Often, it seems that the high school comedy has become overshadowed by social media, the primary entertainment for teenagers. By 2015, most teenagers scrolled Instagram instead of going to the movies with friends. Fortunately for us, the high school comedy would try and fail to make a comeback with The DUFF (2015), now celebrating its […]
Captain America: Brave New World marks Sam Wilson’s first solo film as the new Captain America, ushering in a new era for the character and the MCU. Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan. Listen Here:SpotifyApple PodcastsAll […]
The power of international filmmaking, like all cinema, is the power of perspective and the opportunity to learn about foreign cultures. In 2024 alone, audiences learned about the forced disappearance of Brazilian politician Rubens Paiva (I’m Still Here), a story of paranoia amid political unrest in Iran (The Seed of the Sacred Fig), and a […]
Continuing with our rankings of the acting categories throughout the 2020s, we turn our attention to Best Actress in a Leading Role. Historically, the category is quite competitive, leaving pundits and fans guessing until awards night. The 2020s (so far) provide a mixture of actresses receiving their long-awaited due and powerhouses going for a victory […]
For the third entry into the lovable world of Paddington bear and the Brown family, Paddington returns to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey. The film […]
To celebrate Valentine’s Day here at The Rolling Tape, we host a watchalong of a classic rom-com with 13 Going on 30. Unpopular schoolgirl Jenna Rink makes an unusual wish on her birthday. Miraculously, her wish comes true and the 13-year-old Jenna wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman. Listen Here:SpotifyApple PodcastsAll Listening […]
To celebrate Valentine’s Day here at The Rolling Tape, we host a watchalong of a classic rom-com with 13 Going on 30. Unpopular schoolgirl Jenna Rink makes an unusual wish on her birthday. Miraculously, her wish comes true and the 13-year-old Jenna wakes up the next day as a 30-year-old woman. Listen Here:SpotifyApple PodcastsAll Listening […]
The phrase “you find love in the most unexpected places” is perhaps cheesy and overwrought, but there’s a kernel of truth there. Love exists beyond just romance. Sometimes love, through witness or experience, comes into our lives with no preamble and changes our understanding of what it is and what forms it can take. And […]
Before our review of Captain America: Brave New World, we’re looking back through the legacy of the superhero previously as Steve Rogers played by Chris Evans and now helmed by Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson. We discuss the MCU films relevant to the journey of the Captain America figure including the character’s standalone films and […]
This year, India waited with bated breath for an Oscar nomination but it eluded the country again. Two women-led, women-directed, and women-oriented Indian films–Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light (AWIAL) and Kiran Rao’s Laapata Ladies–did not make it to the 97th Academy Awards despite rave reviews, positive word-of-mouth from critics and audiences alike, and […]
In the first edition of our 2020s Oscar Rankings, I ranked the Best Supporting Actor Winners of the 2020s. Now, it’s time I turn your attention towards the Best Supporting Actress category. What differentiates this category’s victors so far this decade is that all winners are not newly discovered ingenues. Some of these winners have […]
It’s Valentine’s Day week and love is in the air for Jonathan Eusebio’s martial arts action comedy Love Hurts starring Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, and Mustafa Shakir. The film is described as follows: a realtor is pulled back into the life he left behind after his former partner-in-crime resurfaces with an ominous message. With […]
We need to talk about The Newsreader (2021-2025). The Australian television series set in the cutthroat world of television news in the 1980s has consistently delivered complex characters, witty dialogue, and high-paced tension since its release in 2021. It captures the high-comedy drama shows like Succession mastered while also mixing in one of my favorite […]
“Tragedy cannot be the end of our lives. We cannot allow it to control and defeat us.” – Izzeldin Abuelaish, I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity No Other Land (2024) marks a pivotal moment in documentary filmmaking–a movie of the moment that perfectly encapsulates the […]
