Landon Defever

Landon Defever is a Staff Writer and Podcast Contributor for The Rolling Tape. Landon also co-hosts his own podcast Films for the Void with his good friend Eric Spitz, where the two discuss a like-minded double feature every two weeks. When Landon’s not spreading his love of film, you can probably find him at a concert, writing, reading, or habitually tweeting.

March 28, 2025

The Rolling Roulette: Landon Defever & Cameron Ritter (New Year Noir)

The Rolling Roulette is a brand-new podcast series from The Rolling Tape! Each month, fate takes the wheel as our team members are rando…

March 20, 2025

‘Ash’ Review: Flying Lotus’ Debut Feature Amounts to a Visually Arresting, Narratively Congesting Sci-Fi Descent into Hell

The musician-to-film director pipeline is prevalent in the entertainment industry, spanning generations and perspectives. Figures primarily k…

March 17, 2025

EP 129: Opus (2025)

In a weekend jam-packed with new releases, our team selected Opus directed by Mark Anthony Green. A writer travels to the compound of a pop i…

March 11, 2025

CIFF 2024 ‘Eephus’ Review: Muted Baseball Dramedy About the Pitfalls of Aging Knocks it Out of the Park

Baseball is one of those things that means the world to you or doesn’t, with little in-between. For a long time growing up, I was the latter….

March 5, 2025

NEWS 036: Slamdance 2025 Recap

Established by filmmakers who wanted to showcase the unfiltered voice of independent artists, Slamdance is an ongoing experiment that feature…

February 27, 2025

‘The Unbreakable Boy’ Review: Faith-Based Feel-Good Autism Biopic on an Entirely Different Wavelength from Reality

To understand Jon Gunn’s The Unbreakable Boy (2025), it’s important to know its history. Filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the biographica…

February 22, 2025

SLAMDANCE 2025 Interview With ‘Stolen Kingdom’ (2025) Writer/Directors, Joshua Bailey

Landon Defever speaks with Stolen Kingdom writer/director Joshua Bailey on his background and connection to the Disney universe and how it br…

February 19, 2025

International Feature Film Festival ‘Memory Lane’ Review: The Netherlands’ Endearing and Irritating Look at the Reality of Aging

The power of international filmmaking, like all cinema, is the power of perspective and the opportunity to learn about foreign cultures. In 2…

February 10, 2025

‘No Other Land’ Review: An Essential Partnership Delivers One of the Decade’s Best Documentaries

“Tragedy cannot be the end of our lives. We cannot allow it to control and defeat us.” – Izzeldin Abuelaish, I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’…

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