Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN (2020)

March 24, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 4, COMEDY, DRAMA, FAMILY, O, Oscars 2021

“inert and dead-eyed perfunctory CGI family parable”

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Thea Sharrock, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Phillipa Soo, Chaka Khan, Ron Funches, Angelina Jolie, Helen Mirren, Danny DeVito, Ariana Greenblatt, Brooklyn Prince
2020, 4, COMEDY, DRAMA, FAMILY, O, Oscars 2021
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LOVE AND MONSTERS (2020)

March 22, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, L, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2021

“I wanted the main character to parish”

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March 22, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Michael Matthews, Dylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick, Michael Rooker, Ariana Greenblatt, Dan Ewing
2020, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, L, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2021
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ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE (2021)

March 18, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, J

“This isn’t exactly apples to apples, but more a rotten mango compared to an overripe DC vodka filled watermelon.”

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March 18, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Zack Snyder, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Jared Leto, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons, Robin Wright, Amy Adams, Karen Bryson, Kiersey Clemons, Jesse Eisenberg, Ray Fisher, Amber Heard, Ciarán Hinds, Jeremy Irons, Harry Lennix, Joe Mangeniello, Joe Morton, Ray Porter, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Billy Crudup
2021, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, J
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CHERRY (2021)

March 16, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, CRIME, C, DRAMA, WAR

“Partially it’s the casting and the over abundance, but it just feels like kids putting on a show”

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Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Tom Holland, Ciara Bravo, Jack Reynor, Michael Rispoli
2021, 4, CRIME, C, DRAMA, WAR
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CALM WITH HORSES (THE SHADOW OF VIOLENCE) (2020)

March 14, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, CRIME, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN

“Its touching and poignant, with a sheer and true aesthetic.”

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Nick Rowland, Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Koeghan, Liam Carney, Niamh Algar, David Wilmot, Ned Dennehy, Simone Kirby
2020, 6, CRIME, C, DRAMA, FOREIGN
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BOSS LEVEL (2021)

March 10, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, ACTION, B, SCIENCE FICTION

“to zone out and enjoy some mindless over-the-top, only done for the fun of it action, this one might be your very own LEVEL UP”

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Joe Carnahan, Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Will Sasso, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong, Meadow Williams, Selina Lo
2021, 5, ACTION, B, SCIENCE FICTION
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SENTINELLE (2021)

March 09, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S

“story with dedicated heart and some appreciated visual aplomb”

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Julien Leclercq, Olga Kurylenko, Marilyn Lima, Michel Nabokoff, Carole Weyers
2021, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, S
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RABID (2019)

March 05, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, HORROR, R

“I will give it points for pushing the envelope and going on a bloody limb”

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Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska, Laura Vandervoort, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Ted Atherton, Hanneke talbot
2019, 4, HORROR, R
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DUNE DRIFTER (2020)

March 04, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, ACTION, D, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN

“throws its middleweight pounds behind its punches to land some stiff shots”

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Marc Price, Phoebe Sparrow, Daisy Aitkens, Simon Dwyer-Thomas
2020, 5, ACTION, D, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN
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TWO OF US (2021)

March 02, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 2021, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T

“an elegant and somber triumph”

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Filippo Meneghetti, Barbara Sukowa, Martine Chevallier, Léa Drucker, Jérôme Varanfrain
2019, 2021, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T
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JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (2020)

February 27, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2021

“Kaluuya is pure fire on screen; like a Neolithic blaze enrapturing and warming the shivering proto humans gathered around it”

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February 27, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Shaka King, Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith, Martin Sheen, Dominique Thorne
2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2021
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STARDUST (2020)

February 25, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, MUSICAL, S

“Let me worship at my deity’s feet instead of listlessly withering into his flawed and restrained humanity”

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Gabriel Range, Johnny Flynn, Marc Maron, Jena Malone, Derek Moran, Julian Richings, Anthony Flanagan
2020, 3, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, MUSICAL, S
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NEWS OF THE WORLD (2020)

February 23, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, N, WESTERN, Oscars 2021

“The “news” it brings is all very subdued and lame.”

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February 23, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Paul Greengrass, Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, Ray McKinnon, Mare Winningham
2020, 5, ACTION, DRAMA, N, WESTERN, Oscars 2021
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NOMADLAND (2020)

February 22, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2021

“The crush of modern society and the new gig economy juxtaposed with the idyllic & frett freedom of the wayfarer”

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Chloé Zhao, Frances McDormand, David Strathairn
2021, 8, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2021
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MULAN (2020)

February 17, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, ACTION, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, Oscars 2021

“the film itself is the dullest of blades, unable to cut tissue, let alone the binding of cultural mores or cinematic ramparts”

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February 17, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nick Caro, Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Li Gong, Jet Li, Jason Scott Lee, Tzi Ma, Rosalind Chao, Xana Tang, Jun Yu, Ming-Na Wen
2020, 3, ACTION, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, Oscars 2021
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SAINT MAUD (2021)

February 16, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, S, FOREIGN

“trapped terror of dark catholic femininity”

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Rose Glass, Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight, Lily Frazier
2021, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, S, FOREIGN
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MINARI (2021)

February 15, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2021

“the struggle of growing up, growing anew, and growing together - in land and in heart”

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Lee Isaac Chung, Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S. Kim, Noel Cho, Will Patton, Yuh-jung Youn
2021, 7, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2021
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LUZ: THE FLOWER OF EVIL (2019)

February 12, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, FANTASY, FOREIGN, HORROR, L

“moments of splendor paired with the jumbled cultish familial strife”

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Juan Diego Escobar Alzate, Yuri Vargas, Jim Munoz, Sharon Guzman
2019, 5, FANTASY, FOREIGN, HORROR, L
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THE LITTLE THINGS (2021)

February 11, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, CRIME, DRAMA, L, THRILLER

“Trying to recapture the gritty and disturbed fortitude of 90s Denzel Washington crime thrillers, but failing”

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February 11, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Lee Hancock, Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Michael Hyatt
2021, 5, CRIME, DRAMA, L, THRILLER
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RELENTLESS (2020)

February 04, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 4, DRAMA, THRILLER, R

“a swim through the possibilities is better than the film’s sink to the water logged bottom”

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Barry Andersson, Rachel Weber
2020, 4, DRAMA, THRILLER, R
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