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Interview with 'Night Nurse' (2026) Director, Georgia Bernstein
Night Nurse, the feature directorial debut of writer-director Georgia Bernstein, premiered earlier this year in the NEXT section of the Sundance Film Festival, and it arrives in theaters July 10 as, in Bernstein's own w...
RETRO//RANKED: Christopher Nolan (9-10): Interstellar & Dunkirk
First off, we want to apologize in advance to Matt Damon. We were going to include him on this episode as a surprise guest, but went through the run of show and he decided he had to spend time with Ben Affleck instead.RETRO//RANKED
Interview with 'Leviticus' (2026) Costume Designer Zohie Castellano
Leviticus, directed by Adrian Chiarella, is an Australian queer horror film that has resonated with audiences through its blend of horror, coming-of-age drama, and tender romance. While much of the conversation has centered on its emot...
The Awards Tape: 78th Primetime Emmy Awards (2026) Final Nomination Predictions
What better way to celebrate 250 years of American history than by talking about the upcoming Emmy nominations? That's right. As of time of this recording, we were just four days away from the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations set to be an...
EP 196: Minions & Monsters, Best of 2026 First Half & Most Anticipated of Second Half
We are here to tell you where the minions were between 1939 and 1945...Minions & Monsters is directed by Pierre Coffin and written by Coffin and Brian Lynch. Produced by Illumination, it is the third installment in th...
Pride Mini-Series: Leviticus & Gender-Based Media
To conclude our Pride Series for 2026, we start off with a speed review of LEVITICUS, by Adrian Chiarella, an Australian horror-romance that follows two teenage boys who must escape a violent entity after their religious communi...
Interview with 'Maddie's Secret' (2026) Director & Star, John Early
You are unlikely to encounter another movie like Maddie’s Secret this year. The film, born from the mind of writer, director, and star
RETRO//RANKED: Christopher Nolan (7-8): Inception & The Dark Knight Rises
We’re going to podcast about Inception and The Dark Knight Rises. When the conversation is done, and the recording is finished processing, then you have my permission to die.RETRO//RANKED is a Rolli...
The Awards Tape: Mid-Year Above the Line Oscar Predictions
It's been a full six months into 2026, and quite a lot has happened. The Sundance, Berlin, and Cannes Film Festivals have come and gone. Greta Gerwig's Narnia has been moved to 2027. Luca Guadagnino's Artificial ...
Ladies Night: Female Superheroes & Reactions to Supergirl (2026)
With the second film in the rebooted DCU now in wide release to pair with last year's Superman, we analyze the recent Supergirl movie, exploring its marketing, storytelling choices, and representation of female s...
EP 195: Supergirl (2026) & Blind Ranking DC Movies
Supergirl is the second film in the DCU created by James Gunn and Peter Safran, following Superman from 2025. Clayface will follow this year as the third entry of "Chapter One: Gods and Monsters" ...
Pride Mini-Series: The Evolution of POC and International Queer Cinema from 1919 to Today
In our continued conversation on Queer cinema for Pride, we look toward POC and International Cinema, two topics that often get left out of the Western canon. POC and International Queer cinema provides a platform to explore diverse identities ...
RETRO//RANKED: Christopher Nolan (5-6): The Prestige & The Dark Knight
Now, are you watching closely? Let’s begin with today’s films.RETRO//RANKED is a Rolling Tape network series ranking the individual entries of beloved franchises and filmographies, timed to major new releases. For season 7, we're ...
The Awards Tape: State of the Best Animated Feature Race 2027 & Ranking All 25 Animated Oscar Winners
With the release of Toy Story 5 (and its estimated $160 million+ opening weekend box office), we're focusing on examining a specific category in the 2027 Oscars race that perhaps has gone through the most interesting evolution o...
Read Receipts: A Big Screen Book Club Presents "Dune" (1965), Dune: Part One (2021) & Dune: Part Two (2024)
This is Read Receipts: A Big Screen Book Club where the pronunciations don’t matter! Every month over here at The Rolling Tape, we read a book, watch its onscreen adaptation, then share our receipts with our Read Receipts host ...
EP 194: Toy Story 5 (2026) & Ranking Every Pixar Movie
How many hours has it been since you've been scrolling on your phone or tablet? Did you forget that the toys you once played with are now collecting dust and feeling neglected? It's one of the pressing themes we'll discuss with today's review o...
Pride Mini-Series: Queer Representation on TV
Taking a break from the silver screen, we look back on the TV shows that made us and the progression of Queer representation in television. Looking back on our childhood watches, teen dramas, and what’s hot right now, we break down the best and...
RETRO//RANKED: Christopher Nolan (3-4): Insomnia & Batman Begins
Why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up. Let’s dive into the films.RETRO//RANKED is a Rolling Tape network series ranking the individual entries of beloved franchises and filmographies, timed to major new releases. Fo...
The Awards Tape: Disclosure Day Awards Assessment & Spielberg Awards Draft
Steven Spielberg — you know the name. He's one of our greatest living filmmakers on the planet. The man has created cinematic classics and enduring masterpieces that have and will stand the test of time. Yet early on in his career, he had a fas...
Interview with 'Widow's Bay' (2026) Cinematographer & Producer, Christian Sprenger
Christian Sprenger has spent eighteen years in television, but his collaboration with director Hiro Murai is in ...
RETRO//RECAP: Toy Story Franchise
RETRO//RECAP is the spin-off of RETRO//RANKED where we hit pause on the rankings and rewind the tape to catch you up on everything that’s happened in a franchise or filmography before the next entry hits theaters. Prev...
EP 193: Disclosure Day (2026) & Steven Spielberg Tier Rankings
If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? That is one of many questions we approach today while discussing Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day which has been theatrically ...
*TRIBECA 2026* ‘Just Look Up’ Panel Discussion Featuring Jeremy Strong Moderating David Wallace-Wells, Margaret Klein Salamon, Michael Greenberg, and Cheyenne on the State of Climate Action
Following the North American premiere of Just Look Up at the Tribeca Festival,
Pride Mini-Series: Hedda & "Queer Bending" in Modern Storytelling
Happy Pride! We are back with year two of our Pride Mini-series, celebrating Queer artists in Film and Media. After tracking the progression of Queer Cinema last year, the team is back to discuss various topics and give you new recommendations ...
