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We’re into our sixth and final week of double feature reviews traversing through Gotham City, the Impassable Wilderness of Portland, from Norway Child Protective Services to the inner mechanisms of Colleen Hoover’s mind. Today, we add pre-coup Chile and post-war Japan with Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine and Takashi Yamazaki’s Godzilla Minus Zero. It’s the last week in our stretch of double feature reviews, don’t fret the format will return for Avengers: Doomsday. We review both films and wrap up with a couple of mini games: Oscar over/under on the total nominations these two films will receive, and our power ranks our six recent double features. Our pre-episode Patreon exclusive conversation features: James Bond Casting RumorsNYT to purchase LetterboxdNetflix acquires Jack of SpadesTaika Waititi Bombs with Klara and the SunOur guest: Daniel Westheimer On this episode: Danny Jarabek Joshua Mbonu Jacob Diedenhofer Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

Mouse is the third feature film by creative duo Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson following Saint Frances (2019) and Ghostlight (2024). The film is a coming-of-age drama that examines friendship, grief, and teenage identity while set in 2002 Arkansas, and stars Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Chloe Coleman, Sophie Okonedo, and Tara Mallen. Kelly and Alex join us to discuss how Mouse tackles grief from various perspectives, as well as the process behind their writing-and-directing partnership.   Mouse opens on November 6th in New York at IFC Center and Los Angeles at the Laemmle Royal before expanding on November 13th. Follow our interviewee online: Alex Thompson IMDb, Instagram Kelly O'Sullivan IMDb, Instagram Follow our interview host online: Danny Jarabek Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

Y’know, this isn’t going to have a happy ending. Welcome to a BRAND NEW SEASON of RETRO//RANKED, the Rolling Tape network series in which we discuss various franchises and filmographies that we love and rank their individual entries leading up to some of the biggest new releases.  Today, we’re back for SEASON 8. We’ve covered a lot of major filmmakers and franchises in our previous seasons, like Paul Thomas Anderson, James Cameron, Christopher Nolan, and Star Wars. But, this season might end up being crazier than every other season combined because today we’re beginning our deep dive into the career of David Fincher, a filmmaker whose name holds a lot of meaning to many of us at The Rolling Tape. Among us lies a member whose personal ranking of Fincher’s filmography is so controversial that it’s sparked countless debates and arguments within the team, and it partially led to the idea for this show.  We’re of course covering David Fincher as we lead up to the release of his latest film, The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, which at time of recording this first episode, we were not 100% sure would even end up releasing this year.  We rolled with it anyway because we live in a crazy world. David Fincher’s directing a sequel to a Quentin Tarantino movie with a script written by Tarantino himself. Aaron Sorkin is directing a sequel to a David Fincher movie that he wrote himself. Maybe we’ll cover it on this show. Who knows?  We do know that we are discussing David Fincher's first two movies: Alien³ & Seven. Many numbers to think about. Welcome to Season 8.  On this episode: Evan Miller Paul Rai Danny Jarabek Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

We're continuing our category-by-category Oscar predictions for the 99th Academy Awards! So far, we've covered Best Picture, Best Director, and both screenplay categories. Today, we looking at the four acting races: Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. We'll also recap the Chicago and Philadelphia Film Festivals, highlighting some of the standout films we saw and discussing how they might shake up our predictions moving forward. And in case you missed it, awards season is officially underway! Nominations for the 36th annual Gotham Awards were announced on Tuesday, October 27th. The Gothams are traditionally considered one of the first major stops on the awards circuit, helping kick off the season and build momentum for independent films. We break down this year's Gotham nominations ahead of our acting category predictions. On this episode: Paul Rai Jake Fittipaldi Danny Jarabek Adam Patla Des Mack Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

Thou Shalt Not Judge Families Under Observation! Happy Halloween from all of us at The Rolling Tape, we hope you have your costumes and horror movies lined up for the weekend. Today, we’re a bit less in the Halloween spirit but we are talking about two major movies in Fjord, this year’s Palme d’Or winner, and Possible Love, this year's Golden Lion loser. We’re going international this week and assessing legal and moral boundaries across borders from auteurs Cristian Mungiu and Lee Chang-Dong. Last week we moved from Portland to Gotham and this week it's Norway to South Korea for our fifth weekend of double feature cross-programming.  Let us know which has been your favorite so far, we’ll have one more double feature to come next week. Today, we rank October’s releases as a whole and review both films. Our pre-episode Patreon exclusive conversation features: Celebrating Hallo-weekend Horror"Public Access Afterworld" from Jane SchoenbrunLosing Sir Patrick StewartDune: Part Three Final TrailerOn this episode: Danny Jarabek Adam Patla  Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

