Sleeper Awakened

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

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BUMBLEBEE (2019)

September 17, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ACTION, B, SCIENCE FICTION

“I was shocked as well, but I would recommend this Transformers spin-off”

September 17, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Travis Knight, Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena, Jason Drucker, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Schneider

2019, 6, ACTION, B, SCIENCE FICTION

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HOTEL ARTEMIS (2018)

August 19, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, H, SCIENCE FICTION

“A sci-fi stage play with some noirish elements and a fun anti-hero panache”

August 19, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Drew Pearce, Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day, Dave Bautista

2018, 5, ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA, H, SCIENCE FICTION

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FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBES AND SHAW (2019)

August 05, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, ACTION, H, SCIENCE FICTION

“to me, this car careened off the road”

August 05, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

David Leitch, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Eiz, Eddie Marsan, Joe Anoa'i, Cliff Curtis, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Hart

2019, 4, ACTION, H, SCIENCE FICTION

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FAST COLOR (2018)

July 17, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, DRAMA, F, SCIENCE FICTION

“familial experience of 3 generations of black women with powers, as told in a languid and oddly soulful way”

July 17, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Julia Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Strathairn, Lorraine Toussaint, Christopher Denham, Saniyya Sidney

2018, 5, DRAMA, F, SCIENCE FICTION

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OVERLORD (2018)

July 15, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 5, ACTION, HORROR, O, SCIENCE FICTION, WAR, ZOMBIE

A definitive “not bad but actually pretty good” film

July 15, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Julius Avery, Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, Mathilde Ollivier, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro

2018, 5, ACTION, HORROR, O, SCIENCE FICTION, WAR, ZOMBIE

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BRIGHTBURN (2019)

July 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, B, COMIC BOOK, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

“a vacant paint by numbers on the whole”

July 12, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

David Yarovesky, Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Emmie Hunter, Matt Jones, Meredith Hagner, Michael Rooker

2019, 4, B, COMIC BOOK, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION

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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019)

July 04, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 7, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, S

“He is emblazoning the Spider-ness and Peter-ness - full tingle!”

July 04, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Jon Watts, Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Angourie Rice, Remy Hii, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Cobie Smulders, J.K. Simmons, Ben Mendelsohn

2019, 7, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION, S

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EXTINCTION (2018)

June 21, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 4, 2018, ACTION, E, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION

“ larva of an idea could gestate into a beautiful cinematic butterfly, but a worm of potential is all you get”

June 21, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Ben Young, Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Amelia Crouch, Erica Tremblay, Mike Colter, Israel Broussard

4, 2018, ACTION, E, DRAMA, SCIENCE FICTION

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I AM MOTHER (2019)

June 19, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, DRAMA, I, SCIENCE FICTION

“A very watchable and interesting little flick that clicks but won’t stick”

June 19, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Grant Sputore, Luke Hawker, Rose Byrne, Tahlia Sturzaker, Clara Rugaard, Hilary Swank

2019, 5, DRAMA, I, SCIENCE FICTION

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DARK PHOENIX (2019)

June 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, D, SCIENCE FICTION

“between a strong mediocre film and a lackluster decent film”

June 12, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Simon Kinberg, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jessica Chastain

2019, 4, ACTION, COMIC BOOK, D, SCIENCE FICTION

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GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (2019)

June 05, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2, 2019, ACTION, DISASTER, G, SCIENCE FICTION

“monstrosity that was this radioactive garbage fire of a flick”

June 05, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Michael Dougherty, Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Ziyi Zhang, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O'Shea Jackson Jr., David Strathairn

2, 2019, ACTION, DISASTER, G, SCIENCE FICTION

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Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

May 15, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FAMILY, SCIENCE FICTION, P

“lush and rich, textured by cuteness and an oddly comforting pairing of sweetness & hope”

May 15, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Rob Letterman, Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Suki Waterhouse, Chris Geere, Karan Soni

2019, 5, ACTION, COMEDY, FAMILY, SCIENCE FICTION, P

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GLASS (2018)

May 13, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 4, COMIC BOOK, DRAMA, G, SCIENCE FICTION

“We lose what we had and find our new possibility wholly underwhelming.”

May 13, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

M. Night Shyamalan, James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard

2019, 4, COMIC BOOK, DRAMA, G, SCIENCE FICTION

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THE DOMESTICS (2018)

May 08, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, ACTION, D, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER

“only “mad” Max you might find here is an angry viewer dissatisfied with motivation and dialogue”

May 08, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Mike P. Nelson, Kate Bosworth, Tyler Heochlin, Sonoya Mizuno, Lance Reddick, Kaden Washington Lewis, David Dastmalchian, Thomas Francis Murphy, Jeff Chase, Dana Gourrier

2018, 3, ACTION, D, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER

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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”

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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UPGRADE (2018)

April 23, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 6, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, U

“Surprisingly pretty decent. A fairly engaging dark sci-fi action thriller. “

April 23, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Leigh Whannell, Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Harrison Gilbertson, Benedict Hardie

2018, 6, ACTION, SCIENCE FICTION, THRILLER, U

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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”

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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CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019)

March 12, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 6, ACTION, C, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION

“even if it doesn’t catapult me to another universe, it flies high enough to satisfy”

March 12, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law, Annette Bening, Lashana Lynch, Clark Gregg, Gemma Chan, Djimon Hounsou, Lee Pace

2019, 6, ACTION, C, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION

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ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019)

March 08, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2019, 5, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION

“ I had a decent time letting it reign down it’s mechanical wrath upon me”

March 08, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Robert Rodriguez, Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali, Ed Skrein, Jackie Earle Haley, Keean Johnson, Jeff Fahey, Edward Norton, Michelle Rodriguez

2019, 5, ACTION, A, COMIC BOOK, SCIENCE FICTION

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THE PREDATOR (2018)

January 16, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, ACTION, P, SCIENCE FICTION

“it felt more like a joke homage about Predator films than an earnest & violent killer Predator flick”

January 16, 2019 /Jacob Nelson /Source

Shane Black, Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key, Olivia Munn, Sterling K. Brown, Thomas Jane, Alfie Allen, Jake Busey

2018, 3, ACTION, P, SCIENCE FICTION

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