The Rolling Tape

Adele Lim’s Joy Ride is one example of the recent revival of the raunchy comedy now in theaters. The film follows four Chinese-American friends as they bond and discover the truth of what it means to know and love who you are, while they travel through China in search of one of their birth mothers and stars Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu.

Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:02:48 Introduction
• 0:12:53 Joy Ride Non-Spoilers
• 0:27:00 Joy Ride Spoilers
• 1:12:53 Final Ratings

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

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

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Credits:

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

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

Georden West is the writer and director of Playland, a raucous work of queer fantasy and history, which conjures a time-bending night in Boston's oldest and most notorious gay bar. The film recently played at Tribeca Film Festival for its North American premiere.

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Georden West Website, IMDb

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Matt Minton on Letterboxd, Instagram, Filmstagram, and Twitter

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• 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

The Rolling Tape reviews the first half of 2023 revealing each of our team member’s top 5 of the first six months. We look at the trends of the year and choose our superlatives before turning the corner into July and the next ensuing awards season cycle.

Chapter Timestamps

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:09:18 Top 5’s of 2023
• 1:27:39 Midyear Superlatives
• 1:52:35 Conclusion

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Danny Jarabek on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok
Eugene Rocco Utley on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and Film Fragments
Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter
Gabe Lillianthal on Letterboxd, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok

Films mentioned:
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

To My Father, directed and written by interviewee Sean Schiavolin, depicts the Oscar-winning path of Deaf actor Troy Kotsur and his father's inspirational effect on him despite a horrific accident. The short documentary premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.

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Sean Schiavolin Website, IMDb, Instagram, LinkedIn

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Eugene Rocco Utley on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter

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• 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

Wes Anderson is back at the full height of his symmetrical powers assembling his trademark ensemble for Asteroid City, which follows a writer on his fictional play about a grieving father who travels to the namesake town for a junior stargazing event. The film stars Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johnasson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, and Bryan Cranston. We are joined by Lauren Puckett-Pope to review Anderson’s newest effort, the first of two films from the auteur in 2023, which originally premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:19:45 Asteroid City Non-Spoilers
• 0:36:17 Asteroid City Spoilers

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Lauren Puckett-Pope Website, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Linktree

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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
Eugene Rocco Utley on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

Resources:
Lauren’s Asteroid City Cast Breakdown
Interview with Maya Hawke

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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

Max Cohn and Ellie Sachs co-wrote and co-directed Proof of Concept, a short film that premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2023 that follows an aspiring auteur who tries to make her dad and uncle finance her first short film but winds up raising more questions than dollars. Bryan Sudfield interviews the pair about the short which stars Will Janowitz, Richard Kind, and Ellie Sachs.


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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Max Cohn on IMDb, Instagram
Ellie Sachs Website, IMDb, Instagram

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

Have questions? Email [email protected]

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

Camp is an aesthetic style and sensibility that admires bad taste and ironic value. Camp questions art and beauty by dethroning the serious through theatricality, irony, and a love for exaggeration. It is inherently elusive to understand and capture in any art form but it has succeeded in paving its way through film history, intentionally or otherwise. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) are two examples of films that employ camp sensibilities as we examine how they relate to each other in this legacy as well as to camp taste as it has evolved over time as a space for LGBTQ+ representation.

Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:02:10 Double Feature Preface
• 0:13:19 Initial Thoughts 
• 0:24:09 Double Feature
• 1:16:46 Ratings
• 1:27:47 Polls & Double Feature Pitches

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.

Find The Rolling Tape everywhere:
Podcast Website Link
Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com
Instagram: @therollingtape
Twitter: @therollingtape
Letterboxd: @therollingtape

Support our team on Linktree

Follow our team online:
Danny Jarabek on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok
Eugene Rocco Utley on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter
Matthew Soto on Letterboxd and Instagram

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

Eric Burton is a film editor known for A Day on the Force: Women's Professional Tackle Football (2004), The Boardroom (2019), and Kiss the Future (2023). Kiss the Future premiered as the opening night film at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival. The film showcases the struggle of the citizens of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War and how aid worker Bill Carter's determination resulted in the enlistment of U2 to help shine a light when the world wasn't paying attention.


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.

Find The Rolling Tape everywhere:
Podcast Website Link
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Instagram: @therollingtape
Twitter: @therollingtape
Letterboxd: @therollingtape

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Eric Burton Website, IMDb

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Matt Minton on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter

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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

Premiering at Sundance Film Festival before going wide June 23, Past Lives directed by Celine Song has taken the film community by storm. As a directorial debut and Song’s first venture into filmmaking coming from a theater background, her first film follows Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, who were wrest apart after Nora's family emigrated from South Korea. 20 years later, they are reunited for one fateful week as they confront notions of love and destiny. Joined by guest Thomas Stoneham-Judge, we review the film that stars Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro and is being distributed by A24.


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.

Chapter Timestamps:

• 0:00:00 Introduction
• 0:15:24 Past Lives Non-spoilers
• 0:26:56 Past Lives Spoilers

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Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com
Instagram: @therollingtape
Twitter: @therollingtape
Letterboxd: @therollingtape

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Follow our guest online:
Thomas Stoneham-Judge on Letterboxd, Twitter, This Is For Reel, Linktree

Follow our team online:
Danny Jarabek on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and Film Fragments

Films mentioned:
Letterboxd list

Have questions? Email [email protected]

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

As Tribeca Film Festival comes to a close, we are joined by guest Larry Fried as we recap our festival experiences as an outlet. We discuss some of the highlights we watched as well as discuss our virtual and in-person coverage of reviews and interviews throughout the 11 day fest.


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.

Find The Rolling Tape everywhere:
Podcast Website Link
Website & Publications: www.therollingtape.com
Instagram: @therollingtape
Twitter: @therollingtape
Letterboxd: @therollingtape

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

Follow our team online:
Danny Jarabek on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok
Eugene Rocco Utley on Letterboxd, Instagram, and Twitter
Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, Twitter, and Film Fragments
Matt Minton 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 Danny Jarabek

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