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 22, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: Satirical Drama and Messy Romance Bring Holiday Cheer in ‘A Very Jonas Christmas Movie’

Let it bro, let it bro, let it bro. If the title A Very Jonas Christmas Movie hadn’t sold me, the previous sentence punctuating the te...

Lists

November 21, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

10 Spunky & Soulful Movies for Sagittarius Season

As the Sun slides down the end of the scorpion’s tail, leaving behind a season of scares, it slips into something a bit more light and comfor...

Reviews

November 21, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘Train Dreams’ Proves The Ordinary Can Be Beautiful In One Of The Year’s Best Films

Life has a funny way of slipping through our fingers. The mundanities of our everyday responsibilities pile upon us, inadvertently suffocatin...

Reviews

November 18, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: Ducournau's ‘Alpha’ is a Body Horror that Shows the Importance of Empathy When It's Far Easier to Shut Shop

Alpha, directed by Julia Ducournau, follows a thirteen-year-old Alpha (Mélissa Boros) who, after her mum, Maman (Golshifteh Farahani), discov...

Reviews

November 11, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘The Running Man’ Review: Edgar Wright's Latest Feature Feels More Like a Light Walk Than a Run

One could say it's ironic that Edgar Wright’s The Running Man (2025) is not only the fourth Stephen King film adaptation released in theaters...

Reviews

November 11, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Proves Movies Really Are Full Of Magic

It’s been quite famously said that we come to this place (the cinema) for magic. Well, Nicole Kidman has never been more right with the relea...

Lists

November 7, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

5 Criterion Collection Blind Buys to Grab During the Barnes & Noble Sale

It's the beginning of November, which means every physical media collector’s favorite bi-annual event is here: the Barnes & Noble 50% off...

Reviews

November 7, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Pluribus’ Review: Vince Gilligan is Breaking Back into Sci-Fi with Zest

This is a review of the first two episodes of Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’ with spoiler-free references to primary plot points. Back in the d...

Reviews

November 5, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘All You Need is Kill’ Takes the Time-loop Approach with Depth Without Feeling Repetitive

All You Need is Kill, directed by Ken’ichirô Akimoto and Yukinori Nakamura, explores an alien plant that invades Earth. Rita (Ai Mikami) is p...

Reviews

November 5, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc’ Surprises Audiences with its Beauty of Two People Meeting at Just the Right Time

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, sees Denji (Kikunosuke Tonya) bump into Reze (Reina Ueda) by chance; this ...

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...

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Ladies Night

December 20, 2024

Ladies Night 005

For the final get together of the year, the Ladies recap the “Female-led genre” of 2024 returning to some of their previous conversions on ‘Th...

The Rolling Tape

October 7, 2024

EP 105: Joker: Folie À Deux (2024)

Following the 2019 bombshell origin story that became the first R-rated movie to gross over $1 billion, Todd Phillips returns to the world of ...

Ladies Night

October 4, 2024

Ladies Night 004

For the 4th edition of Ladies Night this week, we break down ‘The Substance’ for our main discussion continuing our analysis of “the true fema...

The Rolling Tape

August 29, 2024

Live Commentary: DIRECTORS CUT Rebel Moon - Chapter One: Chalice of Blood

As part of our Birthday week extravaganza, we provide our first-ever live watch-along commentary to the Director's Cut editions of Zack S...

The Rolling Tape

August 29, 2024

Live Commentary: DIRECTORS CUT Rebel Moon - Chapter Two: Curse of Forgiveness

As part of our Birthday week extravaganza, we provide our first-ever live watch-along commentary to the Director's Cut editions of Zack S...

Ladies Night

August 29, 2024

Ladies Night 003

This month, in the wake of Gladiator 2 thirst traps, the ladies come back to the studio to break down “girl marketing” and the female gaze whe...

Ladies Night

May 9, 2024

Ladies Night 002

The Ladies are back in the studio tackling ‘girl movies’ and the stereotypes we grew up with. The ladies breakdown various female character tr...

Ladies Night

March 13, 2024

Ladies Night: Women’s History Month

The girls are all here! This week we got together to discuss Women’s History Month and some of our favorite women in film. Listen to us discus...

The Rolling Tape

October 18, 2023

DOUBLE FEATURE 028: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966), The Power of the Dog (2021) & The Western Genre

The western is a genre most popular from the 1940s to 1960s that takes the frame to the vast and lawless American West, exploring a land amids...

The Rolling Tape

September 20, 2023

DOUBLE FEATURE 026: La Haine (1995), Do The Right Thing (1989) & The Single Day Film

Single day films utilize the technique of a closed period of time to tell their stories, often making time an additional character of the film...

The Rolling Tape

August 29, 2023

BONUS EP: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)

To celebrate our 1-year anniversary as an outlet since our first podcast on August 29, 2022, we review the winner of the social media bracket,...

The Rolling Tape

July 24, 2023

EP 048: Barbie (2023) & Oppenheimer (2023)

The “Barbenheimer” craze has captivated audiences for months in anticipation of July 21st to suggest one of the most iconic release dates of t...

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