The Rolling Tape

For our main review this week, we are covering the adaptation based on the world famous 2011 sandbox game Minecraft, A Minecraft Movie. Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while embarking on a quest with an unexpected, expert crafter. The film stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Hansen.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:02:03 Initial Thoughts
• 0:16:06 Spoiler Review
• 1:11:12 Oscars Assessment
• 1:12:44 Final Ratings

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• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Danny Jarabek

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• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

The Rolling Roulette is a brand-new podcast series from The Rolling Tape! Each month, fate takes the wheel as our team members are randomly paired together to exchange film recommendations based on a central theme. For the month of January, the theme was "New-Year Noir." Matt Minton and Sara Ciplickas discuss Gilda and Notorious.

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• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Nate Hayden

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The Rolling Tape is a multimedia film and entertainment outlet for podcasts, online publications, and film production. The podcast is a TRT production covering weekly film reviews, industry updates, and awards season news.

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• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

This week the Ladies celebrate one year of the series and Women’s History Month. The finish up their Oscars 2025 discussion and begin new debates on tester audiences and the ‘women in male roles’ trend.

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• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Nate Hayden

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• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

In the inaugural episode a The Rolling Tape’s newest series, we present The Rolling Remote–a podcast series dedicated to television coverage where we discuss week-to-week television events and will eventually entertain Emmy’s awards season coverage. For our first episode, we discuss season 2 of Severance, the hit Apple TV+ psychological thriller. The show is described as follows, Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs. The series stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, and Christopher Walken.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:03:07 Initial Thoughts
• 0:24:38 Spoiler Review
• 1:36:44 Emmys Assessment

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Ethan Dayton on Letterboxd, Bluesky, and X
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Life Moves Pretty Fast

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Credits:

• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Danny Jarabek

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Credits:

• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

For a bonus review this weekend, we discuss a staff choice selection of The Assessment, where in the near future where parenthood is strictly controlled, a couple's seven-day assessment for the right to have a child unravels into a psychological nightmare. The film is Fleur Fortune’s directorial debut and stars Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen, and Himesh Patel.

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Ethan Dayton on Letterboxd, Bluesky, and X
Ethan Simmie on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, The Movie Draft Podcast, 24 Minutes of A24
Adam Patla on Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky,  X, TikTok, and YouTube

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Credits:

• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Danny Jarabek

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Credits:

• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

This week we’re reviewing A24’s latest, Death of a Unicorn directed by Alex Scharfman. Premiering earlier this year at SXSW, father-Daughter duo Elliott and Ridley hit a unicorn with their car and bring it to the wilderness retreat of a mega-wealthy pharmaceutical CEO. The film stars Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd, Anthony Carrigan, Richard E. Grant, and Téa Leoni.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:02:38 Initial Thoughts
• 0:12:21 Spoiler Review
• 1:06:46 Oscars Assessment
• 1:07:02 Final Ratings

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Owen Wilczek on Letterboxd, and X
Aryan Patel on Letterboxd, X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube
Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X

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Credits:

• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Danny Jarabek

Support the show

Subscribe for Early Access and Video:
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Podcast Website Link
Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com
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Credits:

• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

The Rolling Roulette is a brand-new podcast series from The Rolling Tape! Each month, fate takes the wheel as our team members are randomly paired together to exchange film recommendations based on a central theme. For the month of January, the theme was "New-Year Noir." Landon Defever and Cameron Ritter discuss Brick and One False Move.

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Credits:

• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Danny Jarabek & Landon Defever

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Credits:

• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

After our retrospective discussing Disney live-action remakes, we review Disney’s latest bringing the classic fairytale of Snow White back to the screen. A princess joins forces with seven dwarfs to liberate her kingdom from her cruel stepmother the Evil Queen. A live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” The film is directed by Marc Webb and stars Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and Andrew Burnap. 

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Initial Thoughts
• 0:15:59 Spoiler Review
• 1:09:43 Oscars Assessment
• 1:13:28 Final Ratings

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Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Life Moves Pretty Fast
Sara Ciplickas on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X

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Credits:

• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Danny Jarabek

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Credits:

• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

Before our review of Snow White, we look back through the live-action remakes of Disney classics. From Cinderella to The Little Mermaid, Disney has continued to bring their animated classics to new audiences through live-action and photorealistic techniques. Although not always warmly received, the films garner significant box office and cultural attention. Snow White is the latest to be receiving the live-action remake treatment.

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Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X
Sasha Raquel on Letterboxd, Instagram, and YouTube

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Credits:

• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Nate Hayden

Support the show

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Credits:

• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller

In a weekend jam-packed with new releases, our team selected Opus directed by Mark Anthony Green. A writer travels to the compound of a pop icon who disappeared years ago. Surrounded by his cult of sycophants, as well as a group of fellow journalists, she soon discovers his twisted plans for the gathering. The film stars Ayo Edibiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, and Murray Bartlett. 

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Intro & What Have You Been Watching
• 0:14:47 Initial Thoughts
• 0:35:56 Spoiler Review
• 1:28:58 Oscars Assessment
• 1:31:18 Final Ratings

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Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X
Owen Wilczek on Letterboxd, and X
Landon Defever on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, Films for the Void
Adam Patla on Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky,  X, TikTok, and YouTube

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Credits:

• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Danny Jarabek
• Edited by Danny Jarabek

Support the show

Subscribe for Early Access and Video:
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Podcast Website Link
Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com
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Credits:

• Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
• Artwork: Danny Jarabek
• Editor: Danny Jarabek
• Assistant Producer: Evan Miller