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

Festival Reporting

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...

Reviews

June 10, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

TRIBECA Review: ‘Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print’ Inspires Next Generation of Changemakers

It is no secret that I, a film critic and writer, am naturally drawn to feminist film. So you can imagine my delight when I discovered that D...

Reviews

June 8, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

TRIBECA Review: ‘State of Firsts’ Takes a Strategic, Intimate Look at a Growing Politician

The United States is, arguably, the most divided it’s been since the Civil War. Naturally, one can expect our features and documentaries to r...

News

June 5, 2025

TRIBECA Festival 2025 Curtain Raiser

At the transition point after Cannes launches the international market for cinema in the year ahead, Tribeca kicks off the summer at the star...

Essays

May 5, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Trump’s Tariffs on Film: Don’t Panic, Just Pay Attention

Last night, Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that “The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering a...

News

April 22, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Academy Adds Accountability to Voting Procedures

On Monday, The Academy released that it will require voters to watch all nominated films before final voting. Members will be ab...

News

April 22, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Box Office Update: ' Sinners’ on the Offense and Fans on the Defense

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, as reported on Rotten Tomatoes, earned $48 M in its opening weekend, tagging on another $7.8 M this Monday, bringing ...

Reviews

March 24, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: Disney Once Again Fails to Recreate Magic with 'Snow White'

In Disney’s new-found tradition of yanking iconic animated characters out of the vault and regurgitating them as live-action features, Snow W...

Reviews

March 20, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Ash’ Review: Flying Lotus’ Debut Feature Amounts to a Visually Arresting, Narratively Congesting Sci-Fi Descent into Hell

The musician-to-film director pipeline is prevalent in the entertainment industry, spanning generations and perspectives. Figures primarily k...

Reviews

March 11, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

CIFF 2024 ‘Eephus’ Review: Muted Baseball Dramedy About the Pitfalls of Aging Knocks it Out of the Park

Baseball is one of those things that means the world to you or doesn’t, with little in-between. For a long time growing up, I was the latter....

Lists

March 6, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

My Favorite Short Films from Slamdance

In February I had the opportunity to digitally cover Slamdance Film Festival, which features emerging artists in a week-long Oscars qualifyin...

Reviews

February 27, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘The Unbreakable Boy’ Review: Faith-Based Feel-Good Autism Biopic on an Entirely Different Wavelength from Reality

To understand Jon Gunn’s The Unbreakable Boy (2025), it’s important to know its history. Filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the biographica...

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Ladies Night

October 31, 2025

Ladies Night: Witches & Halloween

Witches take over the studio to celebrate Halloween and discuss the iconography, history, and meaning of ‘the witch’ in film. Breaking down he...

The Rolling Tape

October 27, 2025

EP 161: After the Hunt (2025)

After the Hunt is directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Nora Garrett. Starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stuhl...

Ladies Night

October 20, 2025

Ladies Night: Bonus Reviews

Sara and Kam delve into their experiences at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), discussing various films including Bad Apples, Fr...

Ladies Night

October 14, 2025

Ladies Night: 'The Official Release Party of a Showgirl'

In this bonus episode of Ladies Night, Sara, Sasha, and Risa dive into the cultural impact of Taylor Swift's new album and its theatrical...

The New Voice of News

September 19, 2025

NEWS 045: TIFF Recap 2025

The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close and we are here to recap our team’s experience at the festival...

The Rolling Tape

August 1, 2025

EP 149 Pre-Episode: MCU Phase Six Timeline, Summer Box Office Check-In & Ne Zha 2 Re-Release

Ahead of our review for The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), we lay out what's coming up on the release slate for DC and the MCU phase...

Ladies Night

July 30, 2025

Ladies Night 010

Taking a break from their discussions on fangirling and branding, The Ladies discuss the summer’s superhero films and the newly introduced Loi...

The Rolling Tape

July 28, 2025

EP 149: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

As the last piece of the July blockbuster season, The Fantastic Four: First Steps brings the family of four back to the big screen for the fir...

The Rolling Tape

July 18, 2025

EP 147 Pre-Episode: Project Hail Mary Trailer, Legendary Rumors Acquisition of Lionsgate & The Backrooms/Shelby Oaks Expectations

Ahead of our Superman review, we discuss a few topics of news including the Project Hail Mary trailer starring Ryan Gosling, the rumors surrou...

The Rolling Tape

July 14, 2025

EP 147: Superman (2025)

Written and directed by James Gunn, Superman is the film of the newly rebranded DCU's Chapter One: Gods and Monsters. David Corenswet sta...

Ladies Night

July 4, 2025

Ladies Night 009

After a chaotic primary discussion of “fangirling” the ladies continue to break down this industry phenomenon, discussing what it means to be ...

The New Voice of News

June 25, 2025

NEWS 039: Tribeca 2025 Recap ft. Larry Fried

Tribeca Festival in New York recently wrapped up and we had three members of our team helping to cover some film titles in the diverse lineup....

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Recent Letterboxd reviews synced from diary

The Mastermind (2025)

2026-08-22

Watched on Saturday August 22, 2026.

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Legally Blonde (2001)

2026-08-19

early 2000s Luke Wilson as Emmett please let me find you on my law campus

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Madagascar (2005)

2026-08-07

“Maybe I should go to law school”

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How to Make a Killing (2026)

2026-08-07

must’ve been those FBI agents first day on the job

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Fuze (2025)

2026-08-07

*hot men in a shitty action movieMe kicking my feet 🥰

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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025)

2026-08-07

absolutely fried me

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GOAT (2026)

2026-07-31

Watched on Friday July 31, 2026.

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They Will Kill You (2026)

2026-07-31

sure.

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The Drama (2026)

2026-07-29

oh so juicy

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The Odyssey (2026)

2026-07-17

many thoughts — major points:Christopher Nolan is a master of scale.Christopher Nolan needs someone else to help him write the script.

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