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The Awards Tape

March 25, 2026

The Awards Tape: The History of the Science Fiction Genre at the Academy Awards & Project Hail Mary Awards Assessment

We're in the weekend of Project Hail Mary as it's opening successfully at the box office as the Lord and Miller directed sci-fi saga...

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The Rolling Tape

March 23, 2026

EP 181: Project Hail Mary (2026) & The Best of Movie Characters Surviving in Space

We’re going to space today with Ryan Gosling and Rocky in the extraterrestrial saga, Project Hail Mary. Project Hail Mary premiered in London ...

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The Awards Tape

March 18, 2026

The Awards Tape: Recap of the 98th Academy Awards (2026)

In our final episode of The Awards Tape for the 2025-26 awards season, we recap the Oscars as the 98th Academy Awards hav wrapped...

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The Awards Tape

March 18, 2026

The Awards Tape: Recap of the 98th Academy Awards (2026) & 4th Annual TRT Award Winners

In our final episode of The Awards Tape for the 2025-26 awards season, we recap the Oscars as the 98th Academy Awards hav wrapped up as of Mar...

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Essays

March 16, 2026 · by Amritpal Rai

Warner Bros. Bet On Bold Filmmakers Pays Off With 11 Oscars

It was one Oscar after another for Warner Bros. Discovery, as they collected 11 Oscar trophies from the 98th Academy Awards. Paul Thomas Ande...

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News

March 13, 2026 · by Adam Patla

TRT Makes their Final 2026 Oscar Winner Predictions

The 98th Academy Awards ceremony is on the horizon, and the headwinds have led up to a showdown between One Battle After Another and Sinners....

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The Awards Tape

March 11, 2026

The Awards Tape: 98th Academy Awards (2026) Final Oscar Winner Predictions

It's been a whirlwind of a final awards season week as Oscar voting window has closed as of Thursday, March 5. We had online discourse ab...

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The Awards Tape

March 4, 2026

The Awards Tape: State of the Awards Race & Precursor Recaps 2025-26 (DGA, BAFTA, PGA, ACE, SAG)

It's been a hot minute since we've done a pulse check in the Awards Race, with the last time we recorded being over a month ago on J...

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The Rolling Tape

March 2, 2026

Live Commentary: 32nd Actor Awards (SAG) (2026)

We react live to the 2026 Actor Awards (formerly known as SAG Awards) as they were streamed on Netflix with host Kristin Bell. Just hours befo...

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Reviews

February 27, 2026 · by Amritpal Rai

'This Is Not a Test' Review: Angsty, Moody Teens Surviving a Zombie Outbreak

The zombie genre is littered with hybrid concepts and perspectives, all an attempt to differentiate itself from the classic George A. Romero ...

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RETRO//RANKED

February 26, 2026

RETRO//RECAP: Scream Franchise

Welcome to RETRO//RECAP, the spin-off of RETRO//RANKED where we hit pause on the rankings and rewind the tape to catch you up on everything th...

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The Awards Tape

February 25, 2026

Awards Season Draft: 2007-8

The Awards Season Draft returns for round 5! In this recurring series where we competitively draft winners across one year's full awards ...

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