The Rolling Tape

We react live to the 83rd Golden Globes for the 2026 ceremony. Throughout the ceremony we provide our live reactions to the winners, and debrief our takeaways for the winners and the implications for the rest of the awards season. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Follow our team online: Danny Jarabek Ethan Dayton Ethan Simmie Paul Rai...

No Other Choice is directed by Park Chan-wook. Based on The Ax by Donald Westlake, the film stars Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, and Woo Seung Kim. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 29 August 2025. At the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, it was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Act...

This is a special episode because we aren’t just reviewing one movie, we are reviewing five movies. Our team has selected five films that stood out in 2025 that we did not get a chance to review on the main show, in a speed run format reviewing each in short 15-20 minute sections. The five films we have selected are It Was Just an Accident, The Secret Agent, Train Dreams, Hedda, and If I Had Legs...

The recently rebranded Actor Awards, formerly SAG Awards, have announced their nominations and are the latest guild to weigh in on the award season. We analyze the significance of the nominations, surprises, and the implications for the upcoming Oscars delving into ensemble, leading, and supporting roles, while sharing predictions and insights on the performances that are gaining traction in the a...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on James Cameron. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to our Patreon. Oh Captain, my Captain, Big Jim. It’s been quite the journey and I’m honestly pretty sad that it’s over. We have finally arrived at the final destination for our biggest season yet in which we’ve covered the filmography of dire...

Our full video recaps of all Stranger Things seasons are available on Patreon. When Stranger Things premiered in 2016, it quickly became a cultural phenomenon for Netflix capturing small-town mystery, supernatural horror, and 1980s nostalgia. This mini-series on The Rolling Remote has run the gauntlet through recapping all four previous seasons up until and through the release of Season 5. We have...

With the Golden Globes approaching this coming Sunday (1/11), we make our final predictions for all film categories before live reacting to the ceremony.  Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon View Our Predictions: Oscar Board Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Follow our team online: Danny Jarabek Paul Rai Adam Patla   Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Credits:...

With 2025 and the third full calendar year of The Rolling Tape in the books, we celebrate the year’s best moments in cinema by talking about our favorite movies, performances, scenes and superlatives. We then look ahead to 2026 and discuss our most anticipated releases that will be screening and streaming for the next 365 days along with our team’s movie watching goals.  Subscribe: The Rolling Tap...

In our unfiltered series that explores the state of the film industry, we discuss the evolving landscape of the movies and box office in 2025. Everything from the impact of cultural trends and the changing dynamics between studios and theaters to the importance of original storytelling and the need for quality films and a better relationship between studios and theaters. From Netflix's domina...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on James Cameron. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to our Patreon. With past seasons traversing the "Jurassic" Franchise, the "28" Franchise, Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography, and Edgar Wright's filmography, season 5 of our Patreon exclusive series is set to be...

After multiple drafts of way-too-early above the line predictions through the summer, and a “state of the awards race” pulse check episode discussing the first round of major precursors, we are now on the back half of rolling out our specialized prediction episodes that feature 3-4 categories at a time until we’ve covered all categories ahead of nomination morning on January 22. After the Oscar sh...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on James Cameron. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to our Patreon. With past seasons traversing the "Jurassic" Franchise, the "28" Franchise, Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography, and Edgar Wright's filmography, season 5 of our Patreon exclusive season is set to be...

Marty Supreme is directed by Josh Safdie, who co-wrote the script with Ronald Bronstein, loosely inspired by the life and career of American table tennis player Marty Reisman. Starring Timothée Chalamet, the film also features Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara and Fran Drescher. Marty Supreme premiered at the 2025 New York Film Festival on October...

This week the Ladies conclude 2025 with a discussion of “male actor branding” specifically discussing Timothée Chalamet and the unconventional methods of his Marty Supreme press tour. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Follow our team online: Sara Ciplickas on Letterboxd , Instagram , and X Kam Ryan on Letterboxd , Instagram , X , and Em...

Nandita Joshi is joined by production designer Fiona Crombie to discuss her work on the film 'Hamnet,' exploring her creative process, the challenges of designing period pieces, and the emotional depth of the story communicated through the production design decisions. She shares insights into her research methods, the importance of location visits, and the balance between historical accu...

After multiple drafts of way-too-early above the line predictions through the summer, and a “state of the awards race” pulse check episode discussing the first round of major precursors, we are now on the back half of rolling out our specialized prediction episodes that feature 3-4 categories at a time until we’ve covered all categories ahead of nomination morning on January 22. After the Oscar sh...

The Awards Season Draft returns for round 4! In this recurring series where we competitively draft winners across one year's full awards circuit, we have covered 2015, 2022, and 2012, but our fourth stop is the 2005-6 season featuring Crash as the Best Picture winner, pulling off an upset win and one of the most controversial in Oscar history. Our draft options include Oscar winners, Precurso...

Ruairí O'Brien, is the Director of Photography for Eternity , the A24 afterlife rom-com, which premiered worldwide on November 26, 2025, starring Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen. O'Brien’s masterful cinematography elevates this heartfelt, high-concept love triangle, blending glossy 1960s-inspired visuals with vibrant, fantastical worlds to bring the afterlife to life. We discuss O'...

Avatar: Fire and Ash is directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Distributed by 20th Century Studios, it is the sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and the third installment in the Avatar franchise that has grossed over $4 billion at the global box office. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, and many others reprise th...

We discuss the recent acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix after an open auction saw bids from the likes of Warner Bros., Paramount, and Comcast. The conversation covers the implications for the future of theatrical releases and the film industry as a whole in the aftermath of this deal, as well as breaks down the Netflix vs. Paramount battle that has been staged over the last week since Warner...

To hear more bonus pre-episode conversations like this, subscribe to our Patreon for as little as $1/month for early access and video episodes. Ahead of our Wake Up Dead Man review we discuss: Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day Billboard Supergirl Trailer  Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Follow our team online: Danny Jarabek Lette...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on James Cameron. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to our Patreon. With past seasons traversing the "Jurassic" Franchise, the "28" Franchise, Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography, and Edgar Wright's filmography, season 5 of our Patreon exclusive season is set to be...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards: Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Sound, and Visual Effects. We break down each of the 9 fea...

We take a brief pause on our category-by-category prediction series to assess the current state of the race as a checkpoint after a major first-wave of precursors. We discuss at large the impacts of AFI, NBR, LAFCA, NYFCC, Golden Globes, and Critics Choice Association to assess trends we are seeing from Train Dreams chugging along to whether James Cameron’s best picture hopes are in a pile of fire...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring the first 30 minutes of our bonus review for Jay Kelly. To watch the full review on video and get an extra segment on Golden Globes nomination reactions, subscribe to our Patreon. Jay Kelly is directed by Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and Emily Mortimer. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, and Billy C...