Sock It to Me details Schlatter's robust six-decade career, which revolutionized television through Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and changed how we consume and produce comedy. It laid the groundwork for shows like Saturday Night Live and In Living Color. Schlatter’s special was unafraid to push television's boundaries, delivering bold political commentary, cutthroat satire, and a vibrantly colorful show.  Coronado joins The Rolling Tape to delve into his friendship with Schlatter, how it was to work with so many stars, his creative process throughout the making of Sock It to Me, and more.  Follow our interviewee online: Chris Coronado Follow our interview host online: Mariana Fabian Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

In Greenpeace USA’s recent film, Gaslit, Director Katie Camosy teams up with longtime activist and icon, Jane Fonda, to interrogate and reveal the ugly underbelly of the fossil fuel and natural gas industry. As they travel through Texas oil fields and Gulf Coast communities, Camosy and Fonda interview activists from all walks of life, emphasizing the destructive effects of oil and gas extraction. Camosy joins The Rolling Tape to talk about her relationship with Fonda, working for Greenpeace USA, the challenges of filming through varying conditions and locations, and her approach to interviews as letting people tell their own stories.  Gaslit is now on Amazon Prime to rent or buy and will be launching on DOCUMENTARY+ on October 28. Check out their watch page (gaslitdoc.com/watch) for all platforms and info. Follow our interviewee online: Katie Camosy IMDb, Vimeo, Instagram Follow our interview host online: Mariana Fabian Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

We're continuing our updated Oscar predictions coverage today as we break down three more major categories: Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Two weeks ago, we shared our updated Best Picture predictions, discussing some of the films we've already seen and others we're still eagerly anticipating. It's become a fun tradition here at The Rolling Tape to spend the months between October and January breaking down two or three Oscar categories at a time as we build toward the highly anticipated Oscar nominations announcement. As we continue to see more films throughout the season, we're gaining a clearer picture of how these races might unfold. With festivals still underway, many of our regular predictors are out of commission, so we welcome back a returning guest to the series. He made his debut back in August during our massive pre-fall festival Oscar predictions episode, where we tackled all of the above-the-line categories. He's the Benoit Blanc of Oscar sleuthing, always ready to investigate the clues, uncover the evidence, and crack the case of the Academy Awards! Our guest: Dean Coburn On this episode: Paul Rai Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

It took 16 years to mold this face out of clay! That’s factually true of Laika’s dark fantasy epic, Wildwood, and at least sort of fictionally true of DC Studios’ Clayface. Taking our month of cross-programming into weekend four, we are discussing these two movies directed by Travis Knight and James Watkins, respectively.  Wildwood is written by Chris Butler and directed by Travis Knight and follows the adventures of Prue McKeel as she sets off to the forests outside Portland to find her kidnapped brother.  Clayface is written by Mike Flanagan and Hossein Amini and directed by James Watkins following Rising Hollywood star Matt Hagen descends into a horrifying revenge-filled monster when scientific ambition strips him of his identity and humanity.  From Portland to Gotham, we’re discussing all things clay today. Our pre-episode Patreon exclusive conversation features: Misty Green leaves theaters after 10 daysNetflix leadership turnoverSlayground trailerOn this episode: Danny Jarabek Jacob Diedenhofer Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

See our final draft winners here. The Summer 2026 Box Office Draft has come to a close. We kicked off the second annual edition of our draft predicting worldwide gross totals for summer releases back in May around Memorial Day, taking a deep dive into the entire summer release schedule through Labor Day.  Each of us made our predictions for the top 10 highest worldwide-grossing films of the summer and estimated how much each would earn at the box office. We also did a check-in episode in July at the halfway point of the summer. Today, we've come to check the receipts. We break down what won the summer, flopped against box office expectations, and preview what's to come in the fall and winter. On this episode: Evan Miller Danny Jarabek Ethan Dayton Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

On today's episode with our regular Awards Editor and host Paul Rai away, we recap the New York Film Festival with our team's attendees and special guest, Hannah Zook. This year's NYFF ran from September 25th through October 12th. It featured over one hundred films from more than forty five countries around the world, along with some very big world premieres in Behemoth!, Godzilla Minus Zero, Artificial, and others. Each guest brings three festival films for spoiler-free reviews and discussion before closing with a look at which of these titles could figure into the awards race, especially Best Picture and Best International Feature. Films discussed: Possible LoveAll of a SuddenBehemoth!Club KidEverytimeThe DevilsArtificialFjordThe DebutOur guest: Hannah Zook On this episode: Ethan Simmie Cameron Ritter Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

