Sleeper Awakened

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

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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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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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WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? (2015)

February 11, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, W, Oscars 2016
"seemed to lack a captivating essence for me"
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Liz Garbus
2015, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, W, Oscars 2016
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2016 OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

February 08, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, DOCUMENTARY, O, Oscars 2016
My PIck: Last Day of Freedom
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Oscar Shorts
2015, DOCUMENTARY, O, Oscars 2016
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CINDERELLA (2015)

February 07, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, C, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, Oscars 2016
"Tremendous sets and amazing costumes, but the rest was sub-par"
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Kenneth Branagh, Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Stellan Skarsgård, Hayley Atwell
2015, 4, C, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, 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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2016 OSCAR LIVE ACTION SHORTS

February 07, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2016
My Pick: Day One
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February 07, 2016 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2015, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2016
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ANOMALISA (2015)

February 04, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, A, ANIMATED, DRAMA, COMEDY, Oscars 2016
"A clever, amusing and agonizing exploration of depression and the seeming futility & momentary brilliance of life and people"
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Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman, David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan
2015, 8, A, ANIMATED, DRAMA, COMEDY, Oscars 2016
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THE LOOK OF SILENCE (2014)

February 04, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 9, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, L, Oscars 2016
"Look recycles the pain and history (of  Act of Killing) to focus its lamentable light through a distinctive and effectual prism"
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Joshua Oppenheimer
2014, 9, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, L, Oscars 2016
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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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2016 OSCAR ANIMATED SHORTS

February 01, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 2014, ANIMATED, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2016
My Pick: World of Tomorrow
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February 01, 2016 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2015, 2014, ANIMATED, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2016
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JOY (2015)

January 27, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2016
"Joyless"
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David O. Russell, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Virginia Madsen, Isabella Rossellini, Edgar Ramirez
2015, 4, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2016
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TRUMBO (2015)

January 27, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2016
"Cranston is strong, but he is singular in this fairly standard cursory biopic."
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January 27, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jay Roach, Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K., Alan Tudyk, Jason Stuhlbarg
2015, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2016
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