We celebrate the 20th anniversary of She’s The Man by breaking down the film and “women in sports” movies. We also give some of our favorite recs from the genre and look at the progression of sports films over the past two decades. She’s The Man, loosely based on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, stars Amanda Bynes as Viola […]
‘Attack on Paradise’ is an action-packed way to spend an afternoon and a nice addition to Bob Colaers’s filmography.
In a barren post-apocalyptic world with no humans, a barter system of sunflowers for scrap parts, and robots, Zap is very lonely. In his scavenging one day, he finds the broken body of another robot. His curiosity gets the better of him, and he takes this robot home, in hopes of reviving it. As we […]
The lineup for the 83rd Venice International Film Festival was announced on Thursday, July 23, coming on the heels of the first wave of announcements from the Toronto International Film Festival. That means we’re officially entering fall festival season, the multi-week stretch in late August and September where many of the biggest contenders for the 99th Academy […]
We’re going channel surfing for round 2! If you missed our last Channel Surfing episode, instead of spending an hour diving deep into a single series, we bounce around the television landscape and talk about the shows we haven’t had a chance to cover on the main show, along with the hidden gems we think deserve a […]
Her Private Hell becomes so wrapped up in its striking visual language and the rigidity of Refn’s directorial style that even those who are well-versed in his mode of storytelling will struggle to access the actual intentions of the film. While it’s respectable that a director is so unwavering in the stylistic flair that makes his films unique, it’s tough to meaningfully engage with a movie like this that is self-serious to the point of alienation.
A love story for the ages, an authentic vignette of teenage experiences, and a set of beautifully three-dimensional queer characters. Just a few accurate descriptors of the Heartstopper (2022-2024) franchise. From graphic novels to a TV series to a feature-film finale, the Heartstopper cinematic universe is a warm one we’re sad to depart.
Risa Bolash discusses Heartstopper and Hearstopper Forever with editor Todd Downing.
Christopher Nolan please exit stage left, this episode is for the freaks. It’s time to get wild, Olivia Wilde that is! With her third directorial feature, The Invite, in theaters as of last week, and an upcoming leading role in Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex set to go into wide release next week, we discuss her career building up […]
We read it. We watched it. It’s time for the receipts. For this month’s Read Receipts, we are going on an Odyssey. Or should we say a Pod-yssey? Welcome back to your favorite podcast for readers and watchers alike. If you’re new here, this is Read Receipts: A Big Screen Book Club from The Rolling Tape. Every month, we […]
And though Rocky Balboa and Jake LaMotta are the two most famous movie boxers, the subgenre has never slowed down. Will Smith, Hilary Swank, Jake Gyllenhaal, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, and Sydney Sweeney have all made their boxing movies. Now, in the Hulu original They Fight, it’s André Holland’s turn.
Kissing Cancer Season goodbye, the sun now blazes into the fiery sign of Leo. Here’s what to watch between July 22 and August 22 to honor this fierce, fixed fire sign. From political thrillers to existential oddities, even to a comedy classic, there’s a movie for everyone looking to embrace their inner lion this summer.
Ten years on this fucking podcast. Let’s go home! Today, our destiny comes to a close. We add The Odyssey to our collaborative rankings that we’ve been building for weeks. Call it the Trojan horse of RETRO//RANKED, but where will it end up? RETRO//RANKED is a Rolling Tape network series ranking the individual entries of beloved franchises and filmographies, […]
How much of our fragmented memories can we trust? What semblance of truth do they offer when other people offer differing accounts as to what we can remember or recount from an urge to have a grasp of our identity? Those are some of the ethereal questions surrounding Carla Simón’s semi-autobiographical drama, Romería, a film bursting with specters of a past that feels distant and far-removed from Marina Piñeiro’s (Llúcia Garcia) confusing reality.
“And dawn will break over the darkened world. And our mistakes will once again be forgotten.” These are the final words spoken in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
