Paul Rai

The Awards Tape

November 19, 2025

The Awards Tape: Best Picture Predictions 2025-26

Back in April we hosted our first conversation of the awards season with a way-too-early glimpse at the potential contenders ahead, and in Jul...

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Reviews

November 17, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: 'Nuremberg' is a Competent Historical Procedural Elevated by Russell Crowe’s Performance

The first image of James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg (2025), a handsomely made historical procedural about the prosecutions of the remaining offic...

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The Rolling Tape

November 17, 2025

EP 164: The Running Man (2025)

The Running Man is directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Michael Bacall. It is the second adaptation of the 1982 novel by Stephen...

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The Rolling Tape

November 11, 2025

Bonus Review: Predator: Badlands (2025)

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring the non-spoiler section of our bonus review for Predator: Badlands. To watch the full review on video, s...

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The Rolling Tape

November 10, 2025

EP 163: Frankenstein (2025)

Frankenstein is written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. T...

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Reviews

November 6, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

PFF 2025 Review: 'Primate' is a Fun, Pulpy, Intense Creature Feature

Creature features often live and die not just on the execution of their main attraction, but also on the cast of actors they can assemble. An...

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Reviews

November 6, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

PFF 2025 Review: 'Cover-Up' is a Sharp Portrait of a Man Fighting for Humanity

When it comes to documenting America’s crimes against humanity, it seems there’s no one more at the forefront of breaking the news to the Ame...

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Reviews

November 4, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

PFF 2025 Review: 'My Father's Shadow' is a Nostalgic Ode to a Courageous Father

A parent’s desires are rooted in their children having the opportunities and resources that were never afforded to them when they were young....

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The Rolling Tape

November 3, 2025

EP 162: Bugonia (2025)

Bugonia is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. It is an English-language remake of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet! by Jang Joon-hw...

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The New Voice of News

October 30, 2025

NEWS 047: New York Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival & Philadelphia Film Festival Recaps 2025

After the long haul of the fall festival cycle, festival season has finally come to a close and we’re here to round up our experiences at each...

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The New Voice of News

October 29, 2025

NEWS 046: Gotham Award Nominations 2025

Marking the first nominations from an official awards voting body, The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced their nominations for the 35th ...

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Reviews

October 27, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

PFF 2025 Review: 'The President's Cake' is an Affecting Gem of a Child's Resolution

The first shot of Hasan Hadi’s The President’s Cake is a wide shot of dusk hitting the Mesopotamian river connecting a riverway of marshlands...

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