Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE (2021)

March 17, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, E, Oscars 2022

“Jessica Chastain and the makeup department were pulling double their weight”

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March 17, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Michael Showalter, Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, Mark Wystrach
2021, 4, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, E, Oscars 2022
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IT CHAPTER 2 (2019)

September 09, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, HORROR, I

“suffers a cardinal offense for horror: lacks the fear”

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Andy Muschietti, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Bill Skarsgard, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Jaeden Martell, Wyatt Oleff, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Chosen Jacobs
2019, 4, HORROR, I
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DARK PHOENIX (2019)

June 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, D, SCIENCE FICTION

“between a strong mediocre film and a lackluster decent film”

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Simon Kinberg, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jessica Chastain
2019, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, D, SCIENCE FICTION
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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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CRIMSON PEAK (2015)

October 17, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, C, DRAMA, FANTASY, HORROR
"All pomp and whimsy"
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Guillermo Del Toro, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Burn Gorman
2015, 4, C, DRAMA, FANTASY, HORROR
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THE MARTIAN (2015)

October 06, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, DRAMA, M, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2016
"I was in suspense, even though I knew every outcome beforehand"
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Ridley Scott, Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Peña
2015, 7, DRAMA, M, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2016
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INTERSTELLAR (2014)

December 01, 2014 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, I
"Film felt inert"
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Christopher Nolan, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain
2014, 6, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION, I
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