Sleeper Awakened

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

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RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON (2021)

February 03, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ANIMATED, ACTION, COMEDY, FANTASY, R, Oscars 2022

“A lovely animated fantasy spectacle that started stronger than it finished”

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Carlos López Estrada, Don Hall, John Ripa, Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Izaac Wang, Daniel Dae Kim, Benedict Wong, Jona Xiao, Sandra Oh, Alan Tudyk, Lucille Soong, Sung Kang
2021, 6, ANIMATED, ACTION, COMEDY, FANTASY, R, Oscars 2022
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SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS (2021)

September 04, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, S, Oscars 2022

I am on board with where Shang Chi and Katy go from here.

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Destin Daniel Cretton, Simu Liu, Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Meng'er Zhang, Fala Chen, Michelle Yeoh, Florian Munteanu, Andy Le, Tsai Chin, Benedict Wong, Ben Kingsley, Tim Roth
2021, 6, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, S, Oscars 2022
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THE FAREWELL (2019)

August 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN

“fairly fantastic film that kind of evokes that tender emotion”

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Lulu Wang, Awkwafina, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Aoi Mizhuara, Shuzhen Zhao
2019, 7, COMEDY, DRAMA, F, FOREIGN
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CRAZY RICH ASIANS (2018)

August 27, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, C, COMEDY, ROMANCE

“It’s one half cute rom-com, one half lavish spectacle, and a very welcomed 100% Asian. “

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John M. Chu, Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan, Lisa Lu, Awkwafina, Harry Shum Jr., Ken Jeong, Chris Pang, Sonoya Mizuno
2018, 6, C, COMEDY, ROMANCE
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OCEAN'S 8 (2018)

June 15, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, O

“The caper was a success, but they couldn’t steal my heart”

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Gary Ross, Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard Armitage, Elliot Gould, Dakota Fanning, James Corden
2018, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, O
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