The Rolling Tape

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 Train Dreams chugging along to whether James Cameron’s best picture hopes are in a pile of fire and ash. Subscribe:The Rolling Tape PatreonView Our Predictions:Oscar BoardListen Here:SpotifyApple PodcastsAll Listening PlatformsFollow our guest online:Oscars ModelCole Curtiss-Fuentes on XFollow our team online:Danny Jarabek Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and LinktreePaul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and XAdam Patla on Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky,  X, TikTok, and YouTubeJoshua Mbonu on Letterboxd, and XHave questions? Email [email protected]:Theme music by Eugene Rocco UtleyArtwork by Danny JarabekEdited by Danny JarabekSupport the showThe 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 LinkWebsite & Publications: www.therollingtape.comInstagram: @therollingtapeX: @therollingtape Letterboxd: @therollingtape Support our team on Linktree

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards: Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Live Action Short Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Sound, and Visual Effects. We break down each of the 9 feature categories and how the announcement affects the Best Picture race.Subscribe:The Rolling Tape PatreonListen Here:SpotifyApple PodcastsAll Listening PlatformsFollow our team online:Danny Jarabek Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and LinktreePaul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and XJacob Diedenhofer on Letterboxd, Instagram, XJoshua Mbonu on Letterboxd, and XHave questions? Email [email protected]:Theme music by Eugene Rocco UtleyArtwork by Danny JarabekEdited by Danny JarabekSupport the showThe 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 LinkWebsite & Publications: www.therollingtape.comInstagram: @therollingtapeX: @therollingtape Letterboxd: @therollingtape Support our team on Linktree

This is a preview podcast featuring the first 30 minutes of our bonus review for Jay Kelly. To watch the full review on video and get an extra segment on Golden Globes nomination reactions, subscribe to our Patreon.Jay Kelly is directed by Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and Emily Mortimer. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, and Billy Crudup. It follows a famous actor (Clooney) as he travels through Europe with his team and manager (Sandler), and reflects on his life choices, relationships, and legacy. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2025. It was then released in select theaters on November 14, 2025, followed by a global release on Netflix on December 5.Subscribe:The Rolling Tape PatreonListen Here:SpotifyApple PodcastsAll Listening PlatformsFollow our team online:Paul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and XJacob Diedenhofer on Letterboxd, Instagram, XHave questions? Email [email protected]:Theme music by Eugene Rocco UtleyArtwork by Danny JarabekEdited by Danny JarabekSupport the showThe 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 LinkWebsite & Publications: www.therollingtape.comInstagram: @therollingtapeX: @therollingtape Letterboxd: @therollingtape Support our team on Linktree

Wake Up Dead Man is written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is a standalone sequel to Glass Onion (2022) and the third installment overall in the Knives Out film series. It stars Daniel Craig, who reprises his role as master detective Benoit Blanc. Wake Up Dead Man had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025, and was released in select theaters on November 26, before streaming on Netflix on December 12, 2025. The ensemble cast also includes Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. Subscribe:The Rolling Tape PatreonChapter Timestamps:0:00:00 Initial Thoughts0:20:34 Spoiler Review1:32:24 Oscars Assessment1:37:32 Final RatingsListen Here:SpotifyApple PodcastsAll Listening PlatformsFollow our team online:Danny Jarabek Letterboxd, Instagram, Bluesky, X, TikTok, and LinktreeTate Fowler on Letterboxd and InstagramEthan Dayton on Letterboxd, Bluesky, and XHave questions? Email [email protected]:Theme music by Eugene Rocco UtleyArtwork by Danny JarabekEdited by Danny JarabekSupport the showThe 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 LinkWebsite & Publications: www.therollingtape.comInstagram: @therollingtapeX: @therollingtape Letterboxd: @therollingtape Support our team on Linktree

Watch our live commentary on video by subscribing to our Patreon!It's a strange case from the start. A case with a hole in the center. A doughnut. Watch along with us to Rian Johnson's Knives Out (2019) for the Netflix release of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Story. To celebrate the third murder mystery in Rian Johnson's Benoit Blanc-led whodunnits, we watch along with the original Knives Out discussing everything that made that film such a huge hit. The story follows when renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, and the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. The film stars Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, and Christopher Plummer.Subscribe:The Rolling Tape PatreonListen Here:SpotifyApple PodcastsAll Listening PlatformsFollow our team online:Evan Miller on Letterboxd, Bluesky, X, Instagram, and TikTokPaul Rai on Letterboxd, Instagram, and XHave questions? Email [email protected]:Theme music by Eugene Rocco UtleyArtwork by Danny JarabekEdited by Danny JarabekSupport the showThe 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 LinkWebsite & Publications: www.therollingtape.comInstagram: @therollingtapeX: @therollingtape Letterboxd: @therollingtape Support our team on Linktree