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Review: ‘The Invite’ is a smart comedy with deep, uncomfortable truths
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 5/4/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 5/4/26

Review: ‘The Invite’ is a smart comedy with deep, uncomfortable truths

Olivia Wilde’s third feature astutely dissects what it’s like to both love and hate parts of your long-term partner.

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Review: ‘The Fly’ celebrates 40 years of gross, gooey relationship decay
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 5/4/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 5/4/26

Review: ‘The Fly’ celebrates 40 years of gross, gooey relationship decay

One of David Cronenberg’s best films and a peak of ‘80s horror, The Fly holds up 40 years later thanks to its gruesome makeup effects, a perfect match-up of Geena and Jeff Goldblum, and a haunting allegory for losing a loved one to aging and disease.

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Review: ‘I Want Your Sex’ wants Gen Z to have a messy affair with their boss
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 5/4/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 5/4/26

Review: ‘I Want Your Sex’ wants Gen Z to have a messy affair with their boss

After taking a hiatus from feature films, ‘90s New Queer Cinema provocateur Gregg Araki is back to pervert audiences with an all-star cast in tow.

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Review: ‘Tuner’ plays the crime thriller in a familiar key
Bite Size Reviews Chad Comello 5/4/26 Bite Size Reviews Chad Comello 5/4/26

Review: ‘Tuner’ plays the crime thriller in a familiar key

The narrative feature debut of documentarian and writer-director Daniel Roher follows a reserved piano tuner with a hearing disorder who turns his talents to safecracking.

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Review: The magnificent and strange ‘Mother Mary’ is haunted by an identity crisis
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/24/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/24/26

Review: The magnificent and strange ‘Mother Mary’ is haunted by an identity crisis

Director David Lowery pits Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel against each other as two former collaborators exorcising the (perhaps literal) ghost of their past estrangement.

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Review: ‘Michael’ is, uh, bad
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/22/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/22/26

Review: ‘Michael’ is, uh, bad

Antoine Fuqua’s paint-by-numbers biopic wants to be startin’ somethin’ about the King of Pop—too bad it has nothing to say about its characters’ human nature.

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Review: Horror comedy and cartoonish violence? ‘Over Your Dead Body’
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/21/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/21/26

Review: Horror comedy and cartoonish violence? ‘Over Your Dead Body’

Tonally imbalanced at times and not afraid to cross lines, Jorma Taccone’s Over Your Dead Body is a funny, gruesome rollercoaster with a superb cast and truly killer final section.

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Review: ‘Late Shift’ spotlights an overworked nurse on the brink
Bite Size Reviews Chad Comello 4/17/26 Bite Size Reviews Chad Comello 4/17/26

Review: ‘Late Shift’ spotlights an overworked nurse on the brink

Petra Volpe’s new film is not only a compelling work of stripped-down cinema, but also important viewing for non-medical civilians like myself only experience healthcare as a patient.

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Review: ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ is the most disgusting studio horror film in recent memory
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/16/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/16/26

Review: ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ is the most disgusting studio horror film in recent memory

This one’s for the hardcore horror fans, who have been given the gift of seeing mummified flesh ripped off on an IMAX screen. Enjoy it while you can.

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Review: ‘The Christophers’ paints an enjoyable and elusive portrait of artists connecting
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/16/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/16/26

Review: ‘The Christophers’ paints an enjoyable and elusive portrait of artists connecting

In Steven Soderbergh’s latest, the director deconstructs many of the heist-genre elements he popularized in the Ocean’s Eleven franchise, peeling back the layers to reach a surprisingly touching, emotional core.

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Review: ‘Normal’ is dadcore action at its most familiar
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/16/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/16/26

Review: ‘Normal’ is dadcore action at its most familiar

Bob Odenkirk’s latest action flick, which is most definitely not a Nobody sequel, is a John Wick-meets-Fargo mashup that works even if it doesn’t go out of its way to do anything special. 

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Review: ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ is a charming throwback to 2000s rom-coms
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/9/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/9/26

Review: ‘You, Me & Tuscany’ is a charming throwback to 2000s rom-coms

Kat Coiro’s Italy-set rom-com starring Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page may not break a ton of new ground, but it’s the kind of big-hearted, escapist cinematic fantasy we don’t get much anymore.

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Review: ‘The Furious’ is the best martial arts movie since ‘The Raid’
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/8/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/8/26

Review: ‘The Furious’ is the best martial arts movie since ‘The Raid’

Besides an incredibly fun theatrical experience, Kenji Tanigaki’s third feature feels like a sea change moment for action movies: from now on, there’s only before The Furious and after.

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Review: In meta-slasher ‘Faces of Death’, there’s nothing scarier than social media
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/8/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/8/26

Review: In meta-slasher ‘Faces of Death’, there’s nothing scarier than social media

While still full of relevant social media criticism and interesting meta ideas, Faces of Death is ultimately a curiosity rather than a gutting, must-see horror experience. 

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Review: Pitch-black romcom ‘The Drama’ leaves you guffawing and gutted
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/1/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/1/26

Review: Pitch-black romcom ‘The Drama’ leaves you guffawing and gutted

Kristoffer Borgli’s follow-up to Dream Scenario is a provocative use of the rom-com format that tries to see how far the genre can be stretched, walking right up to the limit before it breaks.

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Review: ‘Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth And Nothing Butt’ kicks ass
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/1/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 4/1/26

Review: ‘Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth And Nothing Butt’ kicks ass

Tom Stern’s new documentary on cult noise-rock acid-trip group The Butthole Surfers is an exhilarating experience.

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Review: ‘Dead Lover’ is alive with ‘80s-style zany horror insanity
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 3/18/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 3/18/26

Review: ‘Dead Lover’ is alive with ‘80s-style zany horror insanity

The second feature film by Canadian director, writer, and actress Grace Glowicki brought me back to that feeling of being a kid looking at the horror section at Blockbuster, full of movies with outrageous covers I wasn’t allowed to check out.

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Review: ‘Mermaid’ wades into transgender life with a light touch
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 3/18/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 3/18/26

Review: ‘Mermaid’ wades into transgender life with a light touch

Using familiar narrative tropes to tell a purposeful story about trans kids and their parents, Fia Perera’s Mermaid succeeds thanks to its touching central relationship.

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Review: ‘The Forbidden City’ takes a swing at cross-cultural martial arts melodrama
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 3/17/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 3/17/26

Review: ‘The Forbidden City’ takes a swing at cross-cultural martial arts melodrama

This is an ambitious take on the kung fu martial arts film, made by an Italian team with character-driven drama that feels grand within the scope of a relatively modest budget.

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Review: ‘Undertone’ is an unnerving, slow-burning audio horror experience
Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 3/13/26 Bite Size Reviews James Podrasky 3/13/26

Review: ‘Undertone’ is an unnerving, slow-burning audio horror experience

Ian Tuason’s debut feature was made for just $500,000 and succeeds by using its budget limitations to its advantage.

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