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'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' is the series' most thematically rich to date, even with a weaker script
11/12/2025

'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' is the series' most thematically rich to date, even with a weaker script

The Benoit Blanc cinematic universe has always been predicated on its social commentary. The first one touched on immigration while tackling the wealthy elites and the illusion of a power struggle …

'One Battle After Another' earns nine nominations to lead the pack for the 83rd Golden Globes
10/12/2025

'One Battle After Another' earns nine nominations to lead the pack for the 83rd Golden Globes

We’re right in the throes of awards season, and in the blink of an eye, we’re already at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards! And if the Globes are here to prove one thing, it’s that no matter how predict…

The 83rd Golden Globe nominations are being announced, and you can see the nominations live, right here!
08/12/2025

The 83rd Golden Globe nominations are being announced, and you can see the nominations live, right here!

With Critics’ Week firmly in our rearview, the next phase of awards season is finally ready to kick off, thanks to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards! In just a few minutes, the Hollywood Foreign P…

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association is announcing its winners for the best of 2025, and I'll have the winners in re...
07/12/2025

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association is announcing its winners for the best of 2025, and I'll have the winners in real time all day, right here at the Sacred Wall!

It’s been a grueling, exhilarating first week of awards season, but it finally comes to a close with the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards! Once a year, the critics of Los Angeles g…

Awards season kicks off with the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, and The Sacred Wall will have the winners as they'...
02/12/2025

Awards season kicks off with the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, and The Sacred Wall will have the winners as they're sporadically announced throughout the day

It’s finally time! While awards season technically kicked off last night with the Gotham Awards, we all know it doesn’t truly begin until the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. The NY…

'Jay Kelly' is a treatise on aging and regret - and one of the year's best films
01/12/2025

'Jay Kelly' is a treatise on aging and regret - and one of the year's best films

It’s fair to say that, while not necessarily a hater, I am something of a Noah Baumbach skeptic. After his initial breakthrough with The Squid and the Whale, Baumbach’s films proceeded to become pa…

From Bad Bunny to Adam Sandler, it's time to look back on the 2025 Entertainers of the Year!
26/11/2025

From Bad Bunny to Adam Sandler, it's time to look back on the 2025 Entertainers of the Year!

2025 is rapidly coming to a close, which means it’s time once again to begin our year-end wrap-up. And that means ending November with the official list for 2025’s Entertainers of the Year!

Act II problems can't undermine the strength of the leading ladies in 'Wicked: For Good'
19/11/2025

Act II problems can't undermine the strength of the leading ladies in 'Wicked: For Good'

One year ago, Wicked premiered and surpassed all expectations. Multiple Oscar nominations and wins, a nearly $800 million box office haul, and a true pop culture phenomenon. As Broadway fans know, …

With Halloween just around the corner, let's break down the definitive ranking of Halloween candy, from Runts and Dum-Du...
29/10/2025

With Halloween just around the corner, let's break down the definitive ranking of Halloween candy, from Runts and Dum-Dums to Twix and Kit-Kats

Halloween is just around the corner, and as I’ve run out of movies and shows to talk about for this year, I thought we’d turn our heads to the most important pop culture staple surrounding the holi…

'Sunfish (& Other Stories On Green Lake)' is a masterful Michigan-set story that plays like modern-day Hemingway
29/10/2025

'Sunfish (& Other Stories On Green Lake)' is a masterful Michigan-set story that plays like modern-day Hemingway

It’s a given statement – and one I have long advocated for on this site – that the most universal films are the ones writers approach personally. Write a story attempting to please “eve…

One more week done with 31 Days of Horror, and I recap a horror TV classic, a litany of new horror films, and tease my u...
24/10/2025

One more week done with 31 Days of Horror, and I recap a horror TV classic, a litany of new horror films, and tease my upcoming review of Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein'

Another week, another chaotic schedule messing with my 31 Days of Horror. While I wasn’t quite as overwhelmed as last week, allowing for more viewing opportunities, my schedule only really allowed …

With the decade half over, it's time to look at the best horror films of the first half of the 2020s, from 'The Invisibl...
22/10/2025

With the decade half over, it's time to look at the best horror films of the first half of the 2020s, from 'The Invisible Man' to 'The Substance'

As hard as it may be to admit, we are at the halfway point of the not-so-Roaring 20s. Which means if you’re a cultural critic like me, you start preparing your lists for the best of the decade. Aft…

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