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While 'Stereophonic' and 'Merrily We Roll Along' look to dominate the 77th Tony Awards, I have some predictions for the ...
16/06/2024

While 'Stereophonic' and 'Merrily We Roll Along' look to dominate the 77th Tony Awards, I have some predictions for the rest of the categories along the way

Tonight the 77th Tony Awards will air on Pluto TV, Paramount Plus and CBS, hosted once again by Ariana DeBose. I haven’t covered the race too much this year, due to a combination of the fairly basi…

Follow along with the winners at the 96th Academy Awards, live as they happen!
10/03/2024

Follow along with the winners at the 96th Academy Awards, live as they happen!

It’s time, folks! After a seemingly neverending season, it’s time to finally discover who our Oscar winners are for the 96th Academy Awards! Or, more specifically, how many Oscars Oppen…

Let's take one last look at this year's Oscar predictions before tonight's big event, aka the 'Oppenheimer' Sweep
10/03/2024

Let's take one last look at this year's Oscar predictions before tonight's big event, aka the 'Oppenheimer' Sweep

Tonight, the 96th Academy Awards will present their winners for the best films of the year. And while we are looking at the best field of Best Picture nominees in perhaps over a decade, let’s not k…

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are live on Netflix, and I have winners live, right here on The Sacred Wall!
25/02/2024

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are live on Netflix, and I have winners live, right here on The Sacred Wall!

It’s finally time for the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards! Will Oppenheimer continue its clean sweep of the season? How many awards will Succession take home in the final legs of its v…

It's finally here! The 96th Academy Award nominations have been announced, and you can see them all right here!
23/01/2024

It's finally here! The 96th Academy Award nominations have been announced, and you can see them all right here!

It’s finally time, folks! The 96th Academy Awards are finally upon us! Are we looking at a race between Barbie and Oppenheimer? Will any of our contenders over or underperform? And will we ge…

Tomorrow the Academy will unveil its nominations for the 96th Oscars. Expect a big day for Barbenheimer, 'Poor Things,' ...
22/01/2024

Tomorrow the Academy will unveil its nominations for the 96th Oscars. Expect a big day for Barbenheimer, 'Poor Things,' and even 'Spider-Verse'

Well, folks, we’ve finally reached the apex of awards season. Tomorrow morning, the Academy will announce its nominations for the 96th Academy Awards. Now, as many of you know, I was unfortunately …

'Mean Girls' mostly lazily rehashes the original film, but I'd be lying if the musical numbers didn't make the whole thi...
18/01/2024

'Mean Girls' mostly lazily rehashes the original film, but I'd be lying if the musical numbers didn't make the whole thing feel worthwhile

It’s hard not to look at the new Mean Girls adaptation as a cash grab of a cash grab. Released 20 years after the iconic 2004 film, the newest iteration is based on the already-unnecessary musical …

After months of delay, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are finally upon us! Can 'The Bear' unseat 'Ted Lasso?' And just h...
16/01/2024

After months of delay, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are finally upon us! Can 'The Bear' unseat 'Ted Lasso?' And just how many awards can 'Succession' win? You can find out, live, right here at The Sacred Wall!

It took a while to get here, but the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are finally upon us! Delayed because of the writers’ and actors’ strikes of last summer, we are finally ready to name the…

Looking for today's Screen Actors Guild Award nominations? We've got the results right here!
10/01/2024

Looking for today's Screen Actors Guild Award nominations? We've got the results right here!

Film Best Male Actor In A Leading Role TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Best Female Actor In A Leading Role TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Best Male Actor In A Supporting Role TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Best Female Actor In A Su…

The Golden Globes are upon us, and you can follow along with the winners live, right here on The Sacred Wall!
08/01/2024

The Golden Globes are upon us, and you can follow along with the winners live, right here on The Sacred Wall!

Welcome, one and all, to the first major awards show of the night: the 81st Golden Globe Awards! Tonight, Jo Koy will host as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awards the biggest films and sh…

The Golden Globes premiere tonight at 8:00 pm on CBS, so that means it's time once again for my annual prediction compet...
07/01/2024

The Golden Globes premiere tonight at 8:00 pm on CBS, so that means it's time once again for my annual prediction competition vs. Best Friend/Arch Rival Lena Hagedorn!

Well, everyone, it’s finally time. Awards season is upon us, and that means it’s time for the year’s drunkest, stupidest awards show: the 81st Golden Globes. Despite a decent show last year, the Gl…

'The Iron Claw' is a depressingly poignant story that thrives thanks to great performances from Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen ...
26/12/2023

'The Iron Claw' is a depressingly poignant story that thrives thanks to great performances from Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and beyond

Everyone loves a feel-good sports story. People love to be uplifted by people who can push their bodies to the limit to do extraordinary things and inspire a nation. After all, there’s a reason eve…

Based on a true story, 'The Boys In The Boat' overcomes a weak script thanks to George Clooney's direction and the power...
26/12/2023

Based on a true story, 'The Boys In The Boat' overcomes a weak script thanks to George Clooney's direction and the powerful central story

At first it seemed like a fluke or flaw that George Clooney’s directorial outings felt…outdated? From Good Night and Good Luck to The Tender Bar, every film to date feels drawn directly from a bygo…

It's time once again for the Sacred Wall Holiday Viewing Guide! Your one-stop-shop for what to watch with your families ...
22/12/2023

It's time once again for the Sacred Wall Holiday Viewing Guide! Your one-stop-shop for what to watch with your families over the winter break

