The Rolling Tape

The Rolling Tape
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The Rolling Tape podcast is a TRT production covering weekly film reviews, industry updates, and awards season news.

  1. *SUNDANCE 2026* Interview With 'Nuisance Bear' (2026) Editor, Andres Landau

    10H AGO

    *SUNDANCE 2026* Interview With 'Nuisance Bear' (2026) Editor, Andres Landau

    With Nuisance Bear, filmmakers Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman return to Churchill, Manitoba — affectionately known as the “Polar Bear Capital of the World” — to deepen the inquiry begun in their award-winning short film in 2021. The result is a striking portrait of the fraught coexistence between polar bears and humans, guided by an Inuit narrator whose insights resist simplification.  We are joined by the film's editor, Andres Landau, who also edited the short and has been involved with the story for seven years. Parsing over 700 hours of nature and narration footage, Andres and his team craft a beautiful exploration of the consequences when modern life and natural landscapes collide. The film recently had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2026, winning the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Documentary Competition.  Follow our interviewee online: Andres Landau IMDb Follow our interview host online: Danny Jarabek Support the show Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent Artwork: Danny Jarabek Editor: Danny Jarabek Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

    21 min
  2. Interview With 'The Lost Bus' (2025) Special Effects Coordinator, Brandon K. McLaughlin

    13H AGO

    Interview With 'The Lost Bus' (2025) Special Effects Coordinator, Brandon K. McLaughlin

    Apple TV+’s The Lost Bus is nominated for Best Visual Effects at the 98th Academy Awards. We are joined by Special Effects Coordinator Brandon K. McLaughlin on the film to discuss his work. Starring Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera, this visceral docudrama relives the 2018 Camp Fire that ravaged Paradise, California, following a bus driver and teacher racing to save 22 schoolchildren.  Facing the challenge of recreating the deadliest wildfire in California history, Brandon spearheaded a seamless fusion of practical and visual effects. His team constructed six massive fire sets on a Santa Fe backlot, and collaborated with VFX supervisor Charlie Noble to ensure practical flames set the standard for digital effects, creating a fire that felt indistinguishable from reality, per Greengrass’s vision. Follow our interviewee online: Brandon K. McLaughlin IMDb Follow our interview host online: Danny Jarabek Support the show Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent Artwork: Danny Jarabek Editor: Danny Jarabek Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

    22 min
  3. Movies Fantasy League: Part Two

    15H AGO

    Movies Fantasy League: Part Two

    Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League is well underway for the 2025-26 awards season and our team has been participating! Back in part one of this podcast mini-series, we discussed how we drafted our teams based on the criteria of box office, critical reception, and awards. The rules for how to play are available on the MFL hub, but their summary is as follows, “You select a roster of exactly eight films within a budget of 100 imaginary dollars. Once the scoring phase of the game begins, the films you’ve drafted will accumulate points for achieving milestones in box-office take, precursor awards/nominations, critical approval, and more.” We are revisiting our team’s leaderboard now that we’re reached phase 2 of awards season with the Oscar nominations announced! Our league at The Rolling Tape is visible by searching our name on the leaderboard. Resources: Vulture’s Movies Fantasy League Follow our team online: Danny Jarabek Owen Wilczek Support the show Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent Artwork: Danny Jarabek Editor: Danny Jarabek Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

    39 min
  4. Sundance Film Festival Recap 2026

    3D AGO

    Sundance Film Festival Recap 2026

    The 2026 Sundance Film Festival was held in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from January 22 to February 1, 2026. The festival was the last Sundance Film Festival held in Utah before relocating to Boulder, Colorado in 2027. The Rolling Tape was in attendance in Park City and today we recap the event with our best of the fest for what we saw on the big screen and virtually.  Follow our team online: Danny Jarabek Cameron Ritter Sara Ciplickas Support the show Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent Artwork: Danny Jarabek Editor: Danny Jarabek Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

    1h 32m
  5. EP 174: Send Help (2026)

    4D AGO

    EP 174: Send Help (2026)

    Send Help is directed by Sam Raimi and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. An employee and her insufferable boss become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. Here, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, will they make it out alive? The film stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. Follow our team online: Danny Jarabek Joshua Mbonu Nandita Joshi Ethan Dayton Support the show Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent Artwork: Danny Jarabek Editor: Danny Jarabek Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

    1h 12m
  6. Interview With 'Arco' (2025) Director, Ugo Bienvenu

    JAN 30

    Interview With 'Arco' (2025) Director, Ugo Bienvenu

    Arco was recently nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 98th Academy Awards. We are joined by the film's director, Ugo Bienvenu, to discuss his creative process and collaboration with his animation studio in developing the project. The story follows a girl who witnesses a mysterious boy in a rainbow suit fall from the sky in 2075. He comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. She shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return to his time. Currently in wide release, the film is distributed by NEON. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Follow our interviewees online: Ugo Bienvenu IMDb, Instagram Follow our interview host online: Danny Jarabek Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Credits: Theme music by Eugene Rocco UtleyArtwork by Danny JarabekEdited by Danny JarabekSupport the show Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent Artwork: Danny Jarabek Editor: Danny Jarabek Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

    21 min
  7. The Awards Tape: Oscar Nomination Recap (2026) ft. Cole Curtiss-Fuentes

    JAN 29

    The Awards Tape: Oscar Nomination Recap (2026) ft. Cole Curtiss-Fuentes

    After the Oscar nomination announcements for the 98th Academy Awards, we break down the results by analyzing all of the expected nominations we received along with any surprises announced by Lewis Pullman and Danielle Brooks. We reveal how accurate some of our predictions were before we move into analyzing the final phase of Oscar campaigning leading up to the announcement of the winners on March 15th, 2026. Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Follow our guest online: Oscars Model Cole Curtiss-Fuentes on X Follow our team online: Paul Rai Adam Patla Joshua Mbonu  Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Credits: Theme music by Karl VincentArtwork by Danny JarabekEdited by Danny JarabekSupport the show Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent Artwork: Danny Jarabek Editor: Danny Jarabek Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

    2h 12m
  8. EP 173: Review Round-Up of Sentimental Value (2025), The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) & Mercy (2026)

    JAN 26

    EP 173: Review Round-Up of Sentimental Value (2025), The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) & Mercy (2026)

    In a round-up review episode while some of our team is at Sundance 2026, we look back to a couple of 2025 releases we've yet to discuss including Joachim Trier's 9-time Oscar nominated 'Sentimental Value' and Mona Fastvold's musical historical biopic, 'The Testament of Ann Lee'. We also shift the conversation to a critique of 'Mercy', to begin discussing 2026 January releases. Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Follow our team online: Adam Patla Paul Rai Jacob Diedenhofer Jake Fittipaldi Joshua Mbonu  Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Credits: Theme music by Eugene Rocco UtleyArtwork by Danny JarabekEdited by Danny JarabekSupport the show Subscribe: The Rolling Tape Patreon Listen Here: Spotify Apple Podcasts All Listening Platforms Have questions? Email info@therollingtape.com Podcast Website Link Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com Social Platforms on Linktree Credits: Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent Artwork: Danny Jarabek Editor: Danny Jarabek Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

    1h 58m
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The Rolling Tape podcast is a TRT production covering weekly film reviews, industry updates, and awards season news.

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  • Creator
    The Rolling Tape
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    501
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    © 2026 The Rolling Tape
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