Sleeper Awakened

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

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ANNA (2019)

August 16, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 3, ACTION, A, SPY

“ the titillation of a cereal box, with just about as much surprise and excitement”

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Luc Besson, Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova
2019, 3, ACTION, A, SPY
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT (2018)

August 08, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, M, SPY

“stale and predictable, but I can’t fault it for consistently providing a level of slick dumb fun “

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Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Angela Bassett, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Wes Bentley, Alec Baldwin, Kristoffer Joner, Liang Yang
2018, 6, ACTION, M, SPY
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XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE (2017)

March 31, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 3, ACTION, SPY, X
"...every element produced a groan, a drink, or both"
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D.J. Caruso, Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Deepika Padukone, Kris Wu, Toni Collette, Samuel L. Jackson, Ice Cube, Rory McCann, Nina Dobrev
2017, 3, ACTION, SPY, X
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JASON BOURNE (2016)

September 04, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2016, 5, ACTION, J, SPY, THRILLER
"Can't we and the CIA just let Bourne live out the rest of his days off the grid?"
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Paul Greengrass, Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Julia Stiles, Riz Ahmed
2016, 5, ACTION, J, SPY, THRILLER
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THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (2015)

May 17, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, M, SPY
"Much better than I expected and a worthy little action spy comedy romp"
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Guy Ritchie, Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant, Jared Harris, Elizabeth Debicki
2015, 6, ACTION, COMEDY, M, SPY
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SPY (2015)

March 07, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, ACTION, COMEDY, S, SPY
"The gags were boorish, the foul mouthed japes smile-worthy at best, and the plot dismissible"
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Paul Feig, Melissa McCarthy, Jude Law, Miranda Hart, Allison Janney, Rose Byrne, Jason Statham
2015, 4, ACTION, COMEDY, S, SPY
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BRIDGE OF SPIES (2015)

January 18, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, THRILLER, SPY, Oscars 2016
"standard Spielberg style and fare"
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Steven Spielberg, Mark Rylance, Tom Hanks, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Jesse Plemons
2015, 6, B, BIOGRAPHY, DRAMA, THRILLER, SPY, Oscars 2016
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SPECTRE (2015)

November 08, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, ACTION, S, BOND, SPY, Oscars 2016
"We are back to what I, and many, thought brought the franchise into ruin."
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Sam Mendes, Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Belucci, Ben Whishaw, Naomi Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott
2015, 4, ACTION, S, BOND, SPY, Oscars 2016
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AMERICAN ULTRA (2015)

September 08, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, A, ACTION, ROMANCE, SPY
"Bourne w/ a bong"
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Nima Nourizadeh, Max Landis, Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Walton Goggins, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo
2015, 4, A, ACTION, ROMANCE, SPY
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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 5 - ROGUE NATION (2015)

August 18, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, ACTION, M, 5, SPY
 
"Sure there was spectacle, but apparently, the Mission of making a great one of these Cruise vehicles is, indeed, Impossible."
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Christopher McQuarrie, Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin
2015, ACTION, M, 5, SPY
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KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (2014)

May 19, 2015 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 6, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, K, SPY
"It's popcorn nonsense, but it was still surprisingly munchable."
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Matthew Vaughn, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson
2015, 6, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, K, SPY
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