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

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John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

March 03, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, ACTION, J
"But as it went on and on, the already stripped downess grew threadbare and monotonous."
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Keanu Reeves, Chad Stahelski, Ian McShane, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, Common, Laurence Fishburne, John Leguizamo, Bridget Moynahan
2017, 5, ACTION, J
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EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (2016)

March 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, COMEDY, E, DRAMA
"Until you remember the feelings of a real life emotional teenager. Then you think again..."
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Hailee Steinfeld, Kelly Fremon Craig, Woody Harrelson, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick
2016, 6, COMEDY, E, DRAMA
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GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS (2017)

February 27, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 5, 2017, G, ZOMBIE, DRAMA
"...hinting at higher quality and uniqueness, but never solidifying much to make it feel all that special."
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Colm McCarthy, Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Paddy Considine, Dominique Tipper
5, 2017, G, ZOMBIE, DRAMA
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TONI ERDMANN (2016)

February 26, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T, COMEDY
"I would certainly recommend this absurdist dramedy with a singular vision."
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Maren Ade, Sandra Huller, Peter Simonischek
2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T, COMEDY
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THE SALESMAN (2016)

February 23, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S, Oscars 2017
"This may be the highest rating I have ever given to a film that made me question whether I liked it or not. "
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Ashgar Farhadi, Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini
2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S, Oscars 2017
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13 HOURS (2016)

February 23, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 4, 2016, ACTION, WAR, T, Oscars 2017
"Surprisingly not awful."
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Jon Krasinski, Michael Bay, David Costabile, Pablo Schreiber, Max Martini
4, 2016, ACTION, WAR, T, Oscars 2017
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GET OUT (2017)

February 22, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, G, HORROR, 5, Oscars 2018
"I found it interesting as a thoughtpiece, but..."
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Jordan Peele, Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, LilRel Howery, Stephen Root, Betty Gabriel, Marcus Henderson, Lakeith Stanfield
2017, G, HORROR, 5, Oscars 2018
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SILENCE (2016)

February 18, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2017
"...it was an appreciable beauty that left me somewhat apathetic in the end."
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Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, Nana Komatsu, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds, Martin Scorsese
2016, 6, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2017
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NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (2016)

February 18, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER, Oscars 2017
"This is a sleek and taught semi-thriller, filled with delectable vision and a caustically gloomy sheathe."
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Tom Ford, Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Laura Linney, Michael Sheen, Armie Hammer, Andrea Riseborough
2016, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER, Oscars 2017
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2017 OSCAR LIVE ACTION SHORTS

February 16, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, FOREIGN, O, SHORTS, Oscars 2017
My Pick: Sing
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February 16, 2017 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2016, FOREIGN, O, SHORTS, Oscars 2017
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JACKIE (2016)

February 14, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2017
"Smartly put together with style and panache, but with a languid stuffiness and slothful pace, the total felt dutifully disagreeable."
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Pablo Larrain, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, John Carroll Lynch, Richard E. Grant
2016, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2017
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2017 OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS

February 13, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, DOCUMENTARY, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2017
My Pick: White Helmets
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February 13, 2017 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2016, DOCUMENTARY, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2017
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2017 OSCAR ANIMATED SHORTS

February 11, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, ANIMATED, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2017
My Pick: Pearl
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February 11, 2017 /Jacob Nelson
Oscar Shorts
2016, ANIMATED, SHORTS, O, Oscars 2017
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20TH CENTURY WOMEN (2016)

February 10, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2017
"The whole film is wonderfully whimsical, humanly germane, and cinematically adroit."
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Mike MIlls, Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Lucas Jade Zumann, Joshua Burge, Alia Shawkat
2016, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, T, Oscars 2017
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TANNA (2015)

February 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T, Oscars 2017
"This is a solid movie with a charming peek into a far off existence, filled with spirit and natural reverence."
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Martin Butler, Bentley Dean, Mungau Dain, Marie Wawa
2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T, Oscars 2017
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LIFE, ANIMATED (2016)

February 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, L, Oscars 2017
"It was moving and impactful enough to slightly attune the way I looked at/deal with the autistic."
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Roger Ross Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried
2016, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, L, Oscars 2017
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ALLIED (2016)

February 02, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, A, DRAMA, ROMANCE, Oscars 2017
"A sense of romance, dread, and intrigue are stunted and unsatisfactory for being the core of the entire film."
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Robert Zemeckis, Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, August Diehl, Lizzy Caplan, Simon McBurney, Matthew Goode
2016, 5, A, DRAMA, ROMANCE, Oscars 2017
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LION (2016)

February 02, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, L, Oscars 2017
"Not quite otherworldly in any element, but it has few impeachable shortcomings and delivers a rousing cinematic experience, leaving no tear duct unsapped."
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Garth Davis, Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Sunny Pawar, David Wenham
2016, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, L, Oscars 2017
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SPLIT (2016)

February 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, S
"I did not hate it, I just didn’t feel a whole lot while watching or after, in the story, character, or technical realms."
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February 01, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
M. Night Shyamalan, James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, Sebastian Arcelus
2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, S
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BEWARE THE SLENDERMAN (2016)

February 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, B, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DOCUMENTARY
"...but while it brought to light a creepy story and had a pleasing look/production values, it could only reach a middle level"
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February 01, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Irene Taylor Brodsky
2016, 5, B, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DOCUMENTARY
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