Sleeper Awakened

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

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RBG (2018)

February 06, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, Oscars 2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, R

“superb job of capturing the importance she has brought to the citizenry and the heartfelt relationships of her life”

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Julie Cohen, Betsy Weset
2018, Oscars 2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, R
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THE RIDER (2017)

December 27, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 8, DRAMA, R, WESTERN

“A lithe and sad tumbleweed blowing across the echoed loneliness of crippled dreams and flittered glory”

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Chloé Zhao, Brady Jandreau, Mooney, Tim Jandreau
2017, 8, DRAMA, R, WESTERN
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RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (2018)

December 20, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, R, Oscars 2019

“At least it engaged both my adult intellectual faculties and my Disney childlike humor.”

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Phil Johnston, Rich Moore, John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Alfred Molina, Ed O'Neill, Vin Diesel, Bill Hader, Kristen Bell, Mandy Moore
2018, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, R, Oscars 2019
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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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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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READY PLAYER ONE (2018)

April 11, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, R, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2019
"It works in the ways that it strives the hardest: being a light escapist fiction"
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Steven Spielberg, Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance
2018, 5, ACTION, R, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2019
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ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. (2017)

March 01, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, DRAMA, R, Oscars 2018
"An OK film that tries hard at times, but never quite coalesces."
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Dan Gilroy, Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Amanda Warren
2017, 5, DRAMA, R, Oscars 2018
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RAW (2016)

October 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR, R
"An absorbing and gruesome feast of dramatic horror."
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Julia Ducournau, Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella, Joana Preiss
2016, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR, R
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THE RED TURTLE (2016)

December 29, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, ANIMATED, FANTASY, FOREIGN, R, Oscars 2017
"Luscious hues and a ponderous score haunt this wordless tale of life, love and nature."
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Michael Dudok de Wit
2016, 7, ANIMATED, FANTASY, FOREIGN, R, Oscars 2017
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ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)

December 20, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, ACTION, R, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2017
The love has gone, only to be replaced by “meh… it’s fine”
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Gareth Edwards, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker, Mads Mikkelsen, Wen Jiang, Jimmy Smits, Riz Ahmed
2016, 5, ACTION, R, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2017
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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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THE REVENANT (2015)

January 12, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 8, DRAMA, THRILLER, R, 2015, Oscars 2016
"Singular vision and brilliance"
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Alejandro González Iñárritu, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter, Luke Haas
8, DRAMA, THRILLER, R, 2015, Oscars 2016
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ROOM (2015)

December 01, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 9, DRAMA, R, Oscars 2016
"overflow of quality and a charismatic union that pinches the soft underbelly of your empathy"
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Brie Larson, Lenny Abrahamson, Jacob Tremblay, Willaim H. Macy
2015, 9, DRAMA, R, Oscars 2016
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RED ARMY (2014)

November 10, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 7, DOCUMENTARY, R, SPORTS
"Very good documentary"
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Gabe Polsky
2014, 7, DOCUMENTARY, R, SPORTS
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ROBOCOP (2014)

February 26, 2014 by Jacob Nelson in 4, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, R, 2014
"Saw it for free... The price might have been too steep."
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Jose Padhila, Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton
4, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, R, 2014
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