Sleeper Awakened

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

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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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JOURNEY TO THE WEST (2013)

December 20, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2013, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FANTASY, FOREIGN, J
"fun but meandering"
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Stephen Chow, Chi-kin Kwok, Zhang Wen, Qi Shu, Bo Huang, Show Lo, Xing Yu
2013, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FANTASY, FOREIGN, J
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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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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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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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LET US PREY (2014)

June 29, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 4, HORROR, L, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN
"lacked in too many key areas to an egregious degree"
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Brian O'Malley, Liam Cunningham, Pollyanna McIntosh, Douglas Russell
2014, 4, HORROR, L, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN
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HIGH-RISE (2015)

May 17, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, DRAMA, H, FOREIGN
"Ends up as an unnecessary mess, devolving from social introspection to a jumbled kaleidoscope of debauchery and misery"
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Ben Wheatley, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, James Purefoy, Elisabeth Moss
2015, 4, DRAMA, H, FOREIGN
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EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (2015)

April 13, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, E, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"Very old world feel – like going back in time and witnessing it first hand"
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Ciro Guerra, Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolivar, Jan Bijvoet
2015, 7, DRAMA, E, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
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MOUNTAINS MAY DEPART (2015)

April 01, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, ROMANCE
"Felt slight when it should be profound and engaging"
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Zhangke Jia, Tao Zhao, Yi Zhang, Zijian Dong, Sylvia Chang
2015, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, ROMANCE
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SON OF SAUL (2015)

February 28, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, DRAMA, S, WAR, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"constant shallow focus keeping us in each moment, with no escape, just like the prisoners"
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László Nemes, Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár
2015, 8, DRAMA, S, WAR, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
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BOY AND THE WORLD (2013)

February 28, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2013, 5, B, ANIMATED, FAMILY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"Beautifully made and inventive, but the story was non-existent and it felt more like peddling messages"
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Alê Abreu, Vinicius Garcia
2013, 5, B, ANIMATED, FAMILY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
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MUSTANG (2015)

February 24, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"The drama was magnetic and finely executed, but lacked that next level."
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Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Günes Sensoy
2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
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THEEB (2014)

February 24, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, THRILLER, Oscars 2016
"Decent, but I think it could have been better"
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Naji Abu Nowar, Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat
2014, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, THRILLER, Oscars 2016
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45 YEARS (2015)

February 24, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, F, ROMANCE, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"Superbly acted (especially Rampling) with a simmering intensity of truth and brewing unease"
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Andrew Haigh, Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay
2015, 7, DRAMA, F, ROMANCE, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
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A WAR (KRIGEN) (2015)

February 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, W, WAR, Oscars 2016
" I saw the walking talking skeleton of a grippingly intense military quagmire, but none of the guts"
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Tobias Lindholm, Pilou Asbæk, Dar Salim
2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, W, WAR, Oscars 2016
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THE 100-YEAR OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED (2013)

February 07, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2013, 5, COMEDY, FOREIGN, O, Oscars 2016
"Like a darker Swedish Forest Gump, but not so saccharin"
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Felix Herngren, Robert Gustafsson
2013, 5, COMEDY, FOREIGN, O, Oscars 2016
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THE WORLD OF KANAKO (2014)

February 04, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 4, DRAMA, FOREIGN, THRILLER, W
"Moments of acute skill and delightful visions, but they were lost in the unending shuffle of too much and repetition"
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Tetsuya Nakashima, Kôji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki
2014, 4, DRAMA, FOREIGN, THRILLER, W
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SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE (2015)

February 01, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, FOREIGN, S, Oscars 2016
"By far the cutest movie of the year."
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Mark Burton, Richard Starzak, Justin Fletcher
2015, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, FOREIGN, S, Oscars 2016
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WINTER ON FIRE: UKRAINE'S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM (2015)

February 01, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DOCUMENTARY, W, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"amazing footage and a supreme poignancy"
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Evgeny Afineevsky
2015, 7, DOCUMENTARY, W, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
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WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (2014)

February 01, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 5, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FAMILY, W, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"interesting and lightly emotional coming of age tale"
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Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Nanako Matsushima
2014, 5, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FAMILY, W, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
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TOKYO TRIBE (2014)

November 21, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, T, MUSICAL
"Like a trippy mix of Warriors and West Side Story, but with a constant bumping beat"
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November 21, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Sion Sono, Ryôhei Suzuki
2014, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, FOREIGN, T, MUSICAL
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