Paul Rai - THE ROLLING TAPE

RETRO//RANKED

October 24, 2025

RETRO//RANKED: Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz & Scott Pilgrim vs. The World)

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on Edgar Wright. To watch the full conversation on vid...

The Awards Tape

October 22, 2025

The Awards Tape: Oscar Predictions 2025 Second Draft

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...

Essays

October 21, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

Witch v Witch: Do Glinda and Aunt Gladys Currently Lead the Best Supporting Actress Race?

It’s been a while since the Supporting Actress has felt so wide open as this year’s race. There is one major figure who’s vying not only for ...

The Rolling Tape

October 17, 2025

Live Commentary: All is Lost (2013)

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a segment from our watchalong of All is Lost. To watch the full conversation on video and watch along wi...

Reviews

October 15, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: 'Tron: Ares' as an Embalmed Legacy Sequel Discharging Glitzy Digital Noise

Disney’s Tron film series feels like an unusual brand within the stable of IP brands and franchises. Each film seems more aligned to being a ...

Paul Rai

October 11, 2025

2026 Best Actor Oscar Nominations Predictions

There was a moment at the 31st SAG awards when Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor for his Bob Dylan music biopic, A Complete Unknown. For a mom...

Paul Rai

October 11, 2025

2026 Best Actress Oscar Nominations Predictions

The Best Actress race has been the most unpredictable and complicated for the last few years. Last year, Demi Moore ran the awards gambit for...

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...

Essays

October 4, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

2026 Best Director Oscar Nominations Predictions: October

The Best Director race has yielded some of the most satisfying wins in recent memory. Longtime filmmakers, such as Sean Baker, Christoper Nol...

Essays

October 4, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

2026 Best Picture Oscar Nominations Predictions: October

Part of the fun of early Oscar predictions is the act of throwing darts into the dark and seeing the light shine on how far off and on we wer...

Reviews

October 2, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

'The Strangers: Chapter 2' Review: What Are We Doing Here?

This review contains spoilers for The Strangers film series. The Strangers (2008) was an independent horror that utilized minimalist f...

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