Sleeper Awakened

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

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NOSFERATU (2024)

January 04, 2025 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 7, FANTASY, HORROR, N, THRILLER, Oscars 2025

“A gothic symphony of bloody beauty, shadowed sensuality, and feral fantasy.”

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Robert Eggers, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgard, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney
2024, 7, FANTASY, HORROR, N, THRILLER, Oscars 2025
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MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (2024)

January 04, 2025 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FOREIGN, M, Oscars 2025

“molded childlike fancy around this adult core”

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Adam Elliot, Sarah Snook, Jacki Weaver, Eric Bana, Dominique Pinon, Kodi Smit-McPhee
2024, 7, ANIMATED, COMEDY, FOREIGN, M, Oscars 2025
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WICKED (2024)

January 04, 2025 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 5, FANTASY, MUSICAL, W, Oscars 2025

“Bubblegum Legally Barbie in Wonka Potter Narnia”

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John M. Chu, Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage
2024, 5, FANTASY, MUSICAL, W, Oscars 2025
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A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (2024)

January 04, 2025 by Jacob Nelson in 2024, 6, BIOGRAPHY, C, DRAMA, Oscars 2025

“Timmy brings it and gets blown away in the gusty wind of the mysterious Bob Dylan.”

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James Mangold, Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Eriko Hatsume, Boyd Holbrook, Scoot McNairy, Dan Fogler
2024, 6, BIOGRAPHY, C, DRAMA, Oscars 2025
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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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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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