The Rolling Tape

With our final review of the year, and following our recent retrospective conversation on the career of Robert Eggers, we succumb to the darkness in his latest work, Nosferatu. In a reimagining of the 1897 novel and 1922 silent film, Nosferatu’s legacy of adaptation is rich and extensive. In the 2024 iteration, Eggers delivers a gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake. The film stars Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Emma Corrin.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:06:24 Initial Thoughts
• 0:29:27 Spoiler Review
• 2:22:10 Oscars Assessment
• 2:36:17 Final Ratings

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Kenzie Vanunu on Offscreen Central, X

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Valerie Buvat de Virginy on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Empty Theater Podcast

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Resources:
Kenzie Vanunu’s Nosferatu Review

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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

In resuming our category-by-category prediction series, we continue below the line after the AMPAS announcement of their shortlists to predict Best Sound, Original Score, and Original Song.

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Owen Wilczek on Letterboxd, and X

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Letterboxd list

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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

Robert Eggers has carved a distinctive niche in contemporary storytelling particularly in horror, renowned for his meticulous attention to detail and period accuracy of historical and mythological narratives. With a career spanning three feature films, Eggers has already established himself as one of the most visionary directors of his generation. From the gothic dread of The Witch (2015) to the surreal descent into madness in The Lighthouse (2019) and the Viking brutality of The Northman (2022). We discuss each of his films in preparation for our expectations of Nosferatu. 

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Gabe Lillianthal on Letterboxd, Bluesky, X, and TikTok

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• 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

In our last review before the holidays, our team decided to step inside the courtroom for the Max release of Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. While serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, a family man finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma, one he could use to sway the jury verdict and potentially convict or free the wrong killer. The film stars Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, and J.K. Simmons. 

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:06:04 Initial Thoughts
• 0:14:58 Spoiler Review
• 1:14:40 Oscars Assessment
• 1:19:11 Final Ratings

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Red Broadwell on Letterboxd, X, and Instagram
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Life Moves Pretty Fast

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

Resources:
Juror #2 Review by Landon Defever

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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

For the final get together of the year, the Ladies recap the “Female-led genre” of 2024 returning to some of their previous conversions on ‘The Substance,’ ‘Barbie,’ and other films reviewed this year. They also begin to break down award prospects and give recommendations for the holiday season.

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Kam Ryan on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X
Sasha Raquel on Letterboxd, Instagram, and YouTube
Anjani Chaha on Instagram, and X
Neha Jha on Instagram, and X

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• Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
• Artwork by Sara Ciplickas
• 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

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 the rise of The Substance to the Best Actress bloodbath.

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Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X
Ethan Dayton on Letterboxd, Bluesky, and X

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Letterboxd list

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Credits:

• 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

The final chapter of the Sony Spider-Man Universe has been written with J.C. Chandor’s Kraven the Hunter. Following in the footsteps of the Venom series, Morbius, and Madame Web, the sixth and supposedly final SSU movie Kraven's complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kravinoff, starts him down a path of vengeance with brutal consequences, motivating him to become not only the greatest hunter in the world, but also one of its most feared. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ariana Debose, Fred Hechinger, Alessandro Nivola, and Christopher Abbott.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:15:52 Initial Thoughts
• 0:39:39 Spoiler Review
• 1:46:09 Oscars Assessment
• 1:46:14 Final Ratings

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Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X

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• 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

As we continue our category-by-category prediction series through all 21 feature awards for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards, we take our first trek below the line covering Best Cinematography, Editing, and Visual Effects.

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Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Bluesky, X, Instagram, and TikTok

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• 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

We react live to the 82nd Golden Globes Nominations for the 2025 ceremony. After our live reaction, we come back to debrief and recap our takeaways for the nominations for the rest of the awards season.

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Tate Fowler on Letterboxd and Instagram
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Tate Fowler on Letterboxd and Instagram
Cameron Ritter on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and TikTok
Red Broadwell on Letterboxd, X, and Instagram
Owen Wilczek on Letterboxd, and X
Landon Defever on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, Films for the Void

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Golden Globes Nominations

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• 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

Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut distributed by A24 brings us back to the night before the world was supposed to end. Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year's Eve 1999. The night becomes even crazier than they could have ever dreamed when the clock strikes midnight. The film stars Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, and Julian Dennison.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:09:03 Initial Thoughts
• 0:18:05 Spoiler Review
• 1:06:45 Oscars Assessment
• 1:06:52 Final Ratings

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Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and Linktree
Tate Fowler on Letterboxd and Instagram
Adam Patla on Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky,  X, TikTok

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

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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