Sleeper Awakened

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

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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (2023)

October 22, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 5, CRIME, DRAMA, K, Oscars 2024

“the whole felt disjointed, loose and disappointing for 3.5 hrs”

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Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Myers, Jason Isbell, Scott Shepherd, Louis Cancelmi
2023, 5, CRIME, DRAMA, K, Oscars 2024
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ANTLERS (2021)

March 16, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, A, DRAMA, HORROR

“mire of defeat and hopelessness”

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Scott Cooper, Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas, Graham Greene, Amy Madigan, Scott Haze
2021, 4, A, DRAMA, HORROR
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THE POWER OF THE DOG (2021)

December 04, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 8, DRAMA, P, WESTERN, Oscars 2022

“like a creeping infection it slowly but assuredly poisoned me with its brilliance”

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December 04, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jane Campion, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Keith Carradine, Alison Bruce, Adam Beach
2021, 8, DRAMA, P, WESTERN, Oscars 2022
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JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH (2020)

February 27, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2021

“Kaluuya is pure fire on screen; like a Neolithic blaze enrapturing and warming the shivering proto humans gathered around it”

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February 27, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Shaka King, Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith, Martin Sheen, Dominique Thorne
2021, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, J, Oscars 2021
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I'M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (2020)

September 04, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 7, DRAMA, I, THRILLER

“Not for all or even many, but brilliant nonetheless”

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September 04, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Charlie Kaufman, Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Colby Minifie, Guy Boyd
2020, 7, DRAMA, I, THRILLER
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THE IRISHMAN (2019)

December 28, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, I, Oscars 2020

“it was missing the magic of his true gangster classics, simply providing a capable facsimile”

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December 28, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Martin Scorcese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Jesse Plemons
2019, 6, BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA, I, Oscars 2020
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VICE (2018)

January 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, V, Oscars 2019

‘ I didn’t find the humor in its jabs, the joy in the idiosyncrasies, or the real ability to root around in the other unpleasantness on display”

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January 12, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Adam McKay, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Christian Bale, Alison Pill, Eddie Marsan, Jesse Plemons, Tyler Perry, Justin Kirk, Lily Rabe
2018, 5, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, DRAMA, V, Oscars 2019
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THE POST (2017)

January 25, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, P, Oscars 2018
"Not boring, but pedestrian for Spielberg."
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January 25, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Allison Brie, Jesse Plemons, David Cross, Tracy Letts
2017, 6, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, P, Oscars 2018
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OTHER PEOPLE (2016)

December 18, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, O
"A controlled and believable humor understatedly woven into the fabric of this moving melancholic journey."
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December 18, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Chris Kelly, Jesse Plemons, Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford
2016, 6, COMEDY, DRAMA, O
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BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015)

January 18, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, THRILLER, SPY, Oscars 2016
"standard Spielberg style and fare"
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January 18, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Steven Spielberg, Mark Rylance, Tom Hanks, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Jesse Plemons
2015, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, THRILLER, SPY, Oscars 2016
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BLACK MASS (2015)

September 22, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, CRIME
"Depp's performance as terrific, if not terrifying"
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September 22, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Scott Cooper, Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Adam Scott, Corey Stoll, Jesse Plemons
2015, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, CRIME
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