In an era where IP and cookie-cutter formulas are becoming ever-more present, it’s always refreshing to see someone with as clear a vision as Benny and Josh Safdie. While their previous films (Good Time in particular) have been relatively cold...
I’ve written multiple times on this site that my favorite type of documentary are the ones where they set out with one plan in mind, only to uncover something greater along the way. The way 2016’s Tickled set out to investigate a weird message...
It may come as a massive shock to you all, but I am a massive Frozen fan. I saw the animated blockbuster five times in theaters, and will never forget the magic of seeing Disney return to its roots with a good old-fashioned musical extravaganza...
In an era where the political divide has ruined everything from entertainment to religion, where cinema is dumbed down to a common denominator of big robots punching each other, and where morality seems ever forgotten in a quest to be right, it’s...
It is a right of passage for New York intellectual creatives to turn their autobiographies into a wordy, play-like film of pain, loss, and love. The most famous example, of course, is Woody Allen’s Annie Hall. Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story is an...
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski have come to be known in Hollywood as the cult whisperers. Known for their talented ability to take weird-but-true stories and turn them into comedic goldmines, they have brought the stories of Ed Wood, Larry...
David Eggers’ The Lighthouse is many things. It is a batsh*t insane journey into human insanity. It is a treatise on isolation and challenged masculinity. It is a stark, beautifully shot horror that will challenge you to marvel at it whilst...
Taika Waititi is one of the greatest comedic minds in Hollywood at the moment. In the decade since the New Zealand genius broke out, he ha crafted one of the best comedies of the millennium in What We Do In The Shadows, a heartfelt family dramedy...
The news surrounding Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite has sort of reached a fever pitch at this point. It won the Cannes Palme d’Or, became the most buzzed about title of the Toronto, Telluride, and New York Film Festivals with record-setting lines, and...
It’s time once again, boys and girls, for another Sacred Wall Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All! Unfortunately, this year’s season got short shrifted by some other work related activities – as well as a quest to get more reviews up for you all...
In modern film criticism, it is sort of accepted as a given that children’s films are going to suck. It wasn’t always this way – films like The Wizard of Oz, E.T., and more are considered classics for a reason. But a certain sense of formulaic...
Happy Christmas week! I hope you’ve all had pleasant weekends with your families – or if not, then a prosperous week at the theaters! I for one saw four new releases, which I’ll be breaking down in the next paragraph.
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