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

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...

Essays

March 31, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Honorary Oscars, Should We Care?

What happens if greatness is recognized a little too late? Some can assume that Honorary Oscars are a form of restitution from the Academy fo...

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...

Reviews

March 25, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Tow’ Review: Adult Drama Stalls Out Even with Rose Byrne’s Star Power

Car trouble is a universal problem. Whether it’s a leaky gasket, blown tire, or, in the case of Amanda Ogle (Rose Byrne), theft and a hefty t...

Reviews

March 23, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: ‘Dead Lover’ is a Micro Budget Horror for the Freaks

Grace Glowwicki’s Dead Lover introduces audiences to a smelly Gravedigger played by Glowwicki herself. Everyone scoffs at her except her Love...

Lists

March 20, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

8 Brave, Bold Movies for Aries Season

Happy Astrological New Year! As the sun shifts out of dreamy Pisces and into adventurous Aries on March 20, we enter a time of new beginnings...

Lists

March 19, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Eight Elite Titles To Watch for March Madness

Every year, March rolls around, and it is once again time for America’s greatest month in sports: March Madness. The Big Dance starts this Fr...

Essays

March 18, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

What the 2026 Oscars Got Right — And What They Still Don’t Understand

The Academy has long faced criticisms for a lack of diversity, declining viewership, snobbish voting habits, and messy campaign tactics. Now,...

Reviews

March 18, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

'Limitless' 15 Years Later: Cooper Was Cooking

Number 16: Limitless. The “podfather” himself, Bill Simmons of “Ringer” fame, created a micro-moment within film culture when he released his...

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 17, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Revisiting ‘She’s the Man’ 20 Years Later: Queer Feminist Themes, Misogyny in Sports, and Evergreen Shakespeare Adaptations

How does a crossdressing feminist comedy from the 2000s, inspired by a Shakespeare play, hold up 20 years later? Speaking as a completely obj...

Reviews

March 16, 2026 · by Sara Ciplickas

Review: 'Reminders of Him' Reminds Us of the Importance of Plot Clarity

I had no prior frame of reference for Colleen Hoover before seeing Reminders of Him, other than the understanding that her books are widely 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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