Publications - THE ROLLING TAPE

Reviews

September 19, 2023 · by Evan Miller

"A Haunting in Venice" Review: The Horror of Monotony

The mystery genre has had a quiet resurgence since director Kenneth Branagh’s remake of Murder on the Orient Express (2017), the initial entr...

Lists

September 19, 2023

TIFF 2023 Ranked

Bryan Sudfield's 27 Films of TIFF 2023 As the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival reaches its conclusion, I thought I’d look back on ...

Reviews

September 18, 2023

"American Fiction" Review: Jeffrey Wright Delivers A Career-Best Turn in Sharp, Nail-Biting Satire

Cord Jefferson has established a name for himself in television, having written episodes of The Good Place and Watchmen, for which he garnere...

Reviews

September 17, 2023

"Next Goal Wins" Review: Taika Waititi Misses the Goal

After years and years of delays, production troubles, and reshoots to replace a problematic actor, Taika Waititi’s latest comedy is finally b...

Reviews

September 17, 2023

"His Three Daughters" Review: Just Three Sisters Trying Their Best

The first sound the audience hears when watching director Azazel Jacobs’ new drama His Three Daughters is the unmistakable beginning of Katie...

Reviews

September 16, 2023

"The Boy and the Heron" Review: A Riveting, Yet Flawed, Return from Hayao Miyazaki

When the announcement of The Boy and the Heron being the opener for the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival dropped, everyone and their ...

Reviews

September 15, 2023

"Strange Way of Life" Review: Love Out in the Wild West

For decades that stretch back as far as cinema goes, the Western genre has been perceived and created in a hyper-masculinized manner, with st...

Reviews

September 14, 2023

"Dream Scenario" Review: Nicolas Cage Leads Surrealist Comedy to Success

Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) is quite the ordinary, average guy. He teaches science at a local university, dreams of publishing his scientifi...

Reviews

September 13, 2023

"Fingernails" Review: Love, Nails, and Everything in Between

The world inhabiting director and writer Christos Nikou’s follow-up to his Greek film Apples (2020) is one that looks a lot like our own. Sur...

Reviews

September 13, 2023

"The Royal Hotel" Review: Kitty Green’s Latest Explores Gender Dynamics in the Workplace

When Kitty Green made a name for herself in the independent film scene with The Assistant (2019), it wasn’t (as is often with breakthrough fi...

Reviews

September 12, 2023 · by Amritpal Rai

"The Nun II" Review: A Quality Sequel That Improves the Scares

It’s been thirteen years since James Wan’s blockbuster horror sensation, The Conjuring (2013), scared the bejesus out of audiences and made j...

Reviews

September 8, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

"Friday Night Plan" Review: Diary of an Indian Wimpy Kid

I grew up reading Greg Heffley’s adventures in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (authored by Jeff Kinney). Heffley was this average student, a...

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