It’s time once again for A Sacred Wall Christmas, everybody! My apologies for so few posts this year – as some of you may know, I had a major surgery back in October that sort of knocked out …

Even for a children's film, 'Migration' rarely rises above the bare minimum
22/12/2023

Even for a children's film, 'Migration' rarely rises above the bare minimum

If anyone had deigned to label Illumination Studios as the downfall of animation back when they wowed the world with Despicable Me back in 2010, they would rightly be shrugged off as “harsh” and “o…

'Wonka' is a shocking, surprising, delightful film that will dazzle members of the entire family
21/12/2023

'Wonka' is a shocking, surprising, delightful film that will dazzle members of the entire family

There is no universe where the phrase “young hot W***y Wonka” needs to exist. It is a hellish phrase, one where no two words feel like they belong together. Yet we live in a world where IP is king,…

Bradley Cooper's 'Maestro' looks great, but outside of Carey Mulligan's towering performance, there's just not much dept...
21/12/2023

Bradley Cooper's 'Maestro' looks great, but outside of Carey Mulligan's towering performance, there's just not much depth

2023 is shaping up to be the Year of Aspiring Insufferable Auteurs. Many directors who made names for themselves with new and exciting projects have followed up their breakthroughs with obvious cla…

'Killers Of The Flower Moon' continues to prove why Scorsese's one of the greatest directors in history
19/12/2023

'Killers Of The Flower Moon' continues to prove why Scorsese's one of the greatest directors in history

In some ways, a Martin Scorsese Western doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. His films tend to involve inner-city realities, with a gritty emphasis on intimately modern power struggles. Yet when it c…

Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' tends to meander when it's a historical biopic, but finds life whenever it lets Joaquin Phoeni...
13/12/2023

Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon' tends to meander when it's a historical biopic, but finds life whenever it lets Joaquin Phoenix be a weird little freak

Historical epics and biopics are rapidly becoming a dying art form. There’s only so often one can witness the same historical events repetitively performed with little insight into what makes the h…

Hayao Miyazaki's return to filmmaking, 'The Boy And The Heron,' is a masterful work by a masterful filmmaker
12/12/2023

Hayao Miyazaki's return to filmmaking, 'The Boy And The Heron,' is a masterful work by a masterful filmmaker

Ed. Note: As a rule, I usually advise viewers to avoid watching dubbed versions of international films. Something just feels lost in translation during this process. However, due to both the nature…

Todd Haynes' 'May December' is a haunting, scathing indictment bolstered by a strong script and terrific acting
11/12/2023

Todd Haynes' 'May December' is a haunting, scathing indictment bolstered by a strong script and terrific acting

Todd Haynes has spent so long in the world of melodrama and drama that it’s easy to forget his roots in comedy. Well, not so much comedy as a highly stylized absurdity, examining social morays and …

Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla' is a sumptuous character study, thanks to strong direction and acting
08/12/2023

Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla' is a sumptuous character study, thanks to strong direction and acting

God bless Sofia Coppola. Perhaps no director working today has a keener sense for finding a unique, exciting angle on a story – no matter how repetitively told. In theory, there was no need f…

Awards season is finally upon us, and it's time to kick things off with live coverage of the 2023 New York Film Critics ...
30/11/2023

Awards season is finally upon us, and it's time to kick things off with live coverage of the 2023 New York Film Critics Circle Awards!

Awards season is finally here, folks! After a relatively quiet summer mostly dominated by singing, dancing dolls and dapperly-dressed scientists/potential war criminals, it’s finally time to start …

The only ‘Wish’ in Disney’s newest outing is that this ungodly slog will come to an end
23/11/2023

The only ‘Wish’ in Disney’s newest outing is that this ungodly slog will come to an end

Disney’s periods of success and failure have always come in waves, tracing back to the company’s beginnings exactly 100 years ago. For every Disney Renaissance or Golden Era, there’s a disappointin…

'The Exorcist: Believer" is more than a terrible sequel to a horror classic. It's also a downright terrible movie
14/11/2023

'The Exorcist: Believer" is more than a terrible sequel to a horror classic. It's also a downright terrible movie

With the recent nostalgia having already crescendoed (and seemingly begun its slow descent), it’s hard to muster much excitement for the “legasequel” – the colloquialism reserved for films me…

'The Holdovers' is honest, earnest, and easily one of the year's best films
09/11/2023

'The Holdovers' is honest, earnest, and easily one of the year's best films

Despite attempts within Hollywood to stifle the mid-budget adult film in favor of franchises and IP, the genre has remained defiantly resilient. Perhaps it’s because there’s something innately huma…

The 'Mean Girls' musical is now a movie, and the firs trailer is...not fetch
09/11/2023

The 'Mean Girls' musical is now a movie, and the firs trailer is...not fetch

Few high school films this century have managed to reach the peaks of 2004’s Mean Girls. Written by the then-mostly unknown Tina Fey, the endlessly-quotable film launched the careers of Rachel McAd…

Emerald Fennell's 'Saltburn' is weak on themes, but strong on vibes
08/11/2023

Emerald Fennell's 'Saltburn' is weak on themes, but strong on vibes

Following up a massively successful debut film is a monstrous, and often disastrous endeavor. While occasionally you’ll get a film like Creed, Little Women, or Us, it is far more likely that hubris…

'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3' proves why rom-coms don't get sequels
11/09/2023

'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3' proves why rom-coms don't get sequels

There’s a reason romantic comedies don’t have sequels. The entire point is the phrase “happily ever after” – no one wants to get into the nitty gritty of real life. In fact, only a handful of films…

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