Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE ENDLESS (2017)

October 25, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, E, FANTASY, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“ fell under the blade of ideas over execution”

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Justin Benson, Aaron Moorehead, Callie Hernandez, Tate Ellington
2017, 5, E, FANTASY, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE (2018)

October 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, HORROR, THRILLER, W

“It isn’t reinventing the wheel, but it is retreading the tires a bit”

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Colin Minihan, Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha MacIsaac
2018, 6, HORROR, THRILLER, W
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PURE (2019)

September 11, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, HORROR, P, THRILLER

“it fizzled as a premature ember rather than the raging blistering inferno the material provided for”

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Hannah Macpherson, Jahkara Smith, McKaley Miller, Ciara Bravo, Annalisa Cochrane, Scott Porter, Jonathan Chase
2019, 3, HORROR, P, THRILLER
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IT CHAPTER 2 (2019)

September 09, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, HORROR, I

“suffers a cardinal offense for horror: lacks the fear”

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Andy Muschietti, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Bill Skarsgard, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jaeden Martell, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Chosen Jacobs
2019, 4, HORROR, I
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CRAWL (2019)

August 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, C, DRAMA, HORROR

“if you want to raise your blood pressure a bit but still roll your eyes”

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Alexandre Aja, Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson
2019, 5, ACTION, C, DRAMA, HORROR
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OVERLORD (2018)

July 15, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, HORROR, O, SCIENCE FICTION, WAR, ZOMBIE

A definitive “not bad but actually pretty good” film

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Julius Avery, Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro
2018, 5, ACTION, HORROR, O, SCIENCE FICTION, WAR, ZOMBIE
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BRIGHTBURN (2019)

July 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, B, COMIC BOOK, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“a vacant paint by numbers on the whole”

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David Yarovesky, Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Emmie Hunter, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Michael Rooker
2019, 4, B, COMIC BOOK, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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HAGAZUSSA (2017)

May 27, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 2019, 6, DRAMA, H, HORROR

“an experience bleakly grasped and wraithly rewarding”

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Lukas Feigelfeld, Aleksandra Cwen, Celina Peter, Claudia Martini
2017, 2019, 6, DRAMA, H, HORROR
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THE HEAD HUNTER (2018)

May 24, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, FANTASY, H, HORROR

“Spartan and stylish... Do not expect more. But, really, what more do you need when it is done well and is so damn cool?”

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Jordan Downey, Christopher Rygh, Cora Kaufman
2018, 6, FANTASY, H, HORROR
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US (2019)

April 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, T, THRILLER, U

“Us has plenty to say, though none of the sentiments whisper as loudly as Get Out. Much more of a traditional horror film experience”

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Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex
2019, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, T, THRILLER, U
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THE SILENCE (2019)

April 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2, 2019, HORROR, S, THRILLER

“I suggest you quietly move along “

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John R. Leonetti, Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, Kate Trotter, John Corbett, Kyle Breitkopf
2, 2019, HORROR, S, THRILLER
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HUSH (2018)

January 07, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, H, HORROR, THRILLER

“electrifies that final girl genre fence and battles inside it”

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Mike Flanagan, John Gallagher Jr., Kate Siegel
2018, 6, H, HORROR, THRILLER
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BIRD BOX (2018)

December 29, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, B, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“A solid and vaguely enjoyable afternoon/evening time passer, but forgettable”

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Susanne Bier, Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, Jacki Weaver, Danielle Macdonald, Rosa Salazar, Lil Rel Howery, Tom Hollander, BD Wong, Vivien Lyra Blair, Julian Edwards, Parminder Nagra
2018, 5, B, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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THE RITUAL (2017)

November 24, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, HORROR, THRILLER, R

“appreciated some of the weirdness that it peaked at, with the lack of appropriate explanations very much savored”

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David Bruckner, Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton, Paul Reid
2017, 5, HORROR, THRILLER, R
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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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HALLOWEEN (2018)

October 22, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, HORROR

“felt more like a big block love letter to the original than a revitalized unique vision”

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David Gordon Green, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Haluk Bilginer, Will Patton, Jibril Nantambu
2018, 5, HORROR
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APOSTLE (2018)

October 17, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, A, FANTASY, HORROR

“like The Raid, Evans uses that stripped down nature to make a compelling and driven “point A to death” tale”

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Gareth Evans, Dan Stevens, Richard Elfyn, Kristine Froseth, Lucy Boynton, Michael Sheen, Mark Lewis Jones
2018, 6, A, FANTASY, HORROR
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HEREDITARY (2018)

June 13, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, DRAMA, H, HORROR

“I just personally wish that the eerie and eidolic pushed me to my edge or shook me, rather than intrigue me to ponder the mysteries. “

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Ari Aster, Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd
2018, 6, DRAMA, H, HORROR
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MOM AND DAD (2017)

April 27, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, HORROR, THRILLER, M, SCIENCE FICTION

“…sick fantasy fulfillment here, and while disgustingly primal in its wickedness and taboos, the premise only takes you so far… “

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April 27, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Brian Taylor, Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne winters, Zackary Arthur, Robert T. Cunningham, Lance Henriksen, Grant Morrison
2017, 4, HORROR, THRILLER, M, SCIENCE FICTION
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A QUIET PLACE (2018)

April 16, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, Q, Oscars 2019
"It is a novel experience and works well; a basic idea executed with aplomb."
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April 16, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
2018, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, Q, Oscars 2019
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