Sleeper Awakened

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

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HOW TO BUILD A GIRL (2020)

May 12, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 5, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, H, FOREIGN

“some legitimately strong elements that serve as window dressing on an average feature”

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Coky Giedroyc, Beanie Feldstein, Paddy Considine, Laurie Kynaston, Sarah Solemani, Michael Sheen, Sue Perkins, Lily Allen, Gemma Arterton, Jameela Jamil, Lucy Punch, Sharon Horgan, Chris O'Dowd, Joanna Scanlan, Alfie Allen, Emma Thompson
2020, 5, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, H, FOREIGN
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MARY POPPINS RETURNS (2018)

December 24, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 4, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019

“Mary could not conjure any strange alchemy to morph the inert stone in my chest”

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Rob Marshall, Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Jeremy Swift, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, David Warner, Dick Van Dyke, Chris O'Dowd
2018, 4, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY, M, MUSICAL, Oscars 2019
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CLOVERFIELD PARADOX (2018)

February 06, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 3, C, SCIENCE FICTION, 2018
"It fails at frightening, fumbles at funny and falters at fulfilling sci-fi."
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Julius Onah, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Bruhl, John Ortiz, Chris O'Dowd, Aksel Hennie, Ziyi Zhang, Elizabeth Debicki, Donal Logue
3, C, SCIENCE FICTION, 2018
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LOVING VINCENT (2017)

January 31, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, ANIMATED, BIOGRAPHY, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2018
"A teacher, a love letter, and a stunning visual feast."
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Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman, Douglas Booth, Chris O'Dowd, Aidan Turner, Saoirse Ronan, Helen McCrory, Jerome Flynn, Bill Thomas, Elaanor Tomlinson
2017, 6, ANIMATED, BIOGRAPHY, FOREIGN, L, Oscars 2018
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MOLLY'S GAME (2017)

January 11, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2018
"The script is a shiny hot rod, but it struggles to disengage the parking brake."
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Aaron Sorkin, Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Chris O'Dowd, Graham Greene, Jeremy Strong
2017, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, M, Oscars 2018
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