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The world of the Hunger Games returns with The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, a prequel to the previous four films in the franchise. Adapted from the novels of Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games has been a widely popular franchise for over a decade, but is now expanding to share a glimpse into Panem 64 years before meet Katniss Everdeen.

Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:16:05 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Non-Spoilers
• 0:35:22 The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Spoilers
• 1:54:28 Oscars Assessment
• 1:59:22 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

Join us for a "Noir" vember-themed double feature looking at the theme of Film Noir through the lens of two 1940's classics: Double Indemnity (1944) and Out of the Past (1947).

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Eugene Rocco Utley on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter
Sara Ciplickas on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter
Gabe Lillianthal on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

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Credits:

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

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Credits:

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

We’re getting into the Christmas spirit a little bit early this year, but don’t let Alexander Payne know that we all will be reviewing the warm and fuzzy feelings of The Holdovers starring Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa. Grab a Miller High Life with us, the champagne of beers, and listen in to our review.

Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:20:40 The Holdovers Non-Spoilers
• 0:40:28 The Holdovers Spoilers
• 1:56:15 Oscars Assessment
• 2:13:15 Final Ratings

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Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and Film Fragments
Matthew Soto on Letterboxd and Instagram
Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter
Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
Tate Fowler on Letterboxd and Instagram

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd List

YogaSimpatico.com puts quality, therapeutically-inspired yoga, and wellness class at your fingertips! Whether you're a beginner, deepening an existing practice, or looking for a way to increase your mobility and reduce stress, you can choose from over 250+ classes and exercise when it’s convenient for you!

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Credits:

• 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 monster film brings our darkest fears to screen. It puts us face-to-face with the things we fear most as a collective society. Today, we examine how the monster film has changed over time and place in film history, what makes a great movie monster, and how history and culture has changed our perception of what to fear. For this, we will be examining the original Godzilla (1954) and its historical post-WWII context and the modern Jordan Pelle horror film Nope (2022).

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Eugene Rocco Utley on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter

Gabe Lillianthal on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok

Films mentioned:

Letterboxd List

Credits:

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

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Credits:

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

Today we discuss one of the year's most highly anticipated and high-caliber pedigree films in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon. One of our greatest living filmmakers is back and possibly bigger than ever, blending his trademark crime drama with the western depicting the 1920’s depiction of Osage nation murders.

Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:20:04 Killers of the Flower Moon Non-Spoilers
• 0:43:42 Killers of the Flower Moon Spoilers
• 1:58:36 Oscars Assessment
• 2:14:41 Final Ratings

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Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Linktree
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and Film Fragments
Gabe Lillianthal on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok
Carson Burton on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

YogaSimpatico.com puts quality, therapeutically-inspired yoga, and wellness class at your fingertips! Whether you're a beginner, deepening an existing practice, or looking for a way to increase your mobility and reduce stress, you can choose from over 250+ classes and exercise when it’s convenient for you!

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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

We are introducing 4 more prediction categories covering all of the performance categories including Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. We’ll break down all of the major contenders in each to discuss who has the best shot at composing this year’s acting quarter at the Oscars.

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Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Linktree

Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and Film Fragments

Gabe Lillianthal on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok

Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok

Have questions? Email [email protected]

Credits:

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

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Credits:

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

The western is a genre most popular from the 1940s to 1960s that takes the frame to the vast and lawless American West, exploring a land amidst its transition from a frontier to a country. Within a world yet to be tamed, we see an America stripped down to its survival, and thus, showing some of its true colors and values within it. We examine two films: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) a quintessential epic classic epitomizing the genre, and The Power of the Dog (2021) a modern approach aiming to reflect the genre.

Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Intro
• 0:01:30 Preface
• 0:14:30 Initial Thoughts
• 0:22:15 Double Dive
• 1:31:25 Final Ratings and Thoughts
• 1:43:35 Polls & Conclusions

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Eugene Rocco Utley on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter
Sara Ciplickas on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter
Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

Have questions? Email [email protected]

Credits:

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

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Credits:

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

Continuing the conversations of this year's awards season, we move onto our next set of categories to predict for the 96th Academy Awards, including Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Screenplay. We will continue adding predictions for all 23 categories with each successive news episode.

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Danny Jarabek Website, Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Linktree

Eugene Rocco Utley on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter

Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter

Gabe Lillianthal on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok

Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok

Films mentioned:

Letterboxd list

Have questions? Email [email protected]

Credits:

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

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Credits:

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

With spooky season coming around, today we are discussing October's first big horror film The Exorcist: Believer directed by David Gordon Green starring Leslie Odom Jr., Ann Dowd, and Ellen Burstyn. We discuss how this continuation of the iconic horror franchise alters its legacy, for better or for worse.

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Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter

Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok

Films mentioned:

Letterboxd list

YogaSimpatico.com puts quality, therapeutically-inspired yoga, and wellness classes at your fingertips! Whether you're a beginner, deepening an existing practice, or looking fo. a way to increase your mobility and reduce stress, you can choose from over 250+ classes and exercise when it's convenient to you!

Have questions? Email [email protected]

Credits:

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

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Credits:

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

For today’s double feature topic, we’re discussing the idea of media representation in film, how mass media in the form of television or other sources has been depicted in film as a way to configure and shape reality for entertainment and profit. The first film that we selected in this pairing is Sidney Lumet’s 1976, Network, and you voted to pair Peter Weir’s The Truman Show from 1998 for two prescient films examining the role of media, and specifically television media, in society.

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Danny Jarabek on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok
Eugene Rocco Utley on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter
Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

Have questions? Email [email protected]

Credits:

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

Support the show

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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