Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE IRISHMAN (2019)

December 28, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, I, Oscars 2020

“it was missing the magic of his true gangster classics, simply providing a capable facsimile”

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Martin Scorcese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Jesse Plemons
2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, I, Oscars 2020
1 Comment

MARRIAGE STORY (2019)

December 26, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, M, ROMANCE, Oscars 2020

“engaging humor, mundane naturalness, and profound pain”

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Noah Baumbach, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Wallace Shawn, Julie Hagerty, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, Azhy Robertson
2019, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, M, ROMANCE, Oscars 2020
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LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (2019)

December 25, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 8, DRAMA, L

“Instantly unique, specifically gorgeous, and blatantly powerful”

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Joe Talbot, Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan, Mike Epps, Danny Glover
2019, 8, DRAMA, L
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MONOS (2019)

December 24, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, THRILLER

“Lord of the Flies meets Kids as they journey down the dark river of Apocalypse Now”

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Alejandro Landes, Sofia Buenaventura, Kaen Quintero, Julianne Nicholson, Moises Arias, Julián Giraldo
2019, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, THRILLER
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DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (2019)

December 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, D, DRAMA

“Perhaps the most outright fun time I have had in the theater this year”

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Craig Brewer, Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Wesley Snipes
2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, D, DRAMA
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STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019)

December 20, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, ACTION, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2020

“It just passed by my glazed over eyes, like the ghost of my lost Star Wars phasing through my hardened heart.”

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J.J. Abrams, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Harrison Ford, Billie Lourd, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis
2019, 4, ACTION, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2020
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6 UNDERGROUND (2019)

December 18, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, ACTION, S

“…cuts, cranes, tna, splosions, close-ups, extremes, tna, flashy cars, big guns, splosions…”

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Michael Bay, Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ben Hardy, Adria Arjona, Dave Franco, Corey Hawkins
2019, 3, ACTION, S
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APOLLO 11 (2019)

December 16, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 8, A, DOCUMENTARY

“had me feeling the danger and excitement,”

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Todd Douglas Miller
2019, 8, A, DOCUMENTARY
1 Comment

RAMBO: LAST BLOOD (2019)

December 14, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, ACTION, R

“pretty slow and it is mostly a set up for an old bat to be whacked upon some fools”

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Adrian Grunberg, Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Yvette Monreal
2019, 3, ACTION, R
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YESTERDAY (2019)

December 13, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, COMEDY, FANTASY, MUSICAL, Y

“despite being cute, lightly whimsical and intrinsically kind of likable, it suffers from a general malaise”

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Danny Boyle, Himesh Patel, Lily James, Michael Kiwanuka, Alexander Arnold, Kate McKinnon
2019, 5, COMEDY, FANTASY, MUSICAL, Y
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FROZEN 2 (2019)

December 11, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, ANIMATED, F, FAMILY, FANTASY, MUSICAL

“This felt like the most inconsequential animated Disney film in years”

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Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan, Johnathan Goff, Sterling K. Brown, Evan Rachel Wood, Alfred Molina, Jason Ritter
2019, 4, ANIMATED, F, FAMILY, FANTASY, MUSICAL
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TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (2017)

December 07, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, FANTASY, FOREIGN, HORROR, T

“blackly shaded and psychologically viscous as molasses”

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Issa López, Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López
2017, 6, FANTASY, FOREIGN, HORROR, T
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THE AERONAUTS (2019)

December 06, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ACTION, A, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA

“once they ascend to the heavens, so does the intensity, the excitement, and the thrill of movies”

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Tom Harper, Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel
2019, 6, ACTION, A, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA
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THE GANGSTER, THE COP AND THE DEVIL (2019)

December 03, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, G

“it really is Is just f*cking cool”

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Won-Tae Lee, Dong-seok Ma, Mu-Yeol Kim, Kim Sungkyu
2019, 7, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, G
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KNIVES OUT (2019)

December 02, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, K, Oscars 2020

“his is Rian Johnson’s best film in years and a damn fun way to spend an afternoon at the movies”

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December 02, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Lakeith Stanfield, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Frank Oz, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindhome
2019, 7, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, K, Oscars 2020
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A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (2019)

December 01, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, W, Oscars 2020

“It is a good movie, but I did not see the amazement or teary-eyed bliss that so many others do”

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December 01, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Marielle Heller, Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson
2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, W, Oscars 2020
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JOJO RABBIT (2019)

November 26, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, J, WAR, Oscars 2020

“torturous horror bleeds through the smiles and frivolity”

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November 26, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Taika Waititi, Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant, Archie Yates
2019, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, J, WAR, Oscars 2020
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GOOD BOYS (2019)

November 22, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, COMEDY, G

“a poor excuse to make a SuperbadBabies”

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November 22, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Gene Stupnitsky, Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Will Forte
2019, 4, COMEDY, G
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THE KING (2019)

November 20, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, K

“finely crafted and enjoyable breeze, at least as far as old English tales of royal intrigue go”

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November 20, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
David Michôd, Sean Harris, Ben Mendelsohn, Timothée Chalemet, Joel Edgerton, Thomasin McKenzie, Robert Pattinson, Lily-Rose Depp
2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, K
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PARASITE (2019)

November 18, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 9, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, P, THRILLER, Oscars 2020

Fan-f*cking-tastic!

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November 18, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Bong Joon Ho, Kang-ho Song, Sun-kyun Lee, Yeo-jeong Jo, Woo-sik Choi, Hye-jin Jang, So-dam Park, Myeong-hoon Park
2019, 9, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, P, THRILLER, Oscars 2020
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