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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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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AVENGERS: ENDGAME (2019)

April 26, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, A, COMIC BOOK, 8, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2020

“Avengers Endgame can be summed up in one word: satisfying”

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April 26, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Chadwick Boseman, Brie Larson, Tom Holland, Karen Gillan, Zoe Saldana, Evangeline Lilly, Tessa Thompson, Rene Russo, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Tom Hiddleston, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Letitia Wright, Tilda Swinton, Jon Favreau, Hayley Atwell, Natalie Portman, Marisa Tomei, Taika Waititi, Angela Bassett, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, William Hurt, Cobie Smulders, Sean Gunn, Winston Duke, Linda Cardellini, Frank Grillo, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Hiroyuki Sanada, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert Redford, Josh Brolin, Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie Coon, Emma Fuhrmann, John Slattery
2019, A, COMIC BOOK, 8, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2020
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DEADPOOL 2 (2018)

June 29, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, COMIC BOOK, D

“There were enough sprinkles of sugar and spice to keep the meal hovering around satisfactory.”

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David Leitch, Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Karan Soni, Brianna Hildebrand, Jack Kesy, Eddie Marsan, Bill Skarsgard, Terry Crews, Brad Pitt, Alan Tudyk, Matt Damon
2018, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, COMIC BOOK, D
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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR PART 1 (2018)

June 25, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 7, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, Oscars 2019

“Really well done. Better than I thought possible. “

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June 25, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle, Benedict Cumberbatch, Benedict Wong, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Tom Hiddleston, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Idris Elba, Danai Gurira, Peter Dinklage, Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Chris Pratt, Sean Gunn, William Hurt, Letitia Wright, Terry Notary, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Carrie Coon, Michael James Shaw, Winston Duke, Ross Marquand, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders
2018, 7, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, Oscars 2019
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HAIL, CAESAR (2016)

March 03, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, COMEDY, H, Oscars 2017
"Expertly crafted and entertaining, but a solid step or two below what the Coen Bros. are capable of"
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March 03, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand, Jonah Hill
2016, 6, COMEDY, H, Oscars 2017
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INHERENT VICE (2014)

October 31, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 5, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, I
"felt meandering and self-satisfied"
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Paul Thomas Anderson, Katherine Waterson, Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Eric Roberts, Maya Rudolph, Michael Kenneth Williams
2014, 5, COMEDY, CRIME, DRAMA, I
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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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October 15, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
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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