Sleeper Awakened

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

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CREED III (2023)

March 22, 2023 by Jacob Nelson in 2023, 5, C, DRAMA, SPORTS

“this pairing jumps off the screen as one I want to see again and again in the future”

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Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors, Wood Harris, Phylicia Rashad, Mila Davis-Kent, Selenis Leyva, Florian Munteanu, Spence Moore II, Tony Bellew
2023, 5, C, DRAMA, SPORTS
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THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (2022)

July 18, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, T

“trample on and chew up any enjoyment”

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Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Russell Crowe, Jaimie Alexander, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Sean Gunn, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Ben Falcone, Kieron L. Dyer, Kat Dennings, Idris Elba, Matt Damon, Melissa McCarthy, Luke Hemsworth
2022, 3, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, FANTASY, T
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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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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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SORRY TO BOTHER YOU (2018)

July 28, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, COMEDY, SCIENCE FICTION, S

“So devilishly witty and throat tearing satire, but the edges are rough and the construction uneven. “

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Boots Riley, Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Terry Crews, Omari Hardwick, Michael X. Sommers, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, Robert Longstreet, David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson
2018, 6, COMEDY, SCIENCE FICTION, S
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WAR ON EVERYONE (2016)

July 06, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, W

“…it was worth a watch for an off-beat tale of cops who just don’t give a sh*t “

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John Michael McDonagh, Alexander Skarsgard, Theo James, Tessa Thompson, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephanie Sigman, David Wilmot, Malcolm Barrett, Paul Reiser, Michael Peña
2016, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME, W
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ANNIHILATION (2018)

March 14, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, DRAMA, A, SCIENCE FICTION
"But to the book, it just is not as special. Leaves one wondering but doesn't retain the “wonder”."
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Alex Garland, Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac, Benedict Wong, Gina Rodriguez, Tuva Novotny, Sonoya Mizuno
2018, 6, DRAMA, A, SCIENCE FICTION
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THOR: RAGNAROK (2017)

November 10, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 6, 2017, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, T
"This film breathes character and flaunts personality, while still fitting in the precious Marvel mold."
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Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel House, Clancy Brown, Tadanobu Asano, Ray Stevenson, Sam Neil, Luke Hemsworth
6, 2017, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, T
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CREED (2015)

January 06, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, C, DRAMA, SPORTS, Oscars 2016
"It was good, but I did not see the greatness that is being gushed about"
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Ryan Coogler, Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stalone, Tessa Thompson
2015, 6, C, DRAMA, SPORTS, Oscars 2016
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DEAR WHITE PEOPLE (2014)

January 28, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2014, 6, D, DRAMA

"intermittenly witty"

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Justin Simien, Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson
2014, 6, D, DRAMA
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