With the days of Harry Potter and The Hunger Games long behind us, studios have been scrambling to capture the audiences that once religiously turned out every few years for a fantastical adventure filled with magic, wonder, and a couple of...
I’ve been thinking a lot in recent days about Judas and the Black Messiah, and how so many of my fellow pundits have been sleeping on it. While director Shaka King is relatively unproven, it’s still a production that cannot be overlooked. It’s...
There are few writers in Hollywood as insanely brilliant as Chralie Kaufman. After breaking out in 1999 with his insane look at loneliness and fame in Being John Malkovich, he has tackled the complexities of life in a variety of bizare ways, from...
Hi guys. So when I first set out to write about my Most Anticipated Films Of 2020, it was a very different time. It was New Year’s Day, and there was a whole year of new, exciting films awaiting us. When my other job and the Oscar race interfered...
As we turn our eyes back to the Best of 2019, it’s time once again for the Top Ten Best Trailers of 2019! These are the trailers that did their best to excite and fascinate us, promising us action, adventure, suspense, and laughter, all while...
Once upon a time, there was a filmmaker named Sidney Lumet, who famously found new ways to create cinema by tackling hefty thematic material through smart, claustrophobic character studies. Through his glimpses inside the minds of cinema’s...
At this time in most other years, I would be providing you with solid, firm, independent updates on the announced lineups for Venice, Toronto, and the New York film festivals. We’d be reveling in which films will stealthily become our next Best...
Is there any idea less palatable right now than a miniseries based on James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty? I mean, we all knew some sort of project was inevitable, but for God’s sake, at least Hollywood waited until Nixon was out of office before...
Happy August, everyone! It’s been pretty quiet around these parts at The Sacred Wall, as I’ve simply been preparing for a quiet vacation. But that won’t stop me from providing you all with top notch coverage of everything pop culture related. I...
The best possible news coming out of the nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards is that without the juggernauts of 2019 in the race, things get a little more interesting. Of course, what that really means is that we’re looking at a crazy...
Well, like it or not, it’s time for awards season to begin! This morning, the Television Academy will announce their nominations for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. And with 50% of last year’s nominees out of the running due to series...
It’s a bit crazy to think of awards in the midst of the current pandemic. After all, what could be less entertaining than hosting a normally-live event where people get all dressed up and hang out together virtually? How is it even going to work...
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