Sleeper Awakened

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

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THEY CALL ME JEEG (2015)

November 13, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, COMEDY, FOREIGN, T
"Down on his luck "real life" super powers flick, but musters only enough for moments of uniqueness and unsustainable quality."
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Gabriele Mainetti, Claudio Santamaria, Luca Marinelli, Ilenia Pastorelli
2015, 5, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, COMEDY, FOREIGN, T
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DAEMONIUM: SOLDIER OF THE UNDERWORLD (2015)

May 28, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 3, ACTION, D, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN
"There are worse ways to spend a couple hours but I can’t label it “good”."
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Pablo Parés, Caros Angus, Dany Casco
2015, 3, ACTION, D, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN
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BONE TOMAHAWK (2015)

May 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, B, HORROR, WESTERN
"Harsh, barbarous, and not entirely pleasant but fully satisfying."
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S. Craig Zahler, Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, Lili Simmons, Sid Haig, David Arquette
2015, 6, DRAMA, B, HORROR, WESTERN
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TANNA (2015)

February 09, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T, Oscars 2017
"This is a solid movie with a charming peek into a far off existence, filled with spirit and natural reverence."
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Martin Butler, Bentley Dean, Mungau Dain, Marie Wawa
2015, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T, Oscars 2017
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A MAN CALLED OVE (2015)

January 12, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, Oscars 2017
"Executed with quirk and smirk, offering a chuckle and tear."
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Hannes Holm, Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg
2015, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, M, Oscars 2017
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LAND OF MINE (2015)

January 11, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, WAR, Oscars 2017
"...I would say it was like Stand By Me meets Hurt Locker, with maybe a bit of Empire of the Sun."
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Martin Zandvliet, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman
2015, 7, DRAMA, FOREIGN, L, WAR, Oscars 2017
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KRISHA (2015)

October 14, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, DRAMA, K
"Amazing film and one of the best inaugural filmmaker efforts I have seen"
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Trey Edward Shults, Krisha Fairchild, Alex Dobrenko, Robyn Fairchild
2015, 8, DRAMA, K
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BASKIN (2015)

October 10, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, B, FANTASY, HORROR
If a group of cops dreamily wandered into and quixotically tried to escape a Lovecraftian "Hills Have Eyes" meets "Event Horizon"
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Can Evrenol, Mehmet Cerrahoglu, Gorkem Kasal, Ergun Kuyucu
2015, 5, B, FANTASY, HORROR
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THE WAVE (2015)

October 03, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, THRILLER, W, DISASTER
"One of the better disaster films to come out in a while"
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Roar Uthaug, Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp
2015, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, THRILLER, W, DISASTER
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THE INVITATION (2015)

September 15, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, DRAMA, I, THRILLER
"The Invitation was a rolling boil of emotion and suspense that worked well, for the most part"
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Karyn Kusama, Logan Marshall-Green, Michiel Huisman, John Carroll Lynch, Emayatzy Corinealdi
2015, 6, DRAMA, I, THRILLER
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THE FITS (2015)

September 07, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, F, DRAMA
"Small scale indie sensibilities paired with a profoundly robust & fresh gaze shine in this “just beginning to bloom” movie-maker/film."
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Anne Rose Holmer, Royalty Hightower
2015, 7, F, DRAMA
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POINT BREAK (2015)

September 05, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 2, ACTION, CRIME, P, SPORTS
'It amazingly makes the original seem brilliant by comparison"
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Ericson Core, Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Teresa Palmer, Delroy Lindo
2015, 2, ACTION, CRIME, P, SPORTS
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HIGH-RISE (2015)

May 17, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, DRAMA, H, FOREIGN
"Ends up as an unnecessary mess, devolving from social introspection to a jumbled kaleidoscope of debauchery and misery"
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Ben Wheatley, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, James Purefoy, Elisabeth Moss
2015, 4, DRAMA, H, FOREIGN
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THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

May 17, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, M, SPY
"Much better than I expected and a worthy little action spy comedy romp"
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Guy Ritchie, Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant, Jared Harris, Elizabeth Debicki
2015, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, M, SPY
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GREEN ROOM (2015)

May 13, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 8, G, HORROR, THRILLER
"Visceral. Intense. Relatable. Wise. Tight."
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Jeremy Saulnier, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Mark Webber, Macon Blair, Callum Turner, Joe Cole, Patrick Stewart
2015, 8, G, HORROR, THRILLER
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MR. RIGHT (2015)

April 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, ACTION, COMEDY, M, ROMANCE
"a fun-ish film, with quirky characters, a poppy script, and a kitschy comedy plot"
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Paco Cabezas, Max Landis, Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, James Ransone, RZA
2015, 4, ACTION, COMEDY, M, ROMANCE
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CREATIVE CONTROL (2015)

April 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, C, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
"scratches that contemplative itch but doesn't satisfy the dramatic hunger"
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Benjamin Dickinson, Nora Zehetner, Reggie Watts
2015, 5, C, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION
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THE WITCH (2015)

April 19, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, THRILLER, W
"A psychological terror time-bomb, with nature, the unseen, and bubbling & inescapable dread pulling the strings throughout."
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April 19, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Robert Eggers, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie
2015, 7, DRAMA, HORROR, THRILLER, W
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HARDCORE HENRY (2015)

April 16, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 3, ACTION, H, SCIENCE FICTION
"An inventive idea for a film that vacillates between enthusiastic engagement and tedious banality"
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Ilya Naishuller, Sharlto Copley, Tim Roth, Haley Bennett
2015, 3, ACTION, H, SCIENCE FICTION
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EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (2015)

April 13, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, E, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
"Very old world feel – like going back in time and witnessing it first hand"
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April 13, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ciro Guerra, Nilbio Torres, Antonio Bolivar, Jan Bijvoet
2015, 7, DRAMA, E, FOREIGN, Oscars 2016
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