The Rolling Tape

Landon Defever speaks with Gints Zilbalodis, the co-writer/director of this year's independent animated sensation Flow. The film centers around a pack of various animals, navigating the challenges of a changing world, caused by a great flood that's displaced them. Zilbalodis discusses his creative choices, being self-taught as an animator, and the collaborative process on his latest feature film.

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Gints Zilbalodis Website, IMDb, and Instagram

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Landon Defever on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, Films for the Void

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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

Landon Defever speaks with Adam Elliot, writer/director of Memoir of a Snail, an animated tragicomedy for the ages sweeping attention at this year's festival circuit. Memoir of a Snail is the fictional life story of Grace Pudel, who's haunted by misfortune and loss, yet continues to push forward in search of a brighter future. Elliot discusses the eight year-long journey of crafting the film, how the film changed shape over the years, and finding joy in life's smallest details.

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Adam Elliot IMDb, Instagram

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Landon Defever on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, Films for the Void

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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

In continuing forward on our category-by-category prediction series through all 21 feature awards for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards, we move into the elusive and contentious performance categories. The acting quartet of Lead and Supporting Actors and Actresses are always exciting races to follow, and this year is no different.

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Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and Linktree
Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Life Moves Pretty Fast
Adam Patla on Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky,  X, TikTok
Cameron Ritter on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and TikTok
Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Bluesky, X, Instagram, and TikTok
Landon Defever on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, Films for the Void

Films mentioned:
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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Credits:

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

Premiering all the way back at Sundance earlier this year, Jesse Eisenberg’s sophomore feature A Real Pain is now in wide release with Searchlight Pictures. Mismatched cousins reunite for a tour through Poland to honor their beloved grandmother. The adventure takes a turn when the odd couple's old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history. The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, and Will Sharpe. 

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:18:02 Initial Thoughts
• 0:33:53 Spoiler Review
• 1:46:05 Oscars Assessment
• 1:56:18 Final Ratings

Follow our guest online:
Larry Fried on Letterboxd, X, Authory, Geek Vibes Nation, and That Shelf

Follow our team online:
Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and Linktree
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Life Moves Pretty Fast
Cameron Ritter on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and TikTok

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

Resources:
A Real Pain Review by Evan Miller

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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

Last week we kicked off our category-by-category series through all 21 feature awards for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards. After our Best Picture conversation last week, with continue today with Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and Linktree
Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Life Moves Pretty Fast
Adam Patla on Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky,  X, TikTok
Cameron Ritter on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and TikTok
Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Bluesky, X, Instagram, and TikTok

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

Have questions? Email [email protected]

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

With this two-part mega episode, we’re covering both halves of the Glicked weekend for the Rome to the Oz, the swords clanging to the wands waving, the arena to the yellow brick road reviewing Wicked and Gladiator II. In Wicked, Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads. In Gladiator II, after his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:03:38 Wicked Initial Thoughts
• 0:29:26 Wicked Spoiler Review
• 2:10:07 Wicked Oscars Assessment
• 2:21:23 Wicked Final Ratings
• 2:35:53 Gladiator II Initial Thoughts 
• 2:59:33 Gladiator II Spoiler Review
• 4:03:23 Gladiator II Oscars Assessment
• 4:10:20 Gladiator II Final Ratings

Follow our team online:
Danny Jarabek
Sara Ciplickas
Bryan Sudfield
Adam Patla
Matthew Soto
Paul Rai
Kam Ryan
Valerie Buvat de Virginy
Cameron Ritter
Evan Miller
Aryan Patel

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd List

Resources:
Wicked Review by Adam Patla

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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

In the wake of our second draft above-the-line predictions, we are now kicking off our category-by-category series through all 21 awards for the rest of the Oscar’s season. Today we are starting with Best Picture, and the upcoming episodes will group categories of 3 together with each ensuing week.

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Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and Linktree
Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Life Moves Pretty Fast
Adam Patla on Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky,  X, TikTok
Gabe Lillianthal on Letterboxd, Bluesky, X, and TikTok
Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Bluesky, X, Instagram, and TikTok

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

Have questions? Email [email protected]

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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Credits:

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

Ridley Scott’s nearly five-decade-long career of filmmaking has produced some of film history’s most iconic stories and characters ranging from Ripley’s relentless Alien-fighting perseverance to Deckard terminating replicants to Maximus entertaining the arena. His career has vastly spanned genres from historical epics to sci-fi futures, and one of his greatest defining features as an auteur is doing things his own way. We discuss the long career of the 86-year-old director before previewing his latest with Gladiator II.

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Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, X, TikTok, and Linktree
Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X
Sara Ciplickas on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X

Have questions? Email [email protected]

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

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

Following a Cannes World Premiere that resulted in two awards for a Jury Prize and Best Actress to the ensemble cast, Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez has garnered a divisive response. Now available to stream on Netflix, the film stars Zoe Saldana, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, and Adriana Paz.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:15:47 Initial Thoughts
• 0:36:44 Spoiler Review
• 1:59:38 Oscars Assessment
• 2:16:12 Final Ratings

Follow our team online:
Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and Linktree
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Life Moves Pretty Fast
Adam Patla on Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky,  X, TikTok
Owen Wilczek on Letterboxd, and X
Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X
Ethan Dayton on Letterboxd, Bluesky, and X

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

Trans Critic Reviews:
Juan Barquin
Harron Walker
Drew Barnett Gregory
Mey Rude

Have questions? Email [email protected]

Credits:

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

Support the show

Subscribe for Early Access and Video:
The Rolling Tape Patreon

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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

After a TIFF world premiere, creative duo Scott Beck and Bryan Woods bring their brand of horror to wide release. Heretic, distributed by A24, follows two young religious women who are drawn into a game of cat-and-mouse in the house of a strange man. The film stars Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East.

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Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:18:35 Initial Thoughts
• 0:30:09 Spoiler Review
• 1:43:07 Oscars Assessment
• 1:46:33 Final Ratings

Follow our team online:
Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and Linktree
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Life Moves Pretty Fast
Adam Patla on Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky,  X, TikTok
Cameron Ritter on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and TikTok

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

Have questions? Email [email protected]

Credits:

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

Support the show

Subscribe for Early Access and Video:
The Rolling Tape Patreon

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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