Sleeper Awakened

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

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MONOS (2019)

December 24, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, THRILLER

“Lord of the Flies meets Kids as they journey down the dark river of Apocalypse Now”

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Alejandro Landes, Sofia Buenaventura, Kaen Quintero, Julianne Nicholson, Moises Arias, Julián Giraldo
2019, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, THRILLER
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TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (2017)

December 07, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, FANTASY, FOREIGN, HORROR, T

“blackly shaded and psychologically viscous as molasses”

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Issa López, Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López
2017, 6, FANTASY, FOREIGN, HORROR, T
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THE GANGSTER, THE COP AND THE DEVIL (2019)

December 03, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, G

“it really is Is just f*cking cool”

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Won-Tae Lee, Dong-seok Ma, Mu-Yeol Kim, Kim Sungkyu
2019, 7, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, G
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PARASITE (2019)

November 18, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 9, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, P, THRILLER, Oscars 2020

Fan-f*cking-tastic!

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Bong Joon Ho, Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo, Woo-sik Choi, Hye-jin Jang, So-dam Park, Myeong-hoon Park
2019, 9, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, P, THRILLER, Oscars 2020
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LET THE CORPSES TAN (2018)

September 30, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, FOREIGN, L, THRILLER

“beautiful visions of carnal pleasures and elicit violence groggily shimmy through your perception”:

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Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, Elina Löwensohn, Stéphane Ferrara, Bernie Bonvoisin, Michelangelo Marchese, Pierre Nisse, Marc Barbé
2018, 6, FOREIGN, L, THRILLER
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THE FAREWELL (2019)

August 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN

“fairly fantastic film that kind of evokes that tender emotion”

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Lulu Wang, Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Aoi Mizhuara, Shuzhen Zhao
2019, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN
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ASH IS THE PUREST WHITE (2018)

August 09, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, A, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE

“A film that rumbles and smolders beneath the surface”

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Zhangke Jia, Tao Zhao, Fan Liao, Yi'nan Diao
2018, 6, A, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE
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POSSUM (2018)

April 19, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 4, DRAMA, FOREIGN, THRILLER, P

“tattered suburban brown, dirty British scowls and a clutching inability to destroy a puppet”

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Matthew Holness, Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong
2018, 4, DRAMA, FOREIGN, THRILLER, P
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COLD WAR (2018)

March 01, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 8, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2019, ROMANCE

“There is a magical mix of grim and bittersweet, with each frame and each scene housing a hope, hidden in the reluctantly oppressive. “

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March 01, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Pawel Pawlikowski, Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza
2018, 8, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2019, ROMANCE
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OF FATHERS AND SONS (2018)

February 28, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, O, Oscars 2019

“eventually its devastating impact finds purchase”

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Talai Derki
2018, 5, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, O, Oscars 2019
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MIRAI (2018)

February 27, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ANIMATED, FAMILY, FANTASY, FOREIGN, M, Oscars 2019

“peppered in magical realism fantasies, childhood lessons for young ones, and thoughtful examinations on parenting/life”

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Mamoru Hosoda, Daniel Dae Kim, Rebecca Hall, John Cho
2018, 6, ANIMATED, FAMILY, FANTASY, FOREIGN, M, Oscars 2019
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SHOPLIFTERS (2018)

January 26, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2019, S

“Shoplifters slowly coils you in an entrancingly satisfying blanket of warmth and affection from the bitter cold of the world around. “

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Hirokazu Koreeda, Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Mayu Matsuoka, Jyo Kairi, Miyu Sasaki
2018, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2019, S
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ROMA (2018)

December 18, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, R, Oscars 2019

“I liked it but the universal love that appears to be its birthright avoided me. “

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Alfonso Cuarón, Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey
2018, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, R, Oscars 2019
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VERONICA (2017)

October 31, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, FOREIGN, HORROR, V

“A proper old-school inspired possession/occult flick that is able to pull off the creep, dread, excitement and emotional core necessary to make it work”

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Paco Plaza, Sandra Escacena, Bruna Gonzalez, Claudia Placer, Ivan Chavero
2017, 6, FOREIGN, HORROR, V
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THE NIGHT COMES FOR US (2018)

October 24, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, N, FOREIGN, CRIME

“The Raid meets A Bittersweet Life/Man From Nowhere is a pretty simple way to state it “

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October 24, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Timo Tjahjanto, Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Joe Taslim, Zack Lee, Sunny Pang, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Salvita DeCorte, Hannah Al Rashid
2018, 6, ACTION, N, FOREIGN, CRIME
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LOVELESS (2017)

March 02, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2018
" Loveless is a harsh existence as cold and unforgiving as the Siberian wind, sublime and destructive."
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Andrey Zvyagintsev, Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov
2017, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2018
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VICTORIA & ABDUL (2017)

March 02, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, V, Oscars 2018
"Pour some gratuitous melodrama on top (of monotony), and you get a heartburn inducing meal. "
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March 02, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Stephen Frears, Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Michael Gambon, Paul Higgins, Olivia Williams
2017, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, V, Oscars 2018
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A FANTASTIC WOMAN (2017)

March 01, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2018
"...strong moments of pain, dejection, and sorrow within the existence of this trans woman."
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Sebastian Lelio, Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco
2017, 7, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2018
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ON BODY AND SOUL (2017)

February 26, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, O, ROMANCE, Oscars 2018
'A slow and heavily idiosyncratic film that grew into its strange little place, however despairingly alien or acutely European subdued that might be."
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February 26, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ildikó Enyedi, Géza Morcsányi, Alexandra Borbély, Zoltán Schneider
2017, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, O, ROMANCE, Oscars 2018
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LAST MEN OF ALEPPO (2017)

February 21, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2018
"A film of pain and perseverance, until neither is longer possible."
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February 21, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Feras Fayyad, Steen Johannessen
2017, 7, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2018
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