Sleeper Awakened

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

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BACURAU (2019)

April 01, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ACTION, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN

“hot pokers of social jabs, varied & lush cinematic viridity, and a fresh tonal samba”

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Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima, Sônia Braga, Antonio Saboia, Karine Teles, Udo Kier
2019, 7, ACTION, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN
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DAUGHTER OF THE WOLF (2019)

March 30, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, ACTION, D, DRAMA

“seeds of ideas that never grew into flowering plants”

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David Hackl, Gina Carano, Richard Dreyfuss, Brendan Fehr, Sydelle Noel
2019, 3, ACTION, D, DRAMA
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PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (2019)

March 27, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 9, DRAMA, FOREIGN, P, ROMANCE

“sheer artistry in motion, every magical moment”

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Céline Sciamma, Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino
2019, 9, DRAMA, FOREIGN, P, ROMANCE
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HAPPY DEATH DAY (2017) & HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U (2019)

March 25, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 2019, 4, 6, COMEDY, H, HORROR

“Number 1 is fun. 2 is boo.”

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Christopher Landon, Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Charles Aitken, Laura Clifton, Phi Vu, Suraj Sharma, Sarah Yarkin, Rachel Matthews
2017, 2019, 4, 6, COMEDY, H, HORROR
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REVENGE (2017)

March 24, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, ACTION, FOREIGN, R, THRILLER

“dust covered neon gunshot to that new pseudo-genre”

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Coralie Fargeat, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe
2017, 7, ACTION, FOREIGN, R, THRILLER
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BURNING (2018)

March 23, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN

“it didn’t maintain the thrill when it needed it the most”

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Chang-dong Lee, Ah-In Yoo, Steven Yeun, Jong-seo Jun, Soo-Kyung Kim
2018, 6, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN
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GEMINI MAN (2019)

March 21, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, ACTION, DRAMA, G, SCIENCE FICTION

“a lifeless clone of an interesting drama filled action movie - impotent and unremarkable”

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Ang Lee, Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong
2019, 3, ACTION, DRAMA, G, SCIENCE FICTION
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THE HUNT (2020)

March 17, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 4, ACTION, H, THRILLER

“Societal exploitation, with triggers and triggers”

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Craig Zobel, Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank, Ike Barinholtz, Wayne Duvall, Ethan Suplee, Emma Roberts, Amy Madigan, Glenn Howerton
2020, 4, ACTION, H, THRILLER
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FREAKS (2019)

February 27, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, DRAMA, F, SCIENCE FICTION

“A Heroes horror tale that didn’t have the silver lining”

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Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein, Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew, Lexy Kolker
2019, 6, DRAMA, F, SCIENCE FICTION
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TERMINATOR: DARK FATE (2019)

February 24, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, T

“both a marriage to but spiced invention to the Terminator trope”

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Tim Miller, Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalie Reyes, Gabriel Luna
2019, 5, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, T
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A BLUEBIRD IN MY HEART (2018)

February 14, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 5, 2018, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN

“Roland Møller - I see him as a Danish Idris Elba. There is a gravitas, physicality, and steely allure to him”

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Roland Møller, Jérémie Guez, Lola Le Lann, Veerle Baetens, Lubna Azabal
5, 2018, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN
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BIRDS OF PREY: AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN (2020)

February 12, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 4, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK

“ I applaud the inclusive effort, but I didn’t like this film”

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Cathy Yan, Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina, Daniel Bernhardt
2020, 4, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK
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THE CAVE (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, C, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, WAR

“worthy and insightful peer into some atrocious human horrors”

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Feras Fayyad
2019, 6, C, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, WAR
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CORPUS CHRISTI (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020

“darkly fun and letting the dramatic tension germinate”

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Jan Komasa, Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Lukasz Wardejn, Leszek Lichota, Barabara Kurzaj
2019, 7, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020
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LES MISÉRABLES

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2020

It isn’t the next La Haine

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Ladj Ly, Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Jeanne Balibar, Issa Perica
2019, 6, CRIME, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2020
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RICHARD JEWELL (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, Oscars 2020, R

“you cannot divorce the obvious and overriding political slants towards saber-rattling about the media and a pronounced hit job on it”

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Clint Eastwood, Sam Rockwell, Paul Walter Hauser, Olivia Wilde, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates
2019, 5, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, Oscars 2020, R
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PAIN AND GLORY (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, P

“Banderas owns the screen, melting into this pained, adrift, and struggling artist”

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Antonio Banderas, Pedro Almodóvar, Nora Navas, Asier Etxeandia, Penélope Cruz
2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2020, P
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HONEYLAND (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 8, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, H, Oscars 2020

“Stellar human drama on par with anything”

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Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov
2019, 8, DOCUMENTARY, FOREIGN, H, Oscars 2020
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THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, DOCUMENTARY, E, FOREIGN, 7, Oscars 2020

“ access is extraordinary, as is the summation”

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Petra Costa
2019, DOCUMENTARY, E, FOREIGN, 7, Oscars 2020
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AMERICAN FACTORY (2019)

February 08, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2020

“A vision of multiculturalism at its hopeful highs and realistic lows”

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Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert
2019, 6, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2020
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