The Rolling Tape

We discuss the recent acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix after an open auction saw bids from the likes of Warner Bros., Paramount, and Comcast. The conversation covers the implications for the future of theatrical releases and the film industry as a whole in the aftermath of this deal, as well as breaks down the Netflix vs. Paramount battle that has been staged over the last week since Warner Bros. agreed to the $82.7 billion buyout. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here:...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on James Cameron. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to our Patreon. With past seasons traversing the "Jurassic" Franchise, the "28" Franchise, Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography, and Edgar Wright's filmography, season 5 of our Patreon exclusive season is set to be the biggest yet featuring...Big Jim himself, James Cameron! Leading up to and including Avatar: Fire and Ash, we will collabora...

We take a brief pause on our category-by-category prediction series to assess the current state of the race as a checkpoint after a major first-wave of precursors. We discuss at large the impacts of AFI, NBR, LAFCA, NYFCC, Golden Globes, and Critics Choice Association to assess trends we are seeing from Train Dreams chugging along to whether James Cameron’s best picture hopes are in a pile of fire and ash. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon View Our Predictions: Oscar Board Listen Here...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards: Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Sound, and Visual Effects. We break down each of the 9 feature categories and how the announcement affects the Best Picture race. Subscribe: The Rolling Ta...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring the first 30 minutes of our bonus review for Jay Kelly. To watch the full review on video and get an extra segment on Golden Globes nomination reactions, subscribe to our Patreon. Jay Kelly is directed by Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and Emily Mortimer. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, and Billy Crudup. It follows a famous actor (Clooney) as he travels through Europe with his team and manager...

Wake Up Dead Man is written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is a standalone sequel to Glass Onion (2022) and the third installment overall in the Knives Out film series. It stars Daniel Craig, who reprises his role as master detective Benoit Blanc. Wake Up Dead Man had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025, and was released in select theaters on November 26, before streaming on Netflix on December 12, 2025. The ensemble cast also includes Josh O'C...

Watch our live commentary on video by subscribing to our Patreon! It's a strange case from the start. A case with a hole in the center. A doughnut. Watch along with us to Rian Johnson's Knives Out (2019) for the Netflix release of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Story. To celebrate the third murder mystery in Rian Johnson's Benoit Blanc-led whodunnits, we watch along with the original Knives Out discussing everything that made that film such a huge hit. The story follows when renowned crime no...

*THIS IS A PREVIEW PODCAST* featuring a 30-minute segment from our RETRO//RANKED season on James Cameron. To watch the full conversation on video, subscribe to our Patreon. With past seasons traversing the "Jurassic" Franchise, the "28" Franchise, Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography, and Edgar Wright's filmography, season 5 of our Patreon exclusive season is set to be the biggest yet featuring...Big Jim himself, James Cameron! Leading up to and including Avatar: Fire and Ash, we will collabora...

After multiple drafts of above the line predictions we are now officially in the phase of rolling out our specialized prediction episodes that feature 3-4 categories at a time until we’ve covered all categories ahead of nomination morning. Today we are dipping our toes below the line discussing Best Cinematography, Editing, and VFX. All the while, our team’s predictions will be available in real time on our website. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon View Our Predictions: Oscar Board Listen ...

We react live to the 82nd Golden Globes Nominations for the 2025 ceremony with some brief thoughts debriefing and recapping our takeaways for the nominations for the rest of the awards season. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Follow our team online: Danny Jarabek Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and Linktree Red Broadwell on Letterboxd, X, and Instagram Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X Adam Patla on Letterboxd, I...

Zootopia 2, the sequel to Zootopia (2016), is directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard and written by Bush. Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira, Idris Elba, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, Don Lake, Bonnie Hunt, and Jenny Slate reprise their roles from the first film, with Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, and Danny Trejo joining the cast. It once again follows Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde, this time as they pursue reptile Gary De'Sn...

The Critics Choice Awards (CCA) have released their 2025-26 nominations as a key precursor for the award season circuit. We debrief their selections and update various Oscar prospects for films and performances in above and below the line categories as the season continues to evolve. The 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 4, 2026. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Follow our team online: P...

The Awards Season Draft returns for round 3! In this recurring series where we competitively draft winners across one year's full awards circuit, we have covered 2015 and 2022, but our third stop is the 2012-13 season featuring Argo as the Best Picture winner. Our draft options include Oscar winners, Precursor winners (Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG, CCA), festival winners (TIFF, Venice, Cannes, Sundance), and critics group winners (NSFC, LAFCA, NYFCC) from the 2022 year for 2023 ceremonies. Each o...

Óliver Laxe’s Sirât, which made its World Premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and took home the prestigious Jury Prize, features an immersive sonic landscape that blurs the line between the physical and metaphysical, echoing the film’s themes of transcendence and inner pilgrimage. Laxe worked closely with Supervising Sound Editor Laia Casanovas (Nowhere, Parallel Mothers) to develop the texture of tone of the world and music. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Appl...

We are in the thick of award season with the Gotham winners announced earlier this week, and CCA nominations coming on December 5. Another big ceremony on the horizon is the Golden Globes, and today we discuss our nomination predictions for all categories of the 83rd edition of the ceremony. The Golden Globe nominations will be announced on Monday, Dec. 8, with the ceremony scheduled to air live on Jan. 11. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening ...