Paul Rai

RETRO//RANKED

August 21, 2025

RETRO//RANKED: Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood & The Master)

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

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Reviews

August 17, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

'Fixed' Review: Genndy Tartakovsky's Gorgeous 2D-Animation Mines Cheap Humor

It was two years ago (almost a week apart), yours truly had the pleasure of reviewing the R-rated comedy, Strays (2023), a film obsessed with...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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The Rolling Tape

August 7, 2025

*PATREON PREVIEW* Live Commentary: Barbarian (2022)

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a segment from our watchalong of Barbarian. To watch the full conversation on video and watch along with...

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The Rolling Tape

August 1, 2025

EP 149 Pre-Episode: MCU Phase Six Timeline, Summer Box Office Check-In & Ne Zha 2 Re-Release

Ahead of our review for The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), we lay out what's coming up on the release slate for DC and the MCU phase...

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The Rolling Tape

July 28, 2025

EP 149: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)

As the last piece of the July blockbuster season, The Fantastic Four: First Steps brings the family of four back to the big screen for the fir...

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Reviews

July 25, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: 'House on Eden' Pits Social Media Stars in Found-Footage Trappings

Ever since the monumental success of The Blair Witch Project (1999), found-footage films have always benefited from being made on a small bud...

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The Rolling Tape

July 25, 2025

EP 148 Pre-Episode: Hoppers, After the Hunt Trailers & Theater Popcorn Buckets

Ahead of our Eddington review, we debrief the latest original trailer from Pixar, Hoppers, as well as Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt wh...

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The Awards Tape

July 24, 2025

The Awards Tape: Oscar Predictions 2025 First 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 we’re ...

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Reviews

July 23, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: Big Tech Divides and Conquers in Ari Aster's 'Eddington'

Ever since the viral sensation of his short film, The Strange Things About the Johnsons (2011), Ari Aster has been known as a provocateur of ...

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