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

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WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)

April 12, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, COMEDY, W
"Certainly best vampire comedy."
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Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
2014, 6, COMEDY, W
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IT FOLLOWS (2015)

April 08, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, HORROR, I
"Did I like it? Yes. Love? No."
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David Robert Mitchell, Maika Monroe
2015, 6, HORROR, I
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KILLER LEGENDS (2014)

April 07, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 4, DRAMA, K
"told in a TV movie/Bigfoot Hunters kind of way"
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Joshua Zeman
2014, 4, DRAMA, K
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STARRY EYES (2014)

April 07, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 4, DRAMA, HORROR, S
"A fun idea for a movie, that falls into B movie territory."
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Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer, Alex Essoe
2014, 4, DRAMA, HORROR, S
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SEVENTH SON (2014)

April 03, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 3, ACTION, S, FANTASY
"Can we all just agree that Jeff Bridges shouldn't be cast in these movies."
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Sergei Bodrov, Ben Barnes, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Djimon Hounsou, Kit Harington
2014, 3, ACTION, S, FANTASY
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GOING CLEAR: SCIENTOLOGY AND THE PRISON OF BELIEF (2015)

March 31, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DOCUMENTARY, G
"Insightful and moving documentary."
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Alex Gibney, Paul Haggis
2015, 7, DOCUMENTARY, G
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MOMMY (2014)

March 27, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M
"Certainly worth a view of you get a chance."
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Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval
2014, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M
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FOXCATCHER (2014)

March 11, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 5, DRAMA, BIOGRAPHY, F, SPORTS
"Just felt bored."
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Bennett Miller, Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo
2014, 5, DRAMA, BIOGRAPHY, F, SPORTS
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THE CONGRESS (2013)

February 13, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2013, 5, C, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
"lowers you down the rabbit hole and then cuts the chord
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Ari Folman, Robin Wright, Harvey Keitel, John Hamm
2013, 5, C, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
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BIG HERO 6 (2014)

February 12, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, ANIMATED, B
" Averagish."
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Don Hall, Chris Williams, Ryan Potter
2014, 6, ANIMATED, B
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I, FRANKENSTEIN (2014)

February 09, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 3, ACTION, I, SCIENCE FICTION
"PASS"
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Stuart Beattie, Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto
2014, 3, ACTION, I, SCIENCE FICTION
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NIGHTCRAWLER (2014)

February 09, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER
"Very good and smartly dark film.
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Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed
2014, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER
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2015 OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

February 09, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, DOCUMENTARY, O, SHORTS
My Pick: Joanna
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February 09, 2015 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2014, DOCUMENTARY, O, SHORTS
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OBVIOUS CHILD (2014)

February 08, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, COMEDY, O, ROMANCE
"Cute & funny, with a piercing salt
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Gillian Robespierre, Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy
2014, 6, COMEDY, O, ROMANCE
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300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (2014)

February 05, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 3, COMIC BOOK, ACTION, T
"The worst parts of 300 cranked up to 11"
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Noam Murro, Sullivan Stapleton, Lena Headey, Eva Green
2014, 3, COMIC BOOK, ACTION, T
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2015 OSCAR LIVE ACTION SHORTS

February 03, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, O, SHORTS
My Pick: Just Before Losing Everything
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February 03, 2015 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2014, O, SHORTS
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THE ONE I LOVE (2014)

February 03, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, DRAMA, O, SCIENCE FICTION, ROMANCE
"Much less romcom than expected"
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Charlie McDowell, Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ted Danson
2014, 6, DRAMA, O, SCIENCE FICTION, ROMANCE
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2015 OSCAR ANIMATED SHORTS

January 31, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, ANIMATED, SHORTS, O
My Pick: Damn Keeper
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January 31, 2015 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2014, ANIMATED, SHORTS, O
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DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (2014)

January 28, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, D, DRAMA

"intermittenly witty"

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Justin Simien, Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson
2014, 6, D, DRAMA
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BIG EYES (2014)

January 27, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 5, B, DRAMA
"hankfully less Burtoney than I anticipated"
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Tim Burton, Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz
2014, 5, B, DRAMA
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