It’s a well-established fact that while Halloween is the best slasher series, Friday the 13th is the most popular. While Michael Myers is a terrifying force of chaos and evil in the universe, I’d say the average filmgoer, when asked to describe...
Many years ago, when I was working on spec scripts for my portfolio, I struggled tirelessly on this one nugget of an idea I couldn’t quite crack. The idea was to make a traditional Sundance indie film, with arguing characters and long-buried...
There are certain moments that just define a holiday season; where mentally, you switch over from the miserableness of everyday life and embrace the festivities. As the days become cold and bleak, a surefire staple has always been wrapping...
I was about 95% right in my predictions going into Hubie Halloween, the newest Adam Sandler joint on Netflix. I knew he would talk in a stupid voice for the duration of the film. I knew that fart jokes and scat jokes would make up the bulk of the...
It is about time we start seriously considering the possibility that Sofia Coppola is a better director (or at the very least, a more identifiable auteur) than her iconic father. Sure, Francis Ford gave us The Godfather Trilogy and The...
I started the Sacred Wall in 2016 with two potential roads in front of me. The first road was to see what potential heights this site could soar to. I wanted to see what doors could open for me, what I could teach myself, and how I could turn...
It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. After all, there’s been rumors that Sacha Baron Cohen has been popping up sporadically all over the country for two years now, including sightings of his iconic character Borat. However, between...
When Adam Sandler entered the Oscar race in 2019 for Uncut Gems, he made the humorous threat that “If they don’t nominate me for this, I will come back and make the worst movie in the history of cinema.” Well, the Academy failed to live up to...
IT’S SACRED WALLOWEEN TIME, BABY! That’s right, Spooky Season is upon us, which means it’s time for more Halloween listicles, horror movie reviews and trailers, and 31 Days Of Horror – or 38, if you include the build-up to the ELECTION! Hey-o...
The worst thing you can see when beginning a documentary nowadays is the logo for CNN Films. With the exception of Apollo 11, every documentary they’ve released – from Blackfish to Three Identical Strangers to The Reagan Show to RBG – has...
Well, folks, it’s time. We’re about to see what an Awards Show In The Time Of Corona (by Gabriel García Marquez). Who will win at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards? Are Schitt’s Creek and Succession sure things? Can The...
This Sunday, the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will arrive to offer us our first glimpse of award shows in the time of COVID. Certain categories seem inevitable – for example, if you bet against Watchmen, just get straight out of the business. But...
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