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: ‘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 ...

Lists

October 21, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

My Top 10 Films From the London Film Festival 2025

This year's 69th BFI London Film Festival was full of incredible, poignant titles. We saw a brilliant double-bill from Richard Linklater, as ...

Reviews

October 17, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Black Phone 2’ Review: A Flawed but Solid Sequel Venture into More Dream-Like Horror

Of all the recent horror films that one would expect to see a sequel for, The Black Phone (2021) is certainly on the lower end of the totem p...

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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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Recent Letterboxd reviews synced from diary

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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Fargo (1996)

2026-07-07

fat Ryan Gosling ate here

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