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

Lists

April 10, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Ten Films for Ten Years of Black Women’s History Month

Ten years prior, in 2016, in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Sha Battle took the necessary steps to lay the foundation for shining a light ...

Essays

April 10, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Bob Fosse and Charli XCX: Separating the Art from the Artist

We’re all familiar with the phrase “separate the art from the artist,” but what if the art is about the artist? If the art involved is a form...

Reviews

April 9, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘Fuze’ Aims for a Big Explosion, but Only Musters Up a Mild Impact

Fuze from David Mackenzie follows Chief Superintendent Zuzana Greenfield (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) and Will Tranter(Aaron Taylor-Johnson) after a Wo...

Essays

April 9, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Robert Pattinson is the Modern Moviegoer’s Dream

2026 is shaping up to be the year of Robert Pattinson. If you’ve been to the movie theater recently, you had the chance to see up to three tr...

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

Review: ‘Forbidden Fruits’ Features It-Girls, Acting Chops, and Body Horror as the Cherry On Top

Babe, wake up, there’s a new campy horror comedy. Retail workers-turned-witches bring Forbidden Fruits into the mean-girl clique cinematic un...

Reviews

April 6, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Exit 8’ Review: A Psychological Horror That Tests Your Patience

Genki Kawamura knows his game, as his work often explores complex human relationships, memories, and existential themes. Now, given the chanc...

Reviews

April 6, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ is a Confusing Mess of a Sequel

It was inevitable that, after the smash hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), a sequel would go into production. So, it is no surprise that...

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...

News

April 4, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

12 Trailers You Missed This Week

Starting April strong, and we’re skipping the tricks altogether. This week was full of new and explosive movie trailers, proving to be a boun...

Reviews

April 4, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson Tackle Taboo in ‘The Drama’

Divisive by nature, director Kristoffer Borgli delivers yet another successfully strange story about identity with The Drama. This time, it’s...

Reviews

April 2, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Public Access to Private Life: ‘The Christophers’ is a Heartfelt Reminder of the Art and Artist Package Deal

In today’s day and age, where the space between everyday people and celebrities of virtually any caliber seems to be closing in, the discernm...

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Ladies Night

May 30, 2025

Ladies Night 008

The ladies are back in the studio to discuss the phenomenon of “fangirling" as part of internet culture in entertainment. We unpack the decons...

The Rolling Tape

April 21, 2025

EP 135: Sinners (2025)

After discussing Ryan Coogler’s career through his first four feature films, we review Sinners: trying to leave their troubled lives behind, t...

The Rolling Remote

April 16, 2025

The Rolling Remote: White Lotus (S3)

In the second episode of The Rolling Remote, a new podcast series dedicated to television coverage where we discuss week-to-week television ev...

Ladies Night

April 3, 2025

Ladies Night 007

This week the Ladies celebrate one year of the series and Women’s History Month. The finish up their Oscars 2025 discussion and begin new deba...

The Rolling Tape

March 24, 2025

EP 130: Snow White (2025)

After our retrospective discussing Disney live-action remakes, we review Disney’s latest bringing the classic fairytale of Snow White back to ...

The Rolling Tape

March 19, 2025

RETROSPECTIVE 019: Disney Live-Action Remakes

Before our review of Snow White, we look back through the live-action remakes of Disney classics. From Cinderella to The Little Mermaid, Disne...

The Awards Tape

March 7, 2025

The Awards Tape: Oscars Recap 2025 ft. Ethan Simmie

In the final Awards Tape of the season, we recap the Oscars ceremony debriefing everything from our reactions to this year’s winners to Conan’...

The New Voice of News

March 5, 2025

NEWS 036: Slamdance 2025 Recap

Established by filmmakers who wanted to showcase the unfiltered voice of independent artists, Slamdance is an ongoing experiment that features...

Ladies Night

February 6, 2025

Ladies Night 006

In their first discussion of 2025, the Ladies speed run through various 2024 awards contenders giving their thoughts on gender at the Oscars, ...

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...

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