Category: Bite Size Reviews

Celebrating its 40th anniversary with a gorgeous 4K restoration and edit, Michael Mann’s Manhunter was a box office bomb upon release but became a cult hit with a visual style like no other.

If Nemanja Ćeranić’s Warriors of the Wasteland shows up in its original language with subtitles, it may well be worth checking out. But its English-dub format isn’t worth anyone’s time.

For the now-older members of the ‘90s lesbian Filipinx group Kilawin Kolektibo making this documentary short, its existence is a triumph and a testament to their history and identity. For anyone looking in from the outside, it feels like just a first taste.

Craig Gillespie’s foray into the James Gunn DC Universe shows how just a little craft can go a long way in elevating what would otherwise be a pretty generic action-adventure.

Though not as devastating or thematically rich as Toy Story 3 on the surface, the message of Toy Story 5 is vital for kids and their parents living in a world that’s more isolating than ever before.

Even more than basic queer representation, musician/director Hayley Kiyoko’s debut showcases the importance of authenticity over soapy stereotypes.

A mix of political thriller and on-the-run chase film, Disclosure Day has more similarities with Minority Report for most of its runtime than any of Spielberg’s previous alien movies.

Every horror fan has to suspend their disbelief when characters go off by themselves or do something stupid, but in Izabel Pakzad’s debut feature, being abandoned by your friends to certain danger is entirely the point.

Though I didn’t find Natalie Erika James’ latest as effective as her debut Relic, I deeply admire the shots she takes here in another unique twist on the body-horror genre.

Jon Favreau’s theatrical extension of the Disney+ series may disappoint those looking for the next Jedi saga, but this one-off, low-key adventure was a fun ride.

If you’ve never seen any of the Backrooms YouTube short films 20-year-old Kane Parsons started making as a teenager, the creeping dread and ‘90s-internet-vaporwave aesthetic of his feature-length adaptation will give you a primer.

This is Damian McCarthy’s tightest and most realized horror vision to date, making great use of his largest budget to take a promising step forward in his career.

If you love horror movies, you need to see Curry Barker’s Obsession, an amusement park ride of a movie that delivers laughs and brutal scares in equal measure.

Taking place in 2011, Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks nails the aesthetic of the Pitchfork era without ever rubbing it in your face.