Wow you can see everything inside this whale’s stomach! That’s an unconfirmed quote by Austin Abrams but also the title of the third double feature in our month-long cross-programming celebration.  It’s arguably one of the busiest release weekends of the entire calendar year with no shortage of titles from Street Fighter to Sense and Sensibility to the restoration of Ken Russell’s The Devils all happening now. This week, however, we’ve opted to stare deep into the ocean blue eyes of Elizabeth Holmes and go out to sea with Austin Abrams and his daddy issues in Whalefall and You Can See Everything.  Whalefall is written and directed by Brian Duffield and follows a scuba diver who, while looking for his father's remains, is swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has just one hour to get out before his oxygen runs out.  You Can See Everything is co-directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim following Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and her family during the thirty-four days before she's sent to prison.  Our pre-episode Patreon exclusive conversation features: Miami Vice '85 first lookGreta Gerwig's Narnia trailerGirls TV show revivalSteven Soderbergh to take over directing The Batman 2Our guest: Derrick Murray On this episode: Danny Jarabek Kam Ryan Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

Yale, written by Philadelphia native Van Billet and directed by Jay Silverman, tells the true story of Billet’s grandfather, Yale Parker (Kevin Dunn), a burlesque comedian and serial bigamist who walked out on several families. It’s told through his daughter Mackenzie (Caitlin McGee), who has to face the father who abandoned her as the last-ditch effort to find a donor kidney for her dying son. We're joined by both Billet and Silverman to discuss their personal and professional stories surrounding the making of the film ahead of its premiere in the "Filmadelphia" section of the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival.  Yale screens Friday, October 16 at 7:30 PM, and again Saturday, October 24 at 5:15 PM at the Philadelphia Film Society Center. Learn more about the film here and follow on Instagram. Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

Listen up, divas. This month on Read Receipts we’re diving deep into Colleen Hoover’s sick, twisted mind for a movie vs. book analysis of Verity.  Read Receipts is a big screen book club from The Rolling Tape where we read a book and watch its onscreen adaptation. Our first episode was on Wuthering Heights, so if we could handle that, we can make it through Colleen Hoover’s 2018 psychological erotic thriller Verity.  We dive into our thoughts on the book vs. the film, what we think of Colleen Hoover’s writing, Dakota Johnson’s acting, and more. Verity stars Anne Hathaway as Verity Crawford, Dakota Johnson as Lowen Ashleigh, and Josh Hartnett as Jeremy Crawford – the film is directed by Michael Showalter, and written by Nick Antosca. A quick little ditty about the book: it was originally self-published in 2018, and it was eventually republished, in 2021, due to a surge in popularity, thanks to our good ol’ friend BookTok. It was a departure for Colleen Hoover as she typically focused on romance, not thrillers.  So, spoilers ahead for both the movie and book, Verity. Our Guest: Ashley Hatzenbihler On this episode: Kasey Dunifer Sasha Raquel Risa Bolash Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller

See our full Oscar board predictions here. Welcome to October and award season! The major fall film festivals have wrapped up, from Venice and Telluride to TIFF and now the New York Film Festival. So many anticipated awards contenders have premiered, delivering receptions that have either surprised us or validated what we’ve been thinking about them all year. We’ve seen the premieres of Wild Horse Nine, Elsinore, The Debut, I Play Rocky, Being Heumann, Behemoth!, and Artificial, among others. Meanwhile, theatrical studio films like The Social Reckoning and Digger have seen their awards-season momentum stall based on critical reception.  As a result we're focusing on our Best Picture predictions this episode discussing the studios and films competing for the 10 slots and the state of our current predictions and on-the-bubble contenders. The last time we did our Best Picture analysis was back in August with Dean Coburn, when we ran through our top predictions across the major Oscar categories. But now it’s time for a postmortem on festival season for what’s changed in our Best Picture lineup: what we’ve added, what we’ve dropped, and how our awards-season outlook has evolved. On this episode: Paul Rai Adam Patla Danny Jarabek Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show Subscribe for Early Access and Video: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email [email protected] Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl VincentArtwork: Danny JarabekEditor: Danny JarabekAssistant Producer: Evan Miller