Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021)

August 18, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, COMIC BOOK, S, SCIENCE FICTION

“Solid dumb fun adult spectacle that is an easy crowd pleaser”

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James Gunn, Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Michael Rooker, Viola Davis, Nathan Fillion, Jai Courtney, Fula Borg, Mayling Ng, Pete Davidson, Sean Gunn, Steve Agee, Daniela Melchior, Sylvester Stallone, David Dastmalchian, Alice Braga, Peter Capaldi, Taika Waititi, Juan Diego Botto
2021, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, COMIC BOOK, S, SCIENCE FICTION
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SHIVA BABY (2020)

July 17, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S

“It’s a juicy, tense and involving dramatic bagel, slathered with rye wit, salacious brine, and caustic uncertainty.”

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Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, Polly Draper, Molly Gordon, Dianna Agron
2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
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THE SPARKS BROTHERS (2021)

July 12, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, S

“it feels near impossible not to soak in the euphoria of the adventure or foment esteem for Sparks talent & triumphs”

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Edgar Wright
2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, S
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SATOR (2019)

June 08, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, HORROR, S

“it is the breaking of barriers of art & reality that provide the most intrigue”

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Jordan Graham, Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson, Aurora Lowe, June Peterson
2019, 5, HORROR, S
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A SHAUN OF THE SHEEP MOVIE: FARMAGEDDON (2020)

March 26, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021, S, SCIENCE FICTION

“Always a delight”

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Will Becher, Richard Phelan, Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Amalia Vitale
2020, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021, S, SCIENCE FICTION
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SENTINELLE (2021)

March 09, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S

“story with dedicated heart and some appreciated visual aplomb”

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Julien Leclercq, Olga Kurylenko, Marilyn Lima, Michel Nabokoff, Carole Weyers
2021, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S
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STARDUST (2020)

February 25, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, MUSICAL, S

“Let me worship at my deity’s feet instead of listlessly withering into his flawed and restrained humanity”

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Gabriel Range, Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron, Jena Malone, Derek Moran, Julian Richings, Anthony Flanagan
2020, 3, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, MUSICAL, S
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SAINT MAUD (2021)

February 16, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, S, FOREIGN

“trapped terror of dark catholic femininity”

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Rose Glass, Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight, Lily Frazier
2021, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, S, FOREIGN
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SPONTANEOUS (2020)

January 26, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, COMEDY, FANTASY, ROMANCE, S, SCIENCE FICTION

“Its flamboyant sprinkles of dark humor detonate continuously”

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Brian Duffield, Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji, Hayley Law, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel
2020, 6, COMEDY, FANTASY, ROMANCE, S, SCIENCE FICTION
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SHADOW IN THE CLOUD (2021)

January 25, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 5, 2021, WAR, SCIENCE FICTION, HORROR, ACTION, S

“pulse-pounding faire, its bounds were too astronomical and its drama thoroughly grounded”

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Roseanne Liang, Chloe Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Beulah Koale, Taylor John Smith, Callan Mulvey, Benedict Wall
5, 2021, WAR, SCIENCE FICTION, HORROR, ACTION, S
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SOUND OF METAL (2020)

December 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2021

“A moving and engrossing character piece which Ahmed delivers the best performance of his young career”

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Darius Marder, Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric, Lauren Ridloff
2020, 7, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2021
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SORRY WE MISSED YOU (2020)

December 07, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S

“a naturalness that invites and embeds within you”

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Ken Loach, Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, Katie Proctor
2020, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S
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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (2020)

November 02, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, ACTION, COMEDY, FAMILY, SCIENCE FICTION, S

“If only this Sonic movie could have raced a little faster to the finish”

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Jeff Fowler, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Jim Carrey, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, Neal McDonough
2020, 3, ACTION, COMEDY, FAMILY, SCIENCE FICTION, S
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THE SPECIAL (2020)

October 21, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, HORROR, S

“Spoilers: it’s a movie about a mysterious box that men put their penises in”

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B. Harrison Smith, Davy Raphaely, Dave Sheridan, Sarah French, Doug Henderson, Susan Moses
2020, 3, HORROR, S
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A SERIAL KILLER'S GUIDE TO LIFE (2020)

October 13, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S

“helma and Louise by way of Fight Club, with the lightest dusting of a God Save America sprinkled on top.”

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Staten Cousins Roe, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Katie Brayben, Poppy Roe
2020, 3, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S
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SWALLOW (2020)

October 02, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, DRAMA, THRILLER, S

“A modern young June Cleaver lost in the swallowing void of upper crust emptiness”

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Carlo Mirabella-Davis, Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Denis O'Hare, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche
2020, 6, DRAMA, THRILLER, S
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SPUTNIK (2020)

September 07, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR, S, SCIENCE FICTION

“smooth and classy seemingly decent budgeted Russian sci-fi that has a serious half of a problem”

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Egor Abramenko, Oksana Akinshina, Fedor Bondarchuk, Pyotr Fyodorov
2020, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR, S, SCIENCE FICTION
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SEA FEVER (2020)

July 28, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR, S

“definitely investing enough to keep you locked in for its watery entirety”

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Neasa Hardiman, Hermione Corfield, Jack Hickey, Olwen Fouéré, Dougray Scott, Connie Nielsen, Ardalan Esmaili, Elle Boukaze
2020, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR, S
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SHIRLEY (2020)

June 09, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, S, THRILLER, 4

“Gloom blearily haunts not just the film but the viewing experience”

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Josephine Decker, Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman, Victoria Pedretti, Robert Wuhl
2020, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, S, THRILLER, 4
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SAINT FRANCES (2020)

June 01, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S

“charming without being cloying and extremely identifiable”

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Alex Thompson, Kelly O'Sullivan, Charin Alvarez, Ramona Edith Williams, Lily Mojekwu
2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
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