Sleeper Awakened

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

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BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022)

November 13, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2023

“reasonably adept ode to their fallen brethren while concocting an engaging superhero narrative as well.”

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November 13, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ryan Coogler, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel, Alex Livinalli, Mabel Cadena, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
2022, 6, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2023
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STAR WARS: RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019)

December 20, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, ACTION, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2020

“It just passed by my glazed over eyes, like the ghost of my lost Star Wars phasing through my hardened heart.”

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December 20, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
J.J. Abrams, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, Harrison Ford, Billie Lourd, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis
2019, 4, ACTION, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2020
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US (2019)

April 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, T, THRILLER, U

“Us has plenty to say, though none of the sentiments whisper as loudly as Get Out. Much more of a traditional horror film experience”

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April 23, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex
2019, 6, DRAMA, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, T, THRILLER, U
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BLACK PANTHER (2018)

February 27, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 8, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, B, Oscars 2019
"It hits every element with a grace, a refined skill, and a particular power that lets this film rise above and shine beyond."
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February 27, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Ryan Coogler, Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis
2018, 8, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, B, Oscars 2019
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STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)

December 19, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 4, ACTION, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2018
"...2 and a half hours later, I shrugged my shoulders and gave a disheartened sigh."
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December 19, 2017 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Rian Johnson, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Laura Dern, Benicio Del Toro
2017, 4, ACTION, S, SCIENCE FICTION, Oscars 2018
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JUNGLE BOOK (2016)

January 03, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 6, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, J, Oscars 2017
"So detailed, realistic, and perfectly rendered within the context of the film."
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John Favreau, Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken, Garry Shandling, Giancarlo Esposito
2016, 6, DRAMA, FAMILY, FANTASY, J, Oscars 2017
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STAR WARS: FORCE AWAKENS (2015)

December 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, ACTION, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, S, Oscars 2016
"I think the thing that is driving the love for this film and its overwhelming success is it's "old warm blanket" feel"
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December 19, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
J.J. Abrams, Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Lupita Nyong'o, Domhnall Gleeson, Andy Serkis, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Iko Uwais
2015, 6, ACTION, FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, S, Oscars 2016

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