Sleeper Awakened

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

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DREAM SCENARIO (2023)

December 22, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, D, FANTASY

“It was just there, doing little but exuding the promise of interest, just like Cage’s character in all their dreams. “

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December 22, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Kristoffer Borgli, Lily Bird, Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Jessica Clement, Tim Meadows
2023, 5, COMEDY, DRAMA, D, FANTASY
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DAMSEL (2024)

December 22, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 4, ACTION, D, FANTASY

“You could do worse but you could also do so much better.”

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December 22, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Millie Bobby Brown, Ray Winstone, Angela Bassett, Brooke Carter, Robin Wright, Nick Robinson, Nicole Joseph
2024, 4, ACTION, D, FANTASY
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DUNE: PART TWO (2024)

March 11, 2024 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 9, ACTION, D, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2025

This version of Dune pushes past the standard “hero” narrative to blatantly display the negatives inherent charismagik leader, probably more than the first book does.

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March 11, 2024 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Denis Villeneuve, Timothée Chalemet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Lea Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Souheila Yacoub, Roger Yuan, Babs Olusanmokun, Anya Taylor-Joy
2024, 9, ACTION, D, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2025
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DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES (2023)

March 30, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 6, ACTION, D, FANTASY

“This was a dungeon of delight and worth the watch.”

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March 30, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head
2023, 6, ACTION, D, FANTASY
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THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY (2023)

February 05, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 3, D, 2023, HORROR, FANTASY

“Once implanted with Lil’ Jesus, the woman is taken by a goblin/troll/demon/rock man to a cage and lowered to the upper ring of hell (?) to have a smoke worm of Satan wriggle into her. I have no idea…”

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February 05, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nathan Frankowski, Alice Orr-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall, Peter Mensah, Joe Anderson, Brian Caspe
3, D, 2023, HORROR, FANTASY
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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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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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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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May 06, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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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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DON'T LOOK UP (2021)

January 13, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, COMEDY, D, DISASTER, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2022

“we need to drink the righteous slurry that we made of our own ignorance and willfulness”

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January 13, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Adam McKay, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalemet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Kid Cudi, Himesh Patel, Melanie Lynskey
2021, 6, COMEDY, D, DISASTER, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2022
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THE DEEP HOUSE (2021)

November 17, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, D, FOREIGN, HORROR

“A haunted house that is UNDERWATER!”

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November 17, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury, Camille Rowe, James Jagger, Eric Savin
2021, 5, D, FOREIGN, HORROR
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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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DEMONIC (2021)

September 02, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, D, FOREIGN, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“Sadly, it’s a skip and probably don’t bother”

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Neill Blomkamp, Carly Pope, Chris William Martin, Michael J. Rogers, Nathalie Boltt, Terry Chen, Kanyse McClure
2021, 4, D, FOREIGN, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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DUNE DRIFTER (2020)

March 04, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, ACTION, D, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN

“throws its middleweight pounds behind its punches to land some stiff shots”

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March 04, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Marc Price, Phoebe Sparrow, Daisy Aitkens, Simon Dwyer-Thomas
2020, 5, ACTION, D, SCIENCE FICTION, FOREIGN
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DRIVEWAYS (2020)

November 18, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 6, DRAMA, D

“charming and quaint little family feature”

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November 18, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Andrew Ahn, Lucas Jaye, Hong Chau, Brian Dennehy
2020, 6, DRAMA, D
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DOGS DON'T WEAR PANTS (2019)

September 28, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, D, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE

“beautiful moments of palatable pain and tangible tenderness”

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September 28, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
J.-P. Valkeapää, Pekka Strang, Krista Kosonen, Jani Volanen, Oona Airola, Ilona Huhta
2019, 7, D, DRAMA, FOREIGN, ROMANCE
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DEEP BLUE SEA 3 (2020)

September 14, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, ACTION, D, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“I am saying it’s worth taking a bite out of”

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September 14, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
John Pogue, Tania Raymonde, Nathaniel Buzolic, Emerson Brooks, Bren Foster
2020, 5, ACTION, D, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION
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DAUGHTER OF THE WOLF (2019)

March 30, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, ACTION, D, DRAMA

“seeds of ideas that never grew into flowering plants”

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March 30, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
David Hackl, Gina Carano, Richard Dreyfuss, Brendan Fehr, Sydelle Noel
2019, 3, ACTION, D, DRAMA
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DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (2019)

December 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, D, DRAMA

“Perhaps the most outright fun time I have had in the theater this year”

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December 23, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Craig Brewer, Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Wesley Snipes
2019, 7, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, D, DRAMA
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DARK PHOENIX (2019)

June 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, D, SCIENCE FICTION

“between a strong mediocre film and a lackluster decent film”

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June 12, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Simon Kinberg, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jessica Chastain
2019, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, D, SCIENCE FICTION
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