Sleeper Awakened

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

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RRR (2022)

June 02, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 8, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, R

“It is pure joy that my feeble words can’t do justice to”

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S. S. Rajamouli, Ram Charan, N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Shriya Saran, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody
2022, 8, ACTION, DRAMA, FOREIGN, R
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UNCHARTED (2022)

May 19, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, ACTION, U

“rides its stupidity like a sled down a DaVinci Code bunny slope to a goofy smirk”

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Ruben Fleischer, Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Ali, Tat Gabrielle, Pilou Asbæk
2022, 4, ACTION, U
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ON THE COUNT OF THE THREE (2022)

May 17, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, O

“generationally topical biting wit and affecting heartfelt drama”

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Jerrod Carmichael, Christopher Abbott, Tiffany Haddish, Lavell Crawford, J. B. Smoove, Henry Winkler
2022, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, O
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DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS (2022)

May 06, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, D, FANTASY

“what we received on the whole was a disappointment”

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Sam Raimi, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Xochitl Gomez, Rachel McAdams, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sheila Atim, Adam Hugill, John Krasinski, Patrick Stewart, Anson Mount, Lashana Lynch, Bruce Campbell, Charlize Theron, Hayley Atwell
2022, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, D, FANTASY
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AMBULANCE (2022)

April 28, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 5, ACTION, A, CRIME

“doesn’t know where to drive this murder machine, more intent on capturing the carnage in its wake”

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Michael Bay, Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza Gonzalez, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O'Donnell, Jackson White, Olivia Stambouliah
2022, 5, ACTION, A, CRIME
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THE OUTFIT (2022)

April 21, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, CRIME, DRAMA, O

“slickly tight (a breezy 105 minutes) in this crime thriller whodunnit”

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Graham Moore, Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Johnny Flynn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Simon Russell
2022, 6, CRIME, DRAMA, O
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THE NIGHT HOUSE (2020)

April 14, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, HORROR, N, THRILLER

“pseudo/possibly-supernatural thriller that is worth a watch”

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David Bruckner, Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit, Samantha Buck
2020, 6, HORROR, N, THRILLER
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EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (2022)

April 13, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 9, ACTION, COMEDY, E, SCIENCE FICTION

“Matrix and Paddington had a baby in a Michelle Gondry/Jackie Chan kung fu film.”

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Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate, Tallie Medel, Brian Le
2022, 9, ACTION, COMEDY, E, SCIENCE FICTION
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MORBIUS (2022)

April 06, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, M

“a vacant and numbing nothingness - certainly nothing to sink my teeth into”

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Daniel Espinosa, Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Al Madrigal, Michael Keaton
2022, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, M
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THE NOVICE (2021)

April 02, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER

“The dark loom of vivid mania overlies every element here”

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Lauren Hadaway, Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone, Kate Drummond
2021, 7, DRAMA, N, THRILLER
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THE CURSED (2022)

March 28, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 5, C, FANTASY, HORROR

“aims for the jugular but can only provide some nasty flesh wounds”

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Sean Ellis, Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, Alistair Petrie, Roxane Duran, Amelia Crouch, Áine Rose Daly, Tommy Rodger
2022, 5, C, FANTASY, HORROR
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OSCARS 202 GAUNTLET RUNDOWN AND PREDICTIONS

March 27, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in Oscars 2022

Oscars 2022 - Every film reviewed, rated, and every Oscars pick made

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March 27, 2022 /Jacob Nelson
Oscars 2022
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ATTICA (2021)

March 27, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2022

“a film to be shown in schools for sure, with a parental note”

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Traci Curry, Stanley Nelson
2021, A, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2022
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DOCUMENTARY ROUND-UP (2021-2022)

March 24, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 2021, 2022, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2022

“Nnnnyyaaah… What’s up, DOC?”

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Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas, Hayley Garrigus, Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker, Felicity Morris, Questlove, Robert Greene, Jessica Kingdon, Roger R. Richards, Skye Borgman, Sofia Pineda Ochoa, Daniel Sivan, Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Andy Ostroy, Caroline Cory, Judd Ehrlich, Megan Wennberg, Joshua Rofé, Ting Poo, Leo Scott, Sam Hobkinson, Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw, Rodney Ascher, Torsten Hoffmann, Michael Watchulonis
2020, 2021, 2022, DOCUMENTARY, Oscars 2022
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COMING 2 AMERICA (2021)

March 23, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 3, C, COMEDY, Oscars 2022

“unamus-ing hacking fit of sequelitis”

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Craig Brewer, Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Shari Headley, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Wesley Snipes, James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman
2021, 3, C, COMEDY, Oscars 2022
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THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH (2021)

March 23, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, DRAMA, Oscars 2022, T

“didn’t stick to my ribs”

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Joel Coen, Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Kathryn Hunter, Stephen Root, Brian Thompson
2021, 6, DRAMA, Oscars 2022, T
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HOUSE OF GUCCI (2021)

March 23, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, CRIME, DRAMA, H, Oscars 2022

“a bit much while being a little to barren”

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Lady Gaga, Ridley Scott, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Jared Leto, Salma Hayek, Jack Huston
2021, 6, CRIME, DRAMA, H, Oscars 2022
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FREE GUY (2021)

March 21, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, ACTION, COMEDY, F, Oscars 2022

sucked

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Shawn Levy, Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Channing Tatum, Utkarsh Ambudkar
2021, 4, ACTION, COMEDY, F, Oscars 2022
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DRIVE MY CAR (2021)

March 21, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, D, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2022

“completely riveting and enthralling.”

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Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima, Park Yu-rim, Perry Dizon
2021, 8, D, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2022
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FLEE (2021)

March 21, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, ANIMATED, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, F, Oscars 2022

“rotoscoping of this autobiographical journey allows the world and the past to open up to us”

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Jonas Poher Rasmussen
2021, 8, ANIMATED, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, F, Oscars 2022
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