Adam Patla - THE ROLLING TAPE

October 6, 2025

EP 159: The Smashing Machine (2025)

The Smashing Machine is Benny Safdie’s debut solo feature starring Dwayne Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr, a championship caliber figure in t...

RETRO//RANKED

October 6, 2025

RETRO//RANKED: Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza & One Battle After Another)

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on Paul Thomas Anderson. To watch the full conversatio...

The Rolling Tape

September 24, 2025

Emmy's Recap 2025

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a segment from our Emmys Recap on The Rolling Remote podcast series. To watch the full conversation on v...

The Awards Tape

September 18, 2025

Awards Season Draft: 2022-23

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a segment from our Awards Draft podcast series. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to ou...

The Rolling Tape

September 15, 2025

EP 156: The Long Walk (2025)

The Long Walk is a 2025 American dystopian survival thriller film co-produced and directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by JT Mollner...

The New Voice of News

September 12, 2025

NEWS 044: Venice & Telluride Festival Recap 2025

With Venice and Telluride Festivals wrapped up and TIFF in progress with many of our members in attendance, our team reviews the news and reac...

Reviews

August 21, 2025 · by Adam Patla

Review: ‘Ne Zha II’ is The Record-Breaking Epic that Pushes Animation and Audiences

Earlier this year, one film shattered box office records, becoming the first animated and non-American film to gross two billion dollars, pas...

The Rolling Tape

August 15, 2025

EP 151 Pre-Episode: Highest 2 Lowest Marketing Failures, 'Him,' 'If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,' 'Rental Family,' 'Jay Kelly,' & 'Shelby Oaks' Trailers

To hear more bonus conversations like this, subscribe to our Patreon for as little as $1/month for early access and video episodes. Ahead of o...

Reviews

August 14, 2025 · by Adam Patla

‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee Reimagines Kurosawa Classic for the Modern Age

Spike Lee has challenged convention and form by infusing forty years’ worth of films with his distinct flair and undeniable voice. He’s touch...

The Awards Tape

August 12, 2025

Awards Season Draft: 2015-16

In the inaugural episode of this new Awards Season Draft series, we look at individual past award seasons and competitively draft films/perfor...

The Rolling Tape

August 11, 2025

EP 151: Weapons (2025)

The highly anticipated follow-up to Zach Cregger’s breakout horror hit, Barbarian, has now arrived in theaters. Weapons is written and directe...

Essays

August 6, 2025 · by Adam Patla

Early 2026 Best Actress Oscar Predictions: August

Every year at the Oscars, the Best Actress category turns into an absolute nailbiter, leaving pundits switching their predictions up until th...

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