Publications - THE ROLLING TAPE

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August 15, 2024 · by Nadia Arain

‘Freddy vs. Jason,’ Over 20 Years Later: Remnants of a Bygone Era?

While immensely underdeveloped in terms of characters, Freddy vs. Jason is a fond look back at early aughts horror carnage.

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August 14, 2024

Review: ‘The Sweet East’ Delivers a Flamboyant Dramedy Through a Lost America

The tagline “Everything will happen” is a promise that rings true in The Sweet East. This satirical epic follows a high school trip gone rogu...

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August 13, 2024 · by Amritpal Rai

FANTASIA FEST ‘Chainsaws Were Singing’ Review: Chainsaws Singing Offends and Assaults Your Senses

When it comes to cult hit films it’s quite hard nowadays for a movie as abrasive and unapologetic as Chainsaws Were Singing (2024) to achieve...

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August 13, 2024 · by Evan Miller

‘Borderlands’ Review: Welcome to Blandora

After a certain point in a movie’s prolonged development cycle, you must wonder whether it’s worth it to keep going. Should you cut your loss...

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August 12, 2024 · by Danny Jarabek

FANTASIA FEST ‘Oddity’ Review: A Whodunnit Wrapped in an Occult Package

It’s the dead of night. You hear a thundering knock at your door. You open the peephole to find a man with a glass eye and a mad glare. He cl...

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August 9, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Revenge Of The Nerds’ (1984): Still Radical After 40 Years?

The 80s were a golden age for comedy films, especially those taking a coming-of-age approach focusing on characters in high school and un...

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August 7, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ Review: A Too Familiar, Cra-yawn of an Adaptation Deserving Better Care

Crockett Johnson’s 1955 picture book Harold and the Purple Crayon isn’t talked about with the same passion as other adolescent literary giant...

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August 6, 2024 · by Adam Patla

'The Iron Giant' 25 Years Later— An Enduring Legacy of Healing and Humanity

My first experience with The Iron Giant occurred one random evening while watching Cartoon Network. I couldn’t have been more than six years ...

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August 6, 2024

‘Kneecap’ Review: Irish Rap Group Stands Centerstage in Ireland’s Oscars Bid

The appeal of Kneecap arrives in two bombastic waves. First, that the eponymous hip-hop group successfully achieves revolutionary and musical...

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August 5, 2024 · by Nadia Arain

‘Trap’ Review: Josh Hartnett Invokes Concert Chaos

Having only seen Split (2016) and Knock at the Cabin (2023) beforehand, engaging with an M. Night Shyamalan film comes with a bit of nuance f...

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August 2, 2024

‘Coup!’ Review: Serving Up a Clever Class-Struggle Comedy

In a sea of transatlantic accents and hedonism, greed is the real pandemic in Joseph Schuman and Austin Stark’s Coup! With a runtime of 97 mi...

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July 31, 2024 · by Danny Jarabek

FANTASIA FEST ‘Cuckoo’ Review: Reproductive Horror Falls Short of Reality’s Dangers

With a world premiere at the Berlinale in February, a full circuit of spring festivals, and a victory lap at Canada’s Fantasia Fest before it...

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