Essays - THE ROLLING TAPE

March 12, 2026

It is a story you see appear in your social media feed like clockwork: The Academy Awards simply don’t understand hard-genre fare. The likes ...

March 9, 2026

If you’re a devoted fan of 1996’s Fargo, the film that reshaped modern crime cinema, I need not introduce you to the woodchipper. Marking 30 ...

February 24, 2026

Women directors just can't catch a break these days, with social media crusaders raising pitchforks and torches every time a new film of thei...

February 19, 2026

This year marks ten years since The Witch was released. I was 17 when it was released in 2016, and I watched it for the first time. I remembe...

February 6, 2026

Spend any time on the hellspace that is Film Twitter, and you'll soon see someone mourning the "death of the American movie star." Maybe it'l...

February 6, 2026

It's that time of the year again when Indians collectively lament the loss of another chance at an Oscar nomination. Last year, India’s Oscar...

February 4, 2026

Last week, I jokingly said that Sundance’s films this year were either unbelievably horny or absolute emotional devastation. In our recap of ...

February 3, 2026

In the final days of the Sundance 2026 Festival, the Utah pilgrimage comes to a close for most attendees who traversed the nationwide winter ...

February 2, 2026

Coming out of the Eccles Theater on January 20, 2006, there was a buzz of jubilant euphoria and palpable excitement as Little Miss Sunshine m...

February 1, 2026

Following further social unrest over ICE operations in the US, Sundance 2026 became a place of both film enthusiasm and political activism.&n...

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