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*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on Edgar Wright. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to our Patreon. Season 4 of RETRO//RANKED has reached its grand finale on Edgar Wright's filmography with a mega ranking episode covering his last four feature films The World's End, Baby Driver, Last Night in Soho & The Running M...

Back in April we hosted our first conversation of the awards season with a way-too-early glimpse at the potential contenders ahead, and in July we revisited that with our first official draft of above-the-line category predictions, and in October we revisited again with our second official draft of above-the-line categories. We are now starting our specialized prediction episodes that feature 1 to...

The Running Man is directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Michael Bacall. It is the second adaptation of the 1982 novel by Stephen King, following the 1987 film. The story is as follows: A man joins a game show in which contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by "hunters" hired to kill them. The film stars Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael...

Ben Kalina is an award-winning director and producer whose work centers on the collision between human nature and the force of nature ( Can We Cool the Planet?, Shored Up ). His latest work, Plan C for Civilization , has its World Premiere at DOC NYC 2025. Plan C for Civilization tackles the promise and peril of solar geoengineering with exclusive verite access to its protagonist David Keith and t...

Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League is up and running for the 2025-26 season and our team is participating! We will track over this course of this podcast mini-series how are drafted teams are performing via the criteria of box office, critical reception, and awards. You can check out the rules for how to play on the MFL hub, but their summary is as follows, “You select a roster of exactly eight films...

Noah Baumbach will have his latest feature directorial effort, Jay Kelly, in limited release this coming week ahead of its Netflix release later this year so we’re discussing his career up to this point. The auteur is known for the writing of his variety of family dramas ranging from his breakout in The Squid and the Whale through his most recent film, White Noise. We’ll discuss the signatures, ch...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring the non-spoiler section of our bonus review for Predator: Badlands. To watch the full review on video, subscribe to our Patreon. “If it bleeds, we can kill it.” We see if that holds up in the seventh installment in the Predator franchise, and the ninth overall including the crossover series, with Predator: Badlands directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by P...

Frankenstein is written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The story follows a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. The film stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi a...

The Perfect Neighbor had its World Premiere earlier this year at Sundance 2025 and is now available to stream on Netflix. We are joined by the film's editor, Viridiana Lieberman, to discuss the documentary's unique construction and the collaboration with director Geeta Gandbhir. The Perfect Neighbor follows the killing of Ajike Owens primarily through police body cam footage, Ring camera...

This is a preview podcast. To listen to the full show, watch on video, and see the rest of the Stranger Things recap mini-series, subscribe to our Patreon. When Stranger Things premiered in 2016, it quickly became a cultural phenomenon for Netflix capturing small-town mystery, supernatural horror, and 1980s nostalgia. After the first two episodes of the series discussing Season 1 and 2, we are now...

Bugonia is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It is an English-language remake of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hwan. The film follows two conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. Bugonia had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice Internation...

Witches take over the studio to celebrate Halloween and discuss the iconography, history, and meaning of ‘the witch’ in film. Breaking down her many interactions, themes and meanings, the Ladies discuss the empowerment and the dangers this iconic figure has brought to female audiences…all while giving plenty of new movie recs! Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts...

Lesbian Space Princess recently screened at Philadelphia Film Festival after playing festivals throughout the past year and Jake Fittipaldi is joined by co-directors Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese to discuss their work and creative partnership. Lesbian Space Princess follows a space princess who is thrust out of her sheltered life and into a galactic quest to save her bounty hunter ex-girlfri...

After the long haul of the fall festival cycle, festival season has finally come to a close and we’re here to round up our experiences at each of the most recent fests that our team has attended including New York Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and Philadelphia Film Festival. From the midwest to the Northeast Corridor, we recap all the movies we saw during this fall season. Su...

Marking the first nominations from an official awards voting body, The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced their nominations for the 35th edition of The Gothams. We recap the announcement where 40 feature films and 25 performances in ten award categories were recognized. One Battle After Another led the way receiving six nominations while the Best Feature category increased for the first t...

After the Hunt is directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Nora Garrett. Starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stuhlbarg and Chloë Sevigny, it follows Alma, a college professor caught in between a sexual abuse accusation involving one of her students and a colleague. The film had its world premiere out of competition in the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on Augus...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on Edgar Wright. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to our Patreon. Season 4 of RETRO//RANKED continues on with Edgar Wright's filmography, this time discussing his third and fourth features, Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World . We will continue collaboratively ranking all of his film...

Back in April we hosted our first conversation of the awards season with a way-too-early glimpse at the potential contenders ahead, and in July we revisited that with our first official draft of above-the-line category predictions. With the dust now settled on festival season we are now offering our second draft predictions for above-the-line categories including Picture, Director, and Original an...

Sara and Kam delve into their experiences at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), discussing various films including Bad Apples, Frankenstein, Sinners, and Hamnet. They explore themes of audience reception, the role of gender in film criticism, and the politics surrounding Oscar nominations. The discussion highlights the complexities of film interpretation and the importance of diverse...

Danny Jarabek is joined by Amir Etminan, the editor of Jafar Panahi's Palme d'Or winning film, It Was Just an Accident, distributed by NEON. Amir discusses his creative process with Panahi and using his "inner voice" when finding the right balance between genres and tones during the editing process. They also detail the technical hurdles of editing on Premiere Pro with light eq...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a segment from our watchalong of All is Lost. To watch the full conversation on video and watch along with us, subscribe to our Patreon. In this episode, we pay tribute to the legendary Robert Redford while watching one of his last films in a leading role, All is Lost . We discuss the minimal dialogue that emphasizes director J.C. Chandor's heightened aud...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on Edgar Wright. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to our Patreon. Season 4 of RETRO//RANKED is here!! After our previous seasons collaboratively ranked the Jurassic Park franchise, the 28 franchise, and Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography, we are now jumping headfirst into our next topic:...

In this conversation from Fantastic Fest 2025, Jake Fittipaldi interviews editor Patrick Lawrence, exploring his journey into film editing, particularly in the horror genre, leading to his work on Shelby Oaks. Patrick shares insights into his editing process, the challenges of working on independent films, and the unique aspects of editing across different formats. He discusses his personal connec...

In this bonus episode of Ladies Night, Sara, Sasha, and Risa dive into the cultural impact of Taylor Swift's new album and its theatrical release. They discuss their personal connections to Swift's music, the significance of female artists in the industry, and the double standards they face. The conversation also explores the experience of listening to music in theaters and how Swift&apo...

The third entry into the Tron franchise has arrived with Joachim Rønning’s Tron: Ares following Tron (1982) and Tron: Legacy (2010). The movie is described as follows: a highly sophisticated Program, Ares, is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission and stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Jeff Bridges, and Jodie Turner-Smith. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Chapter Times...