Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE FLORIDA PROJECT (2017)

November 06, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2018
"The charm the characters bring and the skill to realize this gorgeous vision on screen sugars the sour and dour pill that must be swallowed."
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Sean Baker, Willem Dafoe, Brooklyn Prince, Caleb Landry Jones, Macon Blair, Valeria Cotto
2017, 7, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2018
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PERSONAL SHOPPER (2016)

November 02, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FANTASY, P, HORROR
"Assayas squeezes dramatic tension and soulfulness out of the would be crude block of a ghost story base."
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Olivier Assayas, Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger
2016, 7, DRAMA, FANTASY, P, HORROR
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SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (2017)

October 21, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, S
"I think I might have really liked this film, if I had not seen 5 other Spider-Man films before it."
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Jon Watts, Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Zendaya, Jennifer Connelly, Logan Marshall-Green, Martin Starr, Donald Glover, Tony Revolori, Laura Harrier
2017, 6, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, S
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BEATRIZ AT DINNER (2017)

October 18, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, B, COMEDY, DRAMA
"The film makers arrive at their desired destination, but arrest the journey our gut leads us to. "
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Miguel Arteta, Selma Hayek, John Lithgow, Connie Britton, Jay Duplass, Chloe Sevigny
2017, 6, B, COMEDY, DRAMA
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BABY DRIVER (2017)

October 12, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, B, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, Oscars 2018
"Though not perfect, it is high octane, finely choreographed, witty merriment."
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Edgar Wright, Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal, Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzalez, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx
2017, 7, B, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, 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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BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)

October 06, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 8, DRAMA, B, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, Oscars 2018
"This is a film that, despite some possible flaws, is a sumptuous re-acclimatization to a once-loved world, taking us further and whispering the same fascinating breathy fathoming."
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Denis Villeneuve, Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Jared Leto, Barkhad Abdi, Lennie James, Edward James Olmos, Sean Young
2017, 8, DRAMA, B, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, Oscars 2018
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MOTHER! (2017)

September 29, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, DRAMA, HORROR, M, THRILLER
"As much as I could see his skill and purpose, I did not care for the film or my movie going experience."
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Darren Aronofsky, Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Kristen Wiig
2017, 4, DRAMA, HORROR, M, THRILLER
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LOGAN LUCKY (2017)

September 25, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, COMEDY, CRIME, L
"Even a poor man’s Ocean’s 11 is still a pretty solid outing."
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Steven Soderbergh, Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Farrah Mackenzie, Seth MacFarlane, Katherine Waterson, Sebastian Stan, Hillary Swank, Macon Blair, Jack Quaid, Brian Gleeson
2017, 6, COMEDY, CRIME, L
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IT (2017)

September 13, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, HORROR, I
"provide a fulfilling and decently crafted nostalgiac creepfest"
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Andy Muschietti, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolhard, Chosen Jacobs, Bill Skarsgard, Jack Dylan Grazer
2017, 6, HORROR, I
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FREE FIRE (2016)

September 11, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, F
"Ridiculous but a smashing pastiche of the gritty 70's action/crime flicks"
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Ben Wheatley, Sharlto Copley, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Sam Riley, Noah Taylor
2016, 7, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, F
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THE BEGUILED (2017)

September 08, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, B, DRAMA
"A haunting desperate beauty"
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Sofia Coppola, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Colin Farrell, Oona Laurence
2017, 7, B, DRAMA
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THE BAD BATCH (2016)

September 06, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in SCIENCE FICTION, 2016, 4, B
"Unfortunately, the fun and biting nature of the feature gives way to the bleak and jarring."
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Keanu Reeves, Jason Momoa, Suki Waterhouse, Yolonda Ross, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna, Jim Carrey, Jayda Fink, Ana Lily Amirpour
SCIENCE FICTION, 2016, 4, B
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WAR DOGS (2016)

September 04, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, W
"War Dogs does deliver a solidly enjoyable actionish farce"
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Todd Phillips, Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Steve Lantz, Kevin Pollak, Ana de Armas, Bradley Cooper
2016, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, W
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THE WAILING (2016)

September 01, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR
" The Wailing really wrapped me up in the strangeness and humanity that buttresses what a paranormal experience like this would be"
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Hong-jin Na, Jun Kunimura, Do-won Kwak, Jung-min Hwang, Woo-hee Chun
2016, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, HORROR
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IT COMES AT NIGHT (2017)

August 30, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, I
"Filled with crushing corporeality and a dreamt gloom that is steeped in the murky nightmare-scape that their lives have become."
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Trey Edward Shults, Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Pendleton
2017, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, I
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THE VOID (2016)

August 28, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, V
"Unfortunately, the flesh laid upon those ribs is cancerous and devours the good intentions/positive will that is put forward."
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Jeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski, Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Ellen Wong, Daniel Fathers, Kathleen Munroe
2016, 4, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, V
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"A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct."

July 31, 2017 by Jacob Nelson

A few years ago, I began to rate every movie I saw. This was just for me so that I could remember how I felt about a film. My memory is less than ideal. As I began to share them, I also started expanding upon them, providing more than a simple number. As I did more of these, some people started engaging with them. It seemed that some found my opinions not only interesting but of real value. My thoughts were desired and there were suggestions that I create my own site. A place for those thoughts to congregate and aggregate. So I did.

This has taken me a while, but while I was creating it I was still seeing films. I will slowly release all of them, belated as they will be, but I am a stickler for doing things in order. At least at the beginning, I will post 2-3 times a week, so be sure to keep checking back for the latest.

Please let me know what you think, interact if you feel like it, and share to those who might also like my views on film.

Thank you all for pushing me to do this and for enjoying what I do. There is so much more coming. This is only the beginning...

July 31, 2017 /Jacob Nelson

WONDER WOMAN (2017)

June 05, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, W
"WW re-lit the torch of impassioned and iconic which made for a thrilling and heartfelt ride."
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Gal Gadot, Patty Jenkins, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Ewen Bremner, Lucy Davis, Elena Anaya, Saïd Taghmaoui
2017, 7, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, W
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DAEMONIUM: SOLDIER OF THE UNDERWORLD (2015)

May 28, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 3, ACTION, D, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN
"There are worse ways to spend a couple hours but I can’t label it “good”."
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Pablo Parés, Caros Angus, Dany Casco
2015, 3, ACTION, D, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN
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