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

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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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MAD GOD (2021)

July 02, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, ANIMATED, FANTASY, HORROR, M

“cruel oddities and maniacal monstrosities”

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Alex Cox, Phil Tippett
2021, 7, ANIMATED, FANTASY, HORROR, M
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TH SADNESS (2021)

June 22, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 3, FOREIGN, HORROR, S

“it just wanted to molest eye sockets and grind genitals against barbwire”

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June 22, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Rob Jabbaz, Berant Zhu, Regina Lei, Ying-Ru Chen, Tzu-Chiang Wang
2021, 3, FOREIGN, HORROR, S
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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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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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March 27, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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March 24, 2022 /Jacob Nelson
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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March 23, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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March 23, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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March 23, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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March 21, 2022 /Jacob Nelson
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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March 21, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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March 21, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
2021, 8, ANIMATED, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, F, Oscars 2022
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PARALLEL MOTHERS (2021)

March 21, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2022, P

“The structure of the story was so…eccentric.’

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March 21, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Pedro Almodóvar, Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Rossy de Palma, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
2021, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2022, P
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WEST SIDE STORY (2021)

March 21, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, DRAMA, Oscars 2022, MUSICAL, W

“a tremendous adaptation/update of the classic tale.”

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March 21, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Steven Spielberg, Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Rita Moreno, Corey Stoll, Mike Faist, Josh Andrés Rivera, Iris Menas
2021, 6, DRAMA, Oscars 2022, MUSICAL, W
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THE HAND OF GOD (2021)

March 18, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, H, Oscars 2022

“Solid, but Sorrentino isn’t always my cup of tea.”

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March 18, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Paolo Sorrentino, Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri
2021, 6, DRAMA, FOREIGN, H, Oscars 2022
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BEING THE RICARDOS (2021)

March 17, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2022

“fairly crisp in its approach”

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March 17, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Aaron Sorkin, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jake Lacy, Ronny Cox, Clark Gregg
2021, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2022
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THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (2021)

March 17, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, E, Oscars 2022

“Jessica Chastain and the makeup department were pulling double their weight”

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March 17, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Michael Showalter, Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mark Wystrach
2021, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, E, Oscars 2022
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NIGHTMARE ALLEY (2021)

March 17, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2022, THRILLER

“head carnie barker Defoe: chef’s kiss!”

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March 17, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Guillermo Del Toro, Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Clifton Collins Jr., Tim Blake Nelson, David Hewlett
2021, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, N, Oscars 2022, THRILLER
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THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES (2021)

March 16, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, M, Oscars 2022

“I liked it”

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March 16, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe, Abbie Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Eric André, Olivia Colman, Fred Armisen
2021, 6, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FAMILY, M, Oscars 2022
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ANTLERS (2021)

March 16, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, A, DRAMA, HORROR

“mire of defeat and hopelessness”

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March 16, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Scott Cooper, Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Amy Madigan, Scott Haze
2021, 4, A, DRAMA, HORROR
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