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

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...

Reviews

October 14, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘A House of Dynamite’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Return to Political Thrillers Has Potential, but Ultimately Misses the Mark

It’s been a long while since Kathryn Bigelow’s last stint in the director's chair, and A House of Dynamite (2025) doesn’t just mark her first...

Essays

October 13, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Acting Immortalized: 'All About Eve' at 75

Seventy-five years ago today, Bette Davis introduced the world to Margo Channing, the feisty protagonist of All About Eve (1950). It’s hard t...

Reviews

October 6, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Anemone’ Review: Daniel Day-Lewis Emerges from Retirement to Outshine His Son’s Directorial Debut

There’s no mistaking Daniel Day-Lewis. The first time we see him in Anemone is from the back. Yet, he immediately permeates his surroundings—...

Lists

September 29, 2025 · by Nandita Joshi

Our Top 10 Women-Directed Films from TIFF 2025

Coming out of our recap of the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, we were excited to see so many women-led, women-directed films enter...

Reviews

September 26, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ is Another Masterpiece from Paul Thomas Anderson

Revolutionaries come in all different shapes, sizes, and attitudes. The revolutionaries in One Battle After Another prove just that. Before h...

Essays

September 25, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey Through Kogonada’s Filmography

In a recent interview with IMDb, the mononymous filmmaker Kogonada shared that his method of directing is to “be water,” and that feels true ...

Lists

September 23, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

10 Movies for Libra Season

With the sun shifting out of virtuous Virgo and into lively Libra on September 22, stop taking your movie-watching habits so seriously and ha...

Reviews

September 18, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review : ‘Christy’ is a Strong Debut, Showing How Community Creates a Home

Christy is a touching feature debut from Brendan Canty with a lot of heart. Based on Canty’s 2019 short film of the same name, the film is an...

Reviews

September 18, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘The Baltimorons’ Review: A Charming and Dark Christmas Classic for the Modern Age

The Baltimorons marks Jay Duplass’s first feature film without his brother Mark Duplass since 2008. Now, 17 years later, he joins newcomer Mi...

Reviews

September 14, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

TIFF 2025 Colorful ‘Erupjca’ Explodes With Energy and Romance in Charli XCX’s Acting Debut

You could almost talk about Charli XCX’s debut film Erupjca exclusively using song titles from her iconic album “brat.” “Everything is romant...

Reviews

September 14, 2025 · by Sara Ciplickas

TIFF 2025 ‘Charlie Harper’ Brings Heartbreak and Honesty To The Big Screen In This Romantic Dramedy

Falling in love in your twenties is generally full of whimsy, laughter, and a starry-eyed vision of the endless possibilities that the future...

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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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