural action thriller” genre

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Taylor Sheridan, Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Finn Little, Jake Weber, Tyler Perry, Medina Senghore, Jon Bernthal, Aidan Gillen
2021, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, T, THRILLER
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THE UNITED STATES vs. BILLIE HOLIDAY (2020)

April 18, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, MUSICAL, Oscars 2021, U

“Day does a fantastic job, bringing the drama and the vocal chops, but the film lacks otherwise.”

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Lee Daniels, Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garret Hedlund, Miss Lawrence, Natasha Lyonne, Da'Vine Joy Randolph
2020, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, MUSICAL, Oscars 2021, U
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OSCAR 2021 NOMINEE ROUND-UP

April 16, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, COMEDY, DRAMA, FAMILY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021, ROMANCE

“Sometimes you never get around to posting about a film, but that doesn’t mean that I didn’t see them or that I don’t have thoughts. Here are a few”

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April 16, 2021 /Jacob Nelson
Spike Lee, Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jean Reno, Chadwick Boseman, Jasper Pääkkönen, Mélanie Thierry, Paul Walter Hauser, Autumn de Wilde, Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Mia Goth, Bill Nighy, Dan Scanlon, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Pete Docter, Kemp Powers, Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Kornél Mundruczó, Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, Benny Safdie, Molly Parker, Iliza Shlesinger, Regina King, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., Lance Reddick, Beau Bridges, Ramin Bahrani, Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra, Derk Tsang, Dongyu Zhou, Jackson Yee, Fang Yin, Ye Zhou
2020, COMEDY, DRAMA, FAMILY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021, ROMANCE
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THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SKIN/QUO VADIS, AIDA? (2020)

April 14, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, 7, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2021, Q

“A couple of politically charged and vitally felt dramas about refugees, but I would definitely speak to my embracing of Man over Quo”

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April 14, 2021 /Jacob Nelson
Jasmila Zbanic, Jasna Djuricic, Izudin Bajrovic, Kaouther Ben Hania, Yahya Mahayani, Dea Liane, Koen De Bouw, Monica Belucci
2020, 6, 7, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2021, Q
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THE FATHER (2020)

March 28, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 8, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021

“In the abstract, it chills, but in the context of those loved & cherished, it becomes agony”

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Florian Zeller, Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots, Olivia Williams
2020, 8, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021
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PINOCCHIO (2020)

March 27, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, DRAMA, FANTASY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021, P

“makeup craftsmanship on display is otherworldly; literally and figuratively”

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March 27, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Matteo Garrone, Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Rocco Papeleo, Marine Vacth, Gigi Proietti, Massimo Ceccherini
2020, 6, DRAMA, FANTASY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021, P
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THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN (2020)

March 24, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 4, COMEDY, DRAMA, FAMILY, O, Oscars 2021

“inert and dead-eyed perfunctory CGI family parable”

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March 24, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Thea Sharrock, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Phillipa Soo, Chaka Khan, Ron Funches, Angelina Jolie, Helen Mirren, Danny DeVito, Ariana Greenblatt, Brooklyn Prince
2020, 4, COMEDY, DRAMA, FAMILY, O, Oscars 2021
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CHERRY (2021)

March 16, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, CRIME, C, DRAMA, WAR

“Partially it’s the casting and the over abundance, but it just feels like kids putting on a show”

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Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Michael Rispoli
2021, 4, CRIME, C, DRAMA, WAR
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CALM WITH HORSES (THE SHADOW OF VIOLENCE) (2020)

March 14, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, CRIME, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN

“Its touching and poignant, with a sheer and true aesthetic.”

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March 14, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nick Rowland, Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Koeghan, Liam Carney, Niamh Algar, David Wilmot, Ned Dennehy, Simone Kirby
2020, 6, CRIME, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN
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SENTINELLE (2021)

March 09, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S

“story with dedicated heart and some appreciated visual aplomb”

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Julien Leclercq, Olga Kurylenko, Marilyn Lima, Michel Nabokoff, Carole Weyers
2021, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S
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TWO OF US (2021)

March 02, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 2021, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T

“an elegant and somber triumph”

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March 02, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Filippo Meneghetti, Barbara Sukowa, Martine Chevallier, Léa Drucker, Jérôme Varanfrain
2019, 2021, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T
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JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (2020)

February 27, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2021

“Kaluuya is pure fire on screen; like a Neolithic blaze enrapturing and warming the shivering proto humans gathered around it”

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February 27, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Shaka King, Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith, Martin Sheen, Dominique Thorne
2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2021
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