Sleeper Awakened

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

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PADDINGTON 2 (2017)

December 25, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, FAMILY, COMEDY, P, ANIMATED, 8

“A whirlwind of beauty, style, cleverness, and class”

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Jim Broadbent, Richard Ayoade, Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Peter Capaldi, Paul King, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Brendan Gleeson
2017, FAMILY, COMEDY, P, ANIMATED, 8
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MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)

December 24, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 4, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019

“Mary could not conjure any strange alchemy to morph the inert stone in my chest”

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Rob Marshall, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Jeremy Swift, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, David Warner, Dick Van Dyke, Chris O'Dowd
2018, 4, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019
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GREEN BOOK (2018)

December 22, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, G, Oscars 2019

“… just nailing the basics and letting the actors do the tremendous job that they can”

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Peter Farrelly, Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini
2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, G, Oscars 2019
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BOY ERASED (2018)

December 21, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA

“There might be singes or small slices, but the blood and pain just wouldn’t gush out.”

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Joel Edgerton, Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Troye Sivan, Xavier Dolan
2018, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA
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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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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (2018)

December 19, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 8, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, S, Oscars 2019

“It might be my favorite Spider-Man film of all-time.”

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Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, Zoe Kravitz, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, Kathryn Hahn, Liev Schreiber, Chris Pine, Oscar Isaac, Lake Bell
2018, 8, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, S, 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 FOREIGNER (2017)

November 26, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, F

“Solid genre effort but it wants to play more like a political thriller and less an action film “

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Martin Campbell, Katie Leung, Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, Orla Brady
2017, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, F
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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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WIDOWS (2018)

November 22, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, W

“A tasty bit of popular cinema but with an artist’s eye and independent panache “

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Steve McQueen, Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Liam Neeson, Jon Bernthal, Carrie Coon, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Molly Kunz, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Garret Dillahunt, Cynthia Erivo, Lukas Haas
2018, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, W
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THE SISTERS BROTHERS (2018)

November 15, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, COMEDY, S, WESTERN

“There is a strange mixture of adoration for the rugged lawlessness while also kicking that stereotype in the side while it soundly sleeps.”

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Jacques Audiard, John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rutger Hauer, Rebecca Root, Carol Kane, Richard Brake
2018, 6, COMEDY, S, WESTERN
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HOLD THE DARK (2018)

November 10, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, DRAMA, H

“creeping maw of devastation and cold darkness that slowly gnaws, grinding away at hope and happiness“

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Jeremy Saulnier, Jeffrey Wright, Alexander Skarsgard, James Badge Dale, Macon Blair, Riley Keough
2018, 6, DRAMA, H
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BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (2018)

November 07, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 4, BIOGRAPHY, B, DRAMA, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019

“ movie that begins and ends with (Live Aid) performance only mustered a faint whimper of that majesty.”

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Bryan Singer, Dexter Fletcher, Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joseph Mazzello, Aiden Gillen, Allen Leech, Tom Hollander, Mike Meyers
2018, 4, BIOGRAPHY, B, DRAMA, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019
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VERONICA (2017)

October 31, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, FOREIGN, HORROR, V

“A proper old-school inspired possession/occult flick that is able to pull off the creep, dread, excitement and emotional core necessary to make it work”

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Paco Plaza, Sandra Escacena, Bruna Gonzalez, Claudia Placer, Ivan Chavero
2017, 6, FOREIGN, HORROR, V
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THE NIGHT COMES FOR US (2018)

October 24, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, N, FOREIGN, CRIME

“The Raid meets A Bittersweet Life/Man From Nowhere is a pretty simple way to state it “

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October 24, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Timo Tjahjanto, Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Joe Taslim, Zack Lee, Sunny Pang, Dian Sastrowardoyo, Salvita DeCorte, Hannah Al Rashid
2018, 6, ACTION, N, FOREIGN, CRIME
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HALLOWEEN (2018)

October 22, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, HORROR

“felt more like a big block love letter to the original than a revitalized unique vision”

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David Gordon Green, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Haluk Bilginer, Will Patton, Jibril Nantambu
2018, 5, HORROR
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BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE (2018)

October 19, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, B, THRILLER, DRAMA

“Certainly a decently good time at the theater, but the experience is fleeting and swamped in a nostalgic ichor and belabored pace.”

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October 19, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Drew Goddard, Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman, Xavier Dolan, Shea Whigham, Lewis Pulllman
2018, 5, B, THRILLER, DRAMA
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APOSTLE (2018)

October 17, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, A, FANTASY, HORROR

“like The Raid, Evans uses that stripped down nature to make a compelling and driven “point A to death” tale”

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Gareth Evans, Dan Stevens, Richard Elfyn, Kristine Froseth, Lucy Boynton, Michael Sheen, Mark Lewis Jones
2018, 6, A, FANTASY, HORROR
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FIRST MAN (2018)

October 12, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2019

“ I did like this film and it is well worth a view, because when it is flying, it damn well soars.”

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October 12, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Damien Chazelle, Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Ethan Embry, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Patrick Fugit, Lukas Haas, Olivia Hamilton
2018, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2019
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VENOM (2018)

October 10, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, V

“All hoped hype sizzle with no substance or real value, which is fairly fitting for a movie about Venom”

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October 10, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ruben Fleischer, Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott, Jenny Slate, Woody Harrelson
2018, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, V
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