Sleeper Awakened

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

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BLONDE (2022)

January 24, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023

“a tapestry of disdain and depression; for progenitor, protagonist, and participant.”

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January 24, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Andrew Dominik, Ana de Armas, Julianne Nicholson, Tygh Runyan, Evan Williams, Xavier Samuel, Adrien Brody, Scoot McNairy
2022, 4, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023
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BROKER (2022)

January 13, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 7, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN

“Broker hums his heartsong well”

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January 13, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Hirokazu Koreeda, Kang-ho Song, Dong-won Gang, Bae Doona, Ji-eun Lee, Lee Joo-young, Park hae-joon
2022, 7, B, DRAMA, FOREIGN
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RESURRECTION (2022)

January 12, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, DRAMA, R, THRILLER

“disturbing, engrossing, and mind/genre bending muscular revulsion of a film”

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January 12, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Andrew Semans, Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper, Angela Wong Carbone
2022, 6, DRAMA, R, THRILLER
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DECISION TO LEAVE (2022)

January 09, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, CRIME, DRAMA, D, FOREIGN, THRILLER

“Hitchcock meets In the Mood for Love (and Death).”

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January 09, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Chan-wook Park, Park Hae-il, Tange Wei, Lee Jung-hyun, Go Kyung-Pyo
2022, CRIME, DRAMA, D, FOREIGN, THRILLER
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AFTERSUN (2022)

January 09, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 7, A, DRAMA, Oscars 2023

“one of my most thoughtful experiences after a film of the year”

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January 09, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Charlotte Wells, Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celie Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham
2022, 7, A, DRAMA, Oscars 2023
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BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022)

January 07, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 7, B, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023

“a pseudo-modern folk philosophical dark farce”

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January 07, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Martin McDonagh, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Gary Lydon, Barry Keoghan, David Pearse
2022, 7, B, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023
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TÁR (2022)

January 07, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023, T

“A fascinating film that I didn’t love but I strangely admire.”

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January 07, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Todd Field, Cate Blanchett, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Noémie Merlant, Mark Strong, Sydney Lemmon, Alec Baldwin
2022, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2023, T
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PROJECT WOLF HUNTING (2022)

January 06, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, ACTION, FOREIGN, HORROR, P, SCIENCE FICTION

“the brutality and nonstop intensity either carries you through or leaves you looking for the exit in the first 10 minutes.”

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January 06, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Hongsun Kim, Seo In-Guk, Dong-Yoon Jang, Gwi-hwa Choi, Dong-il Sung, Park Ho-San, Moon-Sung Jung, Jung So-Min, Kwon Soo-Hyeon
2022, 6, ACTION, FOREIGN, HORROR, P, SCIENCE FICTION
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BABYLON (2022)

December 29, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, B, COMEDY, DRAMA

“a passion project made entirely on “I am in love with this” but none of “I have this to say”.

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December 29, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Damien Chazelle, Brad Pitt, Margot Abascal, Jean Smart, Olivia Wilde, Diego Calva, Jovan Adepo, Flea, Lukas Haas, Li Jun Li, Eric Roberts, Samara Weaving, Katherine Waterson, Ethan Suplee, Tobey Maguire
2022, 4, B, COMEDY, DRAMA
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

December 27, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 8, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FANTASY, FAMILY, Oscars 2023, P

“THE definitive version of this story for me and one of the more special cinematic experiences I have had all year
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December 27, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Guillermo Del Toro, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Tom Kenny
2022, 8, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FANTASY, FAMILY, Oscars 2023, P
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ADVENT CALENDAR (2021)

December 26, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, A, FOREIGN, HORROR, THRILLER

“For those searching the periphery for a new & wild holiday flick, this is a present worth opening.”

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December 26, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Patrick Ridremont, Eugénie Derouand, Clément Olivieri, Honorine Magnier, Janis Abrikh
2021, 6, A, FOREIGN, HORROR, THRILLER
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CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS (2022)

December 25, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, C, HOLIDAYS, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“Though it delivers on the promise of a killer Santa robot terrorizing, it didn’t pack enough “Ho! Ho!”s along with its “Holy Sh*t!”s. “

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December 25, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Joe Begos, Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray, Dora Madison, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Abraham Benrubi, Jeremy Gardner
2022, 4, C, HOLIDAYS, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (2022)

December 22, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 5, A, ACTION, FANTASY, Oscars 2023, SCIENCE FICTION

“provides exactly what you would expect from an Avatar film. “

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December 22, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
James Cameron, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Jamie Flatters, Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass
5, A, ACTION, FANTASY, Oscars 2023, SCIENCE FICTION
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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022)

November 13, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2023

“reasonably adept ode to their fallen brethren while concocting an engaging superhero narrative as well.”

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November 13, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ryan Coogler, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel, Alex Livinalli, Mabel Cadena, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
2022, 6, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2023
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TERRIFIER 2 (2022)

October 28, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 5, HORROR, T

“if you are just watching it for some new, interesting, or affecting kills, you won’t be disappointed”

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October 28, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Damien Leone, David Howard Thornton, Jenna Kanell, Luren LaVera, Kailey Hyman, Chris Jericho, Elliott Fullam, Owen Myre
2022, 5, HORROR, T
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HALLOWEEN ENDS (2022)

October 23, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, H, HORROR

“how you could spend so much time with these characters and fail them so horribly?”

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October 23, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
David Gordon Green, Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Rohan Campbell, Will Patton, Michael Barbieri
2022, 4, H, HORROR
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BLACK ADAM (2022)

October 22, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 3, B, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY

“The whole thing felt miscast, mistaken in tone and aim, and a miss in the enjoyability aims”

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October 22, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Pierce Brosnan, Noah Centineo, Sarah Shahi, Quintessa Swindell, Marwan Kenzari, Bodhi Sabongui, Jennifer Holland, Henry Winkler, Jaume Collet-Serra, Henry Cavill
2022, 3, B, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY
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DEUS (2022)

October 01, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 4, D, SCIENCE FICTION

“This was a spaceship without fuel destined for an unknown black orb of obscurity”

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October 01, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Steve Stone, Claudia Black, Phil Davis, David O'Hara
2022, 4, D, SCIENCE FICTION
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MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON (2022)

September 30, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 5, DRAMA, FANTASY, M

“flourishes of beauty and quirk, but it felt light and incomplete”

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September 30, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ana Lily Amirpour, Jeon Jong-seo, Craig Robinson, Ed Skrein, Evan Whitten, Cory Roberts, Lauren Bowles
2022, 5, DRAMA, FANTASY, M
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BARBARIAN (2022)

September 29, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, B, HORROR

“Fun with friends but the frights arent lasting and the fare might be a bit flimsy”

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September 29, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Zach Cregger, Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis, Richard Brake, Jaymes Butler, Kate Bosworth
2022, 6, B, HORROR
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