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

Essays

July 15, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Inception’s 15th Anniversary: A Case For Nolan’s Best Film

“You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling,” mutters Eames, played by Tom Hardy, as he defends his dream-infiltrating team from...

Essays

July 10, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

'The Equalizer 3:' Denzel Washington's Slasher Performance

In a career spanning forty-eight years, Denzel Washington has only ever done one film that could be considered horror, Fallen (1998); however...

Reviews

July 8, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Superman’ Review: Despite Its Flaws, James Gunn Proves There's Still Life Left in Superhero Movies

Superman has been one of the marquee characters of our times for almost a century now. From 1930s comics to iterations from filmmakers across...

Lists

July 7, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

The Rule of Three: 5 Films to Scratch Your Love Triangle Itch After ‘Materialists’

Two’s company and three’s a crowd–but boy, is it an entertaining one. Celine Song’s Materialists (2025) may be the latest high-profile releas...

Essays

July 5, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Blues Brothers’ 45th Anniversary: The SNL Skit that Turned into Movie Magic

The Blues Brothers, the SNL skit-turned-feature film celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, is a lightning-in-a-bottle film; everything ...

Lists

July 1, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

10 Must-See Movies In July

2025 has been a mixed bag for cinema at best–the highs of titles like Mission: Impossible The Final Reckoning, Sinners, and most recently 28 ...

Essays

June 29, 2025

Tribeca Festival Reflections

We are deep into summer festival season! This month, three journalists from The Rolling Tape covered the Tribeca Festival, which took...

News

June 26, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Aaron Sorkin to Lead The Social Network Part II

Deadline has reported that Aaron Sorkin is set to write and direct The Social Network Part II. It will not be a direct sequel, but it will be...

Reviews

June 18, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘28 Years Later’ Review: Danny Boyle Crafts a Modern Horror Marvel

The 28 Days Later franchise is solidified amongst horror fans for changing the zombie genre forever. The first film perfectly captures post-9...

Reviews

June 18, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Materialists’ Review: A Subversive Rom-Com That Expertly Explores Messy Modern Love

I did not like any of the trailers for Materialists (2025) when they dropped, and it’s not because they were poorly edited or had any particu...

News

June 14, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

'Charliebird,' 'Happy Birthday,' and 'Natchez' Take Top Honors at Tribeca Festival

The 24th annual Tribeca Festival has announced the list of winners for 2025. Charliebird, Happy Birthday, and Natchez emerged as the big winn...

Interviews

June 13, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

DC/DOX 2025 Interview with Directors of 'Any Problem is No Problem,' Alyssa Fedele and Zachary Fink

Any Problem is No Problem follows five young entrepreneurs—Brandon Tory, Chris Lee, Ryan Ouyang, Adam Levy, and Ellie Farrisi—all founders or...

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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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