As part of our Birthday week extravaganza, we provide our first-ever live watch-along commentary to the Director's Cut editions of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon franchise. We watch, discuss, and digress all things Zack Snyder and beyond across 6+ hours of the Snyder cut which follows the timeline of a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon that finds itself threatened by a tyrannical ruling force when a stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival. The films star Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, and Ed Skrein.

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As part of our Birthday week extravaganza, we provide our first-ever live watch-along commentary to the Director's Cut editions of Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon franchise. We watch, discuss, and digress all things Zack Snyder and beyond across 6+ hours of the Snyder cut which follows the timeline of a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon that finds itself threatened by a tyrannical ruling force when a stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival. The films star Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, and Ed Skrein.

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• 0:18:29 Rebel Moon - Chapter One: Chalice of Blood

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This month, in the wake of Gladiator 2 thirst traps, the ladies come back to the studio to break down “girl marketing” and the female gaze when applied to film distribution. They also tackle the micro-trend “older woman-young man” and how this trope has progressed since the 40s. 

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With a World Premiere at Sundance in January, Sean Wang's Dìdi has now been capturing the hearts of audiences as the film has gone into wide release in theater. In 2008, during the last month of summer before high school begins, the film follows an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy who learns what his family can't teach him: how to skate, how to flirt, and how to love your mom. We discuss the making of the film with editors Arielle Zakowski and Christopher Tennel who detail the post-production process and highlight the multiple formats the film operates in including rebuilding the 2008-era Facebook, MySpace, and skater videos.

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With three team members from The Rolling Tape going to TIFF in a couple of weeks time, we discuss an in-depth look at the TIFF lineup and detail our schedules and priorities for what we want to see and do while in Toronto starting September 4.

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In honor of our 100th main show episode of the podcast, we hosted a bracket on social media asking you all to vote between 32 films selected by our team, with the winner being the selection for this review episode. All of our team members were assigned by random draw one year within the last 32 years, and asked to choose between that year’s Best Picture, Palme d’Or, Golden Lion, TIFF People’s Choice, and Indie Spirits Best Feature. After running the bracket on social media, our followers chose The Silence of the Lambs from 1991 as the film for the day. We review the Best Picture winning classic from Jonathan Demme, as well as reflect on the past 100 episodes of The Rolling Tape podcast.

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The fall film festival cycle is gearing up once again with the major festivals announcing their lineup of films that will reveal to us many of the major awards players and flesh out the fall and winter 2024 theater schedule. We break down major lineup announcements from Venice, TIFF, NYFF, and speculate on what titles to expect in upcoming announcements.

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With a long line of auteurs lending their hand to the Alien franchise, Fede Alvarez takes a turn with the standalone effort Alien: Romulus. Taking place between the events of Alien and Aliens, while scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonists come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. The film stars Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, and Archie Renaux.

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• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:14:18 Initial Thoughts
• 0:28:34 Spoiler Review
• 1:49:26 Oscars Assessment
• 1:51:42 Final Ratings

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In director Austin Peters' debut feature film, famed aesthetician Hope Goldman's skincare business faces sabotage when rival Angel Vergara opens a boutique across the street. Aided by friend Jordan, Hope seeks to uncover who's trying to ruin her reputation. We discuss Peters' vision for developing the film and how he was able to cast stars Elizabeth Banks, Lewis Pullman, and Luis Gerardo Méndez.

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The Alien movie franchise, spanning over four decades, is one of the most iconic and enduring series in science fiction and horror filmmaking history. What began in 1979 with Ridley Scott's Alien has since evolved into a sprawling narrative universe known for its heroine Ellen Ripley, its groundbreaking visual effects, and the image of the eponymous Xenomorph. We explore the franchise's origins, its impact on the genre, and the way it has evolved through the vision of multiple directors before leading into our expectations for the upcoming Alien: Romulus.

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