Sleeper Awakened

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

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THE FABELMANS (2022)

January 30, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2023

“maudlin and measured.”

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January 30, 2023 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Steven Spielberg, Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch, Seth Rogen, Mateo Zoryan, Keely Karsten, Aline Brace, Julia Butters, Sam Rechner, Chloe East
2022, 6, DRAMA, F, Oscars 2023
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CHIP 'N DALE: RESCUE RANGERS (2022)

June 06, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 6, C, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY

“I was quite surprised with how much this clicked for me”

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Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg, John Mulaney, KiKi Layne, Will Arnett, Eric Bana, Flula Borg, Dennis Haysbert, Keegan-Michael Key, Tim Robinson, Seth Rogen, J.K. Simmons, Da'Vone McDonald, Rachel Bloom
2022, 6, C, COMEDY, FAMILY, FANTASY
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THE LION KING (2019)

January 20, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, ANIMATED, FAMILY, L, Oscars 2020

“ if the surroundings are CGI, and the characters are CGI, and it is about anthropomorphized animals, with not a single pertinent live action element, is it live action?”

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January 20, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jon Favreau, Chiwetel Ejiofor, John Oliver, James Earl Jones, Alfre Woodard, Keegan-Michael Key, Eric André, Florence Kasumba, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, Beyoncé
2019, 3, ANIMATED, FAMILY, L, Oscars 2020

THE DISASTER ARTIST (2017)

December 20, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 6, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, D, DRAMA, Oscars 2018
"...it was thoroughly enjoyable,but it lacked the ability to walk or run on its own disassociated from poking that lovable bear"
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James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver, Zac Efron, Josh Hutcherson, Megan Mullally, Sharon Stone, Melanie Griffith, Charlyne Yi, Bob Odenkirk, Adam Scott, J.J. Abrams, Judd Apatow, Bryan Cranston
2017, 6, BIOGRAPHY, COMEDY, D, DRAMA, Oscars 2018
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SAUSAGE PARTY (2016)

August 23, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 3, ANIMATED, COMEDY, S
It's all food puns, crude shtick, and unrelenting, shall we say, "racial/cultural insensitivity".
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August 23, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon, Michael Cera, James Franco, Bill Hader, Salma Hayek, Jonah Hill, Anders Holm, Nick Kroll, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, Edward Norton, Nicole Oliver, Paul Rudd, Kristen Wiig
2016, 3, ANIMATED, COMEDY, S
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THE NIGHT BEFORE (2015)

March 21, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 5, COMEDY, N, HOLIDAYS
"See it or don't. Whatever. But it wasn't bad"
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March 21, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Jonathan Levine, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Jillian Bell, Lizzy Caplan, Michael Shannon, Mindy Kaling, James Franco, Miley Cyrus, Tracy Morgan
2015, 5, COMEDY, N, HOLIDAYS
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STEVE JOBS (2015)

October 27, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2016
"Antiseptic and methodological until it grows into emotion naturally with the characters. Somehow, that felt engaging of my mind but rebuffing to my emotions. A good and strong film, accomplishing its goals thoroughly, but I feel that my qualms might be with the aims and structure."
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October 27, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Danny Boyle, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Katherine Waterson, Michael Fassbender, Michael Stuhlbarg
2015, 7, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, S, Oscars 2016
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NEIGHBORS (2014)

June 09, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 4, COMEDY, N
"Nothing special in my mind."
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June 09, 2015 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Nicholas Stoller, Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Dave Franco
2014, 4, COMEDY, N
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