Sleeper Awakened

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

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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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BEING THE RICARDOS (2021)

March 17, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, Oscars 2022

“fairly crisp in its approach”

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March 17, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Aaron Sorkin, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons, Nina Arianda, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jake Lacy, Ronny Cox, Clark Gregg
2021, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, 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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MOTHER! (2017)

September 29, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, DRAMA, HORROR, M, THRILLER
"As much as I could see his skill and purpose, I did not care for the film or my movie going experience."
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September 29, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Darren Aronofsky, Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Brian Gleeson, Domhnall Gleeson, Kristen Wiig
2017, 4, DRAMA, HORROR, M, THRILLER
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