Sleeper Awakened

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

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KING RICHARD (2021)

November 22, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, K, SPORTS, Oscars 2022

“Did you see the trailer? Then you saw the whole film”

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November 22, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Reinaldo Marcus Green, Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Jon Bernthal, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn
2021, 5, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, K, SPORTS, Oscars 2022
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THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD (2021)

May 20, 2021 by Jacob Nelson in 2021, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, T, THRILLER

Sheridan is good at this “rural action thriller” genre

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May 20, 2021 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Taylor Sheridan, Angelina Jolie, Nicholas Hoult, Finn Little, Jake Weber, Tyler Perry, Medina Senghore, Jon Bernthal, Aidan Gillen
2021, 6, ACTION, DRAMA, T, THRILLER
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FORD v FERRARI (2019)

November 15, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2020

“intermittently exciting sports car that I had no interest in driving”

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November 15, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
James Mangold, Caitriona Balfe, Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Jon Bernthal, Noah Jupe, Josh Lucas, Ray McKinnon, Tracy Letts
2019, 5, ACTION, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2020
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WIDOWS (2018)

November 22, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, W

“A tasty bit of popular cinema but with an artist’s eye and independent panache “

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November 22, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Steve McQueen, Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Liam Neeson, Jon Bernthal, Carrie Coon, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Molly Kunz, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Garret Dillahunt, Cynthia Erivo, Lukas Haas
2018, 7, CRIME, DRAMA, W
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BABY DRIVER (2017)

October 12, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 7, B, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, Oscars 2018
"Though not perfect, it is high octane, finely choreographed, witty merriment."
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Edgar Wright, Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal, Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzalez, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx
2017, 7, B, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, Oscars 2018
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SICARIO (2015)

October 15, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2016
"brutal action juxtaposing the desolate serenity of the desert"
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Denis Villeneuve, Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya
2015, 7, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2016
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