Sleeper Awakened

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

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INTERSECT (2020)

July 20, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 3, HORROR, I, SCIENCE FICTION

“in its attempt to shoot for the moon it tripped and broke its face”

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Gus Holwerda, James Morrison, Abe Ruthless, Jason Spisak, Caitlin Webb
3, HORROR, I, SCIENCE FICTION
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LAPSIS (2020)

July 19, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, DRAMA, L, SCIENCE FICTION

“science fiction satire about the gig economy, Big Tech, and the battle against stifling capitalism”

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Don Hutton, Dean Imperial, Madeline Wise, Babe Howard, Arliss Howard
2020, 6, DRAMA, L, SCIENCE FICTION
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SHIVA BABY (2020)

July 17, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S

“It’s a juicy, tense and involving dramatic bagel, slathered with rye wit, salacious brine, and caustic uncertainty.”

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Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, Polly Draper, Molly Gordon, Dianna Agron
2020, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, S
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GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE (2021)

July 15, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, ACTION, G

“completely derivative, unduly jovial and overly gossamery”

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Navot Papushado, Karen Gillan, Lena Headey, Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh, Paul Giamatti, Ralph Ineson, Angela Bassett, Adam Nagaitis, Michael Smiley, Chloe Coleman
2021, 5, ACTION, G
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GIRL NEXT (2021)

July 14, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2, 2021, G, HORROR, THRILLER

“a grotesque and unsavory dalliance”

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Larry Wade Carrell, Marcus Jean Pirae, Lacy Cofran, Paula Marcenaro Solinger, Rachel Allig
2, 2021, G, HORROR, THRILLER
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THE SPARKS BROTHERS (2021)

July 12, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, S

“it feels near impossible not to soak in the euphoria of the adventure or foment esteem for Sparks talent & triumphs”

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Edgar Wright
2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, S
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BLACK WIDOW (2021)

July 10, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION

“no gods and very few super powers, just mostly people battle people for personal dramatic reasons and not to save the universe”

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Cate Shortland, Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, Ray Winstone, O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, Olga Kurylenko
2021, 6, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION
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THE TOMORROW WAR (2021)

July 08, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, T

“A film completely based and manufactured off of a throwaway pitch that sounded “cool” but nobody progressed passed that.”

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Chris McKay, Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Mary Lynn Rajskub
2021, 4, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, T
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COME TRUE (2020)

July 07, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, C, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“it remained more a dream of what could be rather than a reality of what is”

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Anthony Scott Burns, Julia Sarah Stone, Landon Liboiron, Carlee Ryski, Christopher Heatherington
2020, 5, C, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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F9: THE FAST SAGA (2021)

July 06, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, ACTION, F

“Yeah, we are going to let them do whatever insane shit sticks to the walls like super magnets, rocket cars, or Tarzan swinging cars. F--- YOU! Next time they will time travel, ASSHOLE!”

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July 06, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Justin Lin, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathallie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, John Cena, Finn Cole, Sung Kang, Anna Sawai, Helen Mirren, Kurt Russell, Thue Ersted Rasmussen, Lucas Black, Shad Moss, JD Pardo, Michael Rooker, Vinnie Bennett, Jason Tobin
2021, 5, ACTION, F
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I AM LISA (2020)

June 30, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 3, HORROR, I

“Female revengesploitation with lycanthropy could have been fun…”

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Patrick Rea, Kristen Vaganos, Jennifer Seward, Manon Halliburton, Carmen Anello
2020, 3, HORROR, I
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AN UNKNOWN COMPELLING FORCE (2021)

June 29, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, DOCUMENTARY, U

“A solid and well-rounded examination of the immutable mystery of the Dyatlov Pass incident.”

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Liam Le Guillou
2021, 6, DOCUMENTARY, U
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INFINITE (2021)

June 24, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 3, ACTION, I, SCIENCE FICTION

“Stakesless and more interested in splosions than mythology or drama”

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June 24, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Antoine Fuqua, Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson, Dylan O'Brien, Jason Mantzoukas, Rupert Friend, Toby Jones, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
2021, 3, ACTION, I, SCIENCE FICTION
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LUCA (2021)

June 23, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY, L, Oscars 2022

“it is disappointing that it wasn’t able to make a splash theatrically”

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June 23, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Enrico Casarosa, Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan
2021, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY, L, Oscars 2022
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RIDERS OF JUSTICE (2021)

June 09, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, ACTION, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, R

“The ultimate cinematic brooder stoics over every frame”

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Anders Thomas Jensen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann, Nicolas Bro, Gustav Lindh, Roland Møller
2021, 7, ACTION, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, R
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SATOR (2019)

June 08, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, HORROR, S

“it is the breaking of barriers of art & reality that provide the most intrigue”

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Jordan Graham, Michael Daniel, Rachel Johnson, Aurora Lowe, June Peterson
2019, 5, HORROR, S
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GREENLAND (2020)

June 04, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, DISASTER, G, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER

“Greeny is a reverse hourglass film; the beginning and ending are generally average and somewhat dumb, but the middle is robust, gritty, and stirring.”

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June 04, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ric Roman Waugh, Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn, Hope Davis, David Denman
2020, 6, DISASTER, G, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER
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UNHINGED (2020)

May 27, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, THRILLER, U

“pulse pounding, relatable, and darkly fun”

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May 27, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Derrick Borte, Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson, Austin p. McKenzie
2020, 5, THRILLER, U
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ARMY OF THE DEAD (2021)

May 25, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, A, ACTION, CRIME, HORROR, ZOMBIE

“What I think should have been more fun is annoyingly long and grindingly stolid”

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May 25, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Dave Bautista, Zack Snyder, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighöfer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, Garret Dillahunt, Tig Notaro, Richard Cetrone
2021, 4, A, ACTION, CRIME, HORROR, ZOMBIE
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TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS: PENINSULA (2020)

May 25, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, ACTION, FOREIGN, HORROR, P, ZOMBIE

“It would be a weak zombie grasping recommend.”

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May 25, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Sang-ho Yeon, Dong-won Gang, Lee Jung-hyun, Min-Jae Kim, Do-yoon Kim
2020, 5, ACTION, FOREIGN, HORROR, P, ZOMBIE
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