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

January 28, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Flight Risk’ Review: Gibson’s Thriller Struggles to Maintain Second Half Altitude

Ah, The Black List: The annual survey of the “most-liked” screenplays in Hollywood not yet produced. Published every year since 2005, The Bla...

Reviews

January 6, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Review: England’s Beloved Duo is Back and Better than Ever

It’s been 35 years since a British inventor and his intelligent pooch had a grand day out, sending themselves rocketing to the moon in respon...

Reviews

December 24, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ Review: Jenkins Does His Best to Salvage the Remnants of Favreau’s Vision

Five years have passed since Jon Favreau tried his hand at photorealistically reinventing The Lion King (1994). While the film was a massive...

Reviews

December 19, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Juror #2’ Review: Eastwood’s Best Film This Century Further Certifies His Towering Legacy

It was hard for me to watch Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 (2024), the legendary director’s 40th feature film, without thinking about a fellow non...

Reviews

December 2, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Moana 2’ Review: A Haphazardly Structured Story Persists in Disney’s Latest Disappointment

The original Moana (2016) was an unexpected lightning rod for Disney Animation. Coming out in a stacked year for animation, side-by-side with...

Reviews

November 14, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

'Bird' Review: Andrea Arnold’s Raw yet Fantastical Coming-Of-Age

After taking an eight-year break from helming feature films, English filmmaker Andrea Arnold returns with Bird, a fantastical coming-of-age d...

Reviews

November 5, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

CIFF 2024 ‘Here’ Review: Zemeckis Continues Downward Spiral with Schmaltzy, Gimmicky Dramedy

30 years ago, director Robert Zemeckis changed the landscape of American cinema with Forrest Gump — the fictional story of a man (played by T...

Reviews

October 31, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘The Shadow Strays’ Review: Maximalist Martial Arts

When you break down a story, there’s always a component of good versus evil. If you’re looking for an action flick, the best of this genre ta...

Reviews

October 22, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

CIFF 2024 ‘Memoir of a Snail’ Review: Adam Elliot Molds an Existential Treasure for the Ages

Snails are not often thought of as essential animals, but they possess many unique qualities. When snails feel threatened, they retreat into ...

Reviews

October 15, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Piece by Piece’ Review: Williams Wants You to Win in an Uplifting, Crowd-Pleasing Documentary

Pharrell Williams wears many hats in the entertainment industry. He’s a singer, songwriter, producer, rapper, fashion designer, influencer, m...

Reviews

October 11, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ (1974): Creating Shocking Art

October 11th marks the 50th anniversary of what many know as Tobe Hooper’s masterpiece, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). This anniversary ...

Reviews

October 9, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Hold Your Breath’ Review: A Weak Addition to the 2024 Female-Led Horror Portfolio

A few weeks back, my colleague Evan Miller reviewed Never Let Go (2024), a horror film about a mother and her two children whom she is trying...

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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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Recent Letterboxd reviews synced from diary

First Cow (2019)

2026-08-23

Watched on Sunday August 23, 2026.

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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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