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

Reviews

April 12, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Aro Berria’ Review: Nostalgia for Disillusionment Grounds this Haptic Work

In many Western nations, democracy persists as the ideal for a society to function equitably and provide freedom to all citizens. Some countr...

Interviews

April 11, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Director Christian Petzold Discusses His Latest Film, 'Miroirs No. 3'

There is no doubt that Christian Petzold is one of Europe’s most influential working filmmakers. The German director takes pride in making gh...

News

April 8, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

New York Prepares for New Directors/New Films Festival

Spring has sprung in New York City as the 55th edition of New Directors/New Films returns to Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern ...

Reviews

April 6, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Kontinental ‘25’ Review: Radu Jude on Moral Boundaries in the Age of Wars and Romanian Housing Crises

Romanian director Radu Jude’s filmography is as defined by his scathing critiques of contemporary systems, culture, and society as it is by t...

Reviews

March 25, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: Zazie Beetz Gives Satanists a Run for Their Money in Kirill Sokolov’s ‘They Will Kill You’

Highly stylized action films are not hard to come by nowadays, thanks largely to the popularity of films like John Wick (2014) and the massiv...

News

March 18, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

TRT Announces Its 2025 Annual Awards

The 4th Annual TRT Awards reflect The Rolling Tape’s core ethos: a celebration of bold filmmaking, international perspectives, and artists pu...

Essays

March 12, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

The Academy Isn’t Scared of Horror. But It Is Picky.

It is a story you see appear in your social media feed like clockwork: The Academy Awards simply don’t understand hard-genre fare. The likes ...

Reviews

February 13, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: Emerald Fennell’s Watered-Down “Wuthering Heights” is a Stylized, Borderline Camp Experience Lacking in Sex and Poeticism

Emerald Fennell is no stranger to tackling the relationships between sexuality, power, and class, as she did in her rather polarizing films P...

Reviews

February 10, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Documentarians Lead the Way on Environmentalist Storytelling at Sundance 2026

While experiencing the final Park City edition of the Sundance Film Festival, it felt almost fitting that there was little to no snow on the ...

Reviews

February 9, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘LADY’ Asks What We Are Willing to Sacrifice in Order to Find Freedom

What does a woman give up in order to achieve independence? This is the heart of Olive Nwosu’s LADY, her feature debut at the Sundance Film F...

Reviews

February 7, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Emerging Filmmakers Shine in the Sundance NEXT Section

Most major festivals program a section of their lineup dedicated to new voices in storytelling who are experimenting with the form of filmmak...

News

February 5, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Sinners’ Takes Top Prizes as IFSCA Announces its 6th Annual Award Winners

The International Film Society Critics Association (IFSCA) has announced its winners for its 6th annual IFSCA Awards. In January, the nominat...

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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

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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