Sleeper Awakened

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

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

December 27, 2022 by Jacob Nelson in 2022, 8, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FANTASY, FAMILY, Oscars 2023, P

“THE definitive version of this story for me and one of the more special cinematic experiences I have had all year
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December 27, 2022 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Guillermo Del Toro, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Tom Kenny
2022, 8, ANIMATED, DRAMA, FANTASY, FAMILY, Oscars 2023, P
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BIRDS OF PREY: AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN (2020)

February 12, 2020 by Jacob Nelson in 2020, 4, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK

“ I applaud the inclusive effort, but I didn’t like this film”

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February 12, 2020 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Cathy Yan, Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina, Daniel Bernhardt
2020, 4, ACTION, B, COMIC BOOK
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CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (2018)

February 07, 2019 by Jacob Nelson in 2018, 3, COMEDY, C, FAMILY, Oscars 2019

“hour and a half of ho-hum nothingness and monotonous generic non-drama”

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February 07, 2019 /Jacob Nelson
Marc Forster, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Mark Gatiss, Jim Cummings, Brad Garrett, Peter Capaldi, Toby Jones
2018, 3, COMEDY, C, FAMILY, Oscars 2019
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017)

February 16, 2018 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, B, FAMILY, FANTASY, MUSICAL, Oscars 2018
"an exquisitely stylish but vacant live action fairytale"
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February 16, 2018 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Bill Condon, Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Hattie Morahan, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellan, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Audra McDonald
2017, 5, B, FAMILY, FANTASY, MUSICAL, Oscars 2018
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T2 TRAINSPOTTING (2017)

May 20, 2017 by Jacob Nelson in 2017, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T
"Certainly for the fan who wants another hit, one last score, despite it not being what they need."
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Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Steven Robertson, Ewen Bremner, Shirley Henderson, Jonny Lee Miller, Anjela Nedyalkova, Kelly Macdonald
2017, 5, DRAMA, FOREIGN, T
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JANE GOT A GUN (2015)

March 16, 2016 by Jacob Nelson in 2015, 4, ACTION, DRAMA, J, WESTERN
"It's bland and lifeless effort in the nigh-defunct Western genre"
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March 16, 2016 /Jacob Nelson /Source
Gavin O'Connor, Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro
2015, 4, ACTION, DRAMA, J, WESTERN
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