Sleeper Awakened

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

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FOUR DAUGHTERS (2023)

September 01, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, DOCUMENTARY, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024

"It is funny, moving, a little scary, and constantly questioning"

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Kaouther Ben Hania, Olfa Hamrouni, Eya Chikhaoui, Tayssir Chikhaoui, Nour Karoui, Hind Sabri
2023, 8, DOCUMENTARY, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024
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THE HOLDOVERS (2023)

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, HOLIDAYS, Oscars 2024

“a burning bitter Yule log quenched by a poignant bleeding heart”

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March 10, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston
2023, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, HOLIDAYS, Oscars 2024
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ZONE OF INTEREST (2023)

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, WAR, Z

“cumulative sublime portrait of cratering darkness”

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Christian Friedel, Sandra Huller, Jonathan Glazer
2023, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, WAR, Z
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ANATOMY OF A FALL (2023)

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, A, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, THRILLER

“Raw, riveting, and real”

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Justine Triet, Sandra Huller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Samuel Theis
2023, 8, A, DRAMA, FOREIGN, Oscars 2024, THRILLER
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POOR THINGS (2023)

March 10, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2024, P, SCIENCE FICTION

“This Frankensteinian exploration into introspective actualization is a hoot and you totally should”

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Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Vicki Pepperdine, Margaret Qualley, Jerrod Carmichael, Kathryn Hunter
2023, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, Oscars 2024, P, SCIENCE FICTION
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BARBIE (2023)

February 17, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, B, COMEDY, FANTASY, Oscars 2024

“The remarkable feat of not only making a Barbie movie worth seeing but one of the best theatrical experiences I have had in a long while”

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February 17, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, Emma Mackey, Hari Nef, Sharon Rooney, Ana Cruz Kayne, Ritu Arya, Dua Lipa, Nicola Coughlan, Emerald Fennell, Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ncuti Gatwa, Scott Evans, John Cena, Michael Cera, America Ferrera, Helen Mirren, Ariana Greenblatt, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell, Rob Brydon
2023, 8, B, COMEDY, FANTASY, Oscars 2024
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OPPENHEIMER (2023)

February 17, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, O, Oscars 2024

“One of Nolan’s best? Debatable, but Oppenheimer is a force all its own and worthy of blowing your mind.”

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February 17, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jason Clarke, Scott Grimes, Tony Goldwyn, Macon Blair, James D'Arcy, Kenneth Branagh, David Krumholtz, Josh Hartnett, Florence Pugh, Matthew Modine, David Dastmalchian, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Rami Malek, Olivia Thirlby, Casey Affleck, James Remar, Gary Oldman
2023, 8, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, O, Oscars 2024
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SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (2023)

June 06, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 8, ACTION, ANIMATED, COMIC BOOK, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2024

“not just good; great, but not perfection”

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Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Karan Soni, Shea Whigham, Greta Lee, Mahershala Ali, Andy Samberg, Jack Quaid, Rachel Dratch, J.K. Simmons, Donald Glover, Elizabeth Perkins, Kathryn Hahn, Peggy Lu
2023, 8, ACTION, ANIMATED, COMIC BOOK, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2024
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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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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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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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March 21, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
2021, 8, ANIMATED, BIOGRAPHY, DOCUMENTARY, DRAMA, FOREIGN, F, Oscars 2022
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C'MON C'MON (2021)

February 09, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, C, DRAMA

“precision of craft married with the most earnestly earned poignancy”

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Mike Mills, Joaquin Phoenix, Gaby Hoffmann, Woody Norman, Scoot McNairy
2021, 8, C, DRAMA
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LICORICE PIZZA (2021)

January 13, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, L, Oscars 2022

“It's a God-awful small affair

To the girl with the mousy hair”

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January 13, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Paul Thomas Anderson, Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, John Michael Higgins, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Maya Rudolph, John C. Reilly, Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie
2021, 8, COMEDY, DRAMA, L, Oscars 2022
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THE POWER OF THE DOG (2021)

December 04, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, DRAMA, P, WESTERN, Oscars 2022

“like a creeping infection it slowly but assuredly poisoned me with its brilliance”

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December 04, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jane Campion, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Keith Carradine, Alison Bruce, Adam Beach
2021, 8, DRAMA, P, WESTERN, Oscars 2022
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CODA (2021)

November 04, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, C, DRAMA, Oscars 2022

“A profound expression of drama both unuttered and unheard, but devastatingly manifested.”

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Sian Heder, Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, Eugenio Derbez
2021, 8, C, DRAMA, Oscars 2022
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DUNE: PART ONE (2021)

October 26, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, ACTION, D, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2022

“Voracious spectacle for the eyes, with mood and meticulous detail.”

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October 26, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalemet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chen Chang, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Charlotte Rampling, Babs Olusanmokun
2021, 8, ACTION, D, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2022
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THE GREEN KNIGHT (2021)

August 18, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, DRAMA, FANTASY, G

“Meditative mythologizing and darkly whimsical classical fantasy”

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David Lowery, Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Anaïs Rizzo, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Ralph Ineson, Barry Koeghan, Erin Kellyman
2021, 8, DRAMA, FANTASY, G
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THE FATHER (2020)

March 28, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 8, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021

“In the abstract, it chills, but in the context of those loved & cherished, it becomes agony”

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March 28, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Florian Zeller, Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss, Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots, Olivia Williams
2020, 8, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN, Oscars 2021
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TWO OF US (2021)

March 02, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 2021, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T

“an elegant and somber triumph”

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March 02, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Filippo Meneghetti, Barbara Sukowa, Martine Chevallier, Léa Drucker, Jérôme Varanfrain
2019, 2021, 8, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE, T
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