international film - THE ROLLING TAPE

February 7, 2026

Most major festivals program a section of their lineup dedicated to new voices in storytelling who are experimenting with the form of filmmak...

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...

January 1, 2026

After over 300 reviews and 250 studio recordings, The Rolling Tape team shares their top five films of 2025. Sorry, Baby, Sinners, One Battle...

December 12, 2025

What do you get when you take an introverted man singing Christmas tunes at a pub in Kent who stumbles across a man sitting in the back alone...

December 3, 2025

Shih-Ching Tsou’s Left-Handed Girl is one of those films that feels like it has been living inside someone for years, collecting memories, se...

December 1, 2025

Sentimental Value is a film you walk with—a slow, meditative stroll along the shore, turning over past mistakes and old ghosts. That’s precis...

November 4, 2025

Hong Sang-soo is no stranger to consistently putting out films. This is the first year since 2020 that he hasn’t released at least two films....

November 4, 2025

A parent’s desires are rooted in their children having the opportunities and resources that were never afforded to them when they were young....

October 28, 2025

The 61st Annual Chicago International Film Festival brought The Holy Boy to the Windy City. The film centers on the happiest town in Italy an...

October 27, 2025

The first shot of Hasan Hadi’s The President’s Cake is a wide shot of dusk hitting the Mesopotamian river connecting a riverway of marshlands...

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