Sara Ciplickas

Sara Ciplickas is the Content Director of Publications for The Rolling Tape as well as a Co-Founder of the outlet. As the lead editor of the outlet's publications, Sara manages a writing team and edits published work ranging from reviews to essays and OP-ED's on the film and entertainment industry. Sara also contributes to our platform through her own writing and voice on the podcast and well as through social media management in addition to her independently published work.

Hosts Ladies Night

Reviews

November 5, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘ChaO’ is an Unusual Premise for a Love Story that Highlights the Immigrant Experience

ChaO, directed by Yasuhiro Aoki, is a world where humans and merpeople co-exist. Princess ChaO (Anna Yamada), a mermaid, marries a human, Ste...

Reviews

November 5, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline’ is a Fun Adventure in Takeshi Koike's Final Outing of His Childhood Hero

Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline, directed by Takeshi Koike, sees Lupin III (Kan’ichi Kurita) alongside his allies, the worl...

Reviews

November 5, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘Redline’ at Fifteen is Still an Energetic Race You Can’t Look Away From

As part of the Scotland Loves Anime festival, Takeshi Koike, who showcased his latest film Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline,...

Reviews

November 5, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘The Last Blossom’ is a Surprise of Scotland Loves Anime

Akutsu (Junki Tozuka/Kaoru Kobayashi), a dying former yakuza serving a life sentence, looks back on his life during the summer of 1986 and is...

Reviews

November 4, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

CIFF 2025 Review: ‘What Does That Nature Say To You’ is Another Classic from Hong Sang-soo

Hong Sang-soo is no stranger to consistently putting out films. This is the first year since 2020 that he hasn’t released at least two films....

Lists

October 30, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

5 Cult Classic Horror Movies You Need to See

Halloween is just a few short days away, which means we're in the thick of scary movie season. Once you've passed out all of the candy and tu...

Reviews

October 29, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

PFF 2025 Review: ‘Alice-Heart’ is a Philadelphia-set Coming-Of-Age for the Books

I, like many others, find coming-of-age films deeply resonant, as they provide a sense of belonging and capture something raw and human about...

Reviews

October 28, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

CIFF 2025 Review: ‘Jay Kelly’ is a Beautiful Portrait of Memory, Friendship, and Legacy

Jay Kelly is one of my favorite subgenres of movies—those about the art of filmmaking, movies, and actors themselves. The film follows famous...

Reviews

October 25, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘100 Nights of Hero’ Review: A Delectable Fairy Tale Fantasy

Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights of Hero is a tale of women storytellers on a sparkling, faraway planet. Cherry (Maika Monroe) lives with her maid,...

Reviews

October 23, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

CIFF 2025 ‘Bugonia’ Review: Another Wild Ride from the Brain of Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos is back again this year with another feature in Bugonia. Lanthimos teams up for the first time with screenwriter Will Tracy,...

Lists

October 22, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

12 Movies for Scorpio Season

Scorpio Season is a time for scares, seduction, and sorrow. This year, the sun shifts from Libra to Scorpio late at night on October 22 and s...

Reviews

October 22, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Shows Promise but Folds Like a Pair of Cards

This review contains major spoilers, so be sure to watch the film before reading! Ballad of a Small Player (2025), directed by Edward ...

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Ladies Night

July 31, 2026

Ladies Night: Women in Sports!

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 r...

The Rolling Tape

July 3, 2026

Pride Mini-Series: Leviticus & Gender-Based Media

To conclude our Pride Series for 2026, we start off with a speed review of LEVITICUS, by Adrian Chiarella, an Australian horror-romance that f...

Ladies Night

June 30, 2026

Ladies Night: Female Superheroes & Reactions to Supergirl (2026)

With the second film in the rebooted DCU now in wide release to pair with last year's Superman, we analyze the recent Supergirl movie, ex...

The Rolling Tape

June 26, 2026

Pride Mini-Series: The Evolution of POC and International Queer Cinema from 1919 to Today

In our continued conversation on Queer cinema for Pride, we look toward POC and International Cinema, two topics that often get left out of th...

The Rolling Tape

June 19, 2026

Pride Mini-Series: Queer Representation on TV

Taking a break from the silver screen, we look back on the TV shows that made us and the progression of Queer representation in television. Lo...

The Rolling Tape

June 12, 2026

Pride Mini-Series: Hedda & "Queer Bending" in Modern Storytelling

Happy Pride! We are back with year two of our Pride Mini-series, celebrating Queer artists in Film and Media. After tracking the progression o...

Ladies Night

June 5, 2026

Ladies Night & Women in Film Spotlight: Agnès Varda

We're launching a brand new episode format: a recurring spotlight series dedicated to celebrating singular women in film, their work, the...

RETRO//RANKED

May 14, 2026

RETRO//RANKED: Star Wars (9-10): Rogue One & The Last Jedi

We are continuing with Season 6 of RETRO//RANKED by jumping into two unique entries into the Star Wars universe, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ...

RETRO//RANKED

April 30, 2026

RETRO//RANKED: Star Wars (5-6): Attack of the Clones & Revenge of the Sith

Apologies everyone, there’s been a slight shift in programming. Hayden Christensen backed out of his guest spot for this episode. He told us h...

RETRO//RANKED

April 23, 2026

RETRO//RANKED: Star Wars (3-4): Return of the Jedi & The Phantom Menace

We are off to the pod races!!! For Season 6, Episode 2 of RETRO//RANKED, we are jumping into hyperspace across the outer rim of the galaxy, an...

RETRO//RANKED

April 16, 2026

RETRO//RANKED: Star Wars (1-2): A New Hope & The Empire Strikes Back

A long time ago on a podcast far far away…Welcome to a brand new season of RETRO//RANKED, The Rolling Tape seasonal series in which we discuss...

Ladies Night

March 27, 2026

Ladies Night: Oscars Reflections & Women's History Month

Join us as we celebrate two years of Ladies Night, reflecting on women's roles in the film industry. As we celebrate Women’s History Mont...

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