The 2001 Ocean’s Eleven was a perfect, breezy hit, giving audiences four suave heroes and seven suave-ish cohorts and an effortless, simple plot dressed up to look smart. The 2018 all-female follow-up, Ocean’s Eight, does away with any attempt to...
One of the biggest literary hits of last year was Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give. A timely, electrifying YA novel, the book made several 2017 Best-Of lists and topped the bestselling charts upon its release. And unsurprisingly, we now have a...
Another week, another series of great/classic movies! I didn’t see as many films in theaters as last week, but I did manage to go see The Incredibles 2 on Thursday! You can expect a review later this week, but I will say that while it isn’t the...
Much has been made of the fact that John Travolta’s long-gestating passion project Gotti has received a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes – pitching a “perfect Bucky Larson,” if you will. Frankly, such claims are a bit misleading. I’m not saying that this is...
I honestly don’t know the last time we saw an actor like Timothée Chalamet. In terms of teen girl hysteria, it would have to be Leo-Mania, but in terms of his sheer raw talent as an actor? We’d have to go back to Marlon Brando or James Dean to...
Mankind has a horrible tendency to tamper with forces beyond our control. Due to greed, power, and a hint of nostalgic emotion, we have a desire to prove our greatness by controlling that which is inherently uncontrollable. Sometimes it is best...
A very happy anniversary, dear readers! Two years ago yesterday, the Sacred Wall went live, and I began giving you all updates on the news, predictions, and reviews of the pop culture scene. It’s been a wild ride, and one I hope will continue...
Horror may, in fact, be the hardest genre to pull off. There are so many ways a film can go wrong and so few for it to go right. You need to maintain the atmosphere, balance the story, create characters the audience cares about, use every aspect...
One of the biggest surprises of 2015, perhaps even of this decade, was the Rocky follow-up Creed. Directed by eventual Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, the film returned the aged franchise to its electrifying down-to-earth roots and told a...
Disney found itself thrown into chaos last winter when John Lasseter, the founder of Pixar and the Chief Creative Officer of all animated Disney films during the Disney Revival (the period of hits between 2009-present, including Tangled, Inside...
I hope you all had a wonderful Father’s Day weekend! For me, a decent week of movie watching was cut short by my father’s desire to see Tag for his special day, but hey, you can’t win them all. And at least the film isn’t unwatchable. You can...
After the success of The Jungle Book and Beauty and the Beast, it is no surprise that Disney is going to double down on remaking all of their beloved animated films. With The Lion King and Aladdin both finishing up production, Disney is hoping...
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