Well everyone, it’s time: the 34th Independent Spirit Awards have announced their nominations for 2018, and a handful of arthouse classics have gotten a big boost. And while some contenders like The Favourite and Roma were ineligible outside of...
Tonight awards season officially kicks off as the 2018 Gotham Independent Film Awards announce their winners for the 2018 season. Who will win the New York indie awards that launched Get Out and Call Me By Your Name last year? Will The...
As we enter the final week of Filmstruck’s existence (RIP) and we wrap up the mad rush of Black Friday, my movie viewing was somewhat limited and increasingly narrow-minded. While I did manage to sneak away to see three movies in between turkey...
After months of questions like, “When’s that trailer going to drop?” and “What will the animals look like?” and “Wait, if all the animals are going to be CGI, why is a live action Lion King even necessary and not just a blatant cash grab animated...
Recently, The Incredibles 2 was released on DVD and Blu-Ray, allowing the unstoppable Pixar machine to rake in a few more of the big bucks. Meanwhile, two trailers for Toy Story 4 appeared online just last week. While I wrote about one of the...
This weekend, Adam McKay’s follow-up to The Big Short premiered for the critics and awards voters. The last of the major Best Picture contenders, Vice has been building up buzz ever since it was announced that Christian Bale would undergo heavy...
I had a slow week of movie watching due to a Bridal Shower I had to throw (I’m a Maid of Honor, b*tches!) However, I did manage to watch a couple movies and TV shows, including one for review, which will be going up later this week. That film was...
One of my favorite novels of all time is Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic romantic-horror Rebecca. Mysterious, dreamlike, haunting, and oftentimes quite humorous, the novel is a touchstone of 20th century literature. The novel has been adapted several...
Despite the fact that Toy Story 3 served as the perfect endcap to the series that changed the face of animation forever, money is still a thing in this world. Therefore, Pixar will be releasing Toy Story 4 next summer. And today, they have...
It’s been a pretty traditional week here at the Sacred Wall. With the announcement that Filmstruck will be ending at the end of the month, I’m doing my best to make the most of the Netflix of Classic Film. However, I did manage to get out to the...
The rape-and-revenge story has been a go-to myth going all the way back to the Greek tragedy. The reason, as exploitative as it is, is simple: no crime is as gruesome as rape (after all, a murder victim doesn’t have to live with the trauma), and...
It’s the end of another Sacred Walloween, which means it’s time for three things: Oscars, lighter fare, and Seasonal Affected Disorder. Yay! With Halloween and an impending Oscar season, I only had time to see three films for review, each of...
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