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Bites, Camera, Fashion: Knives and more knives

By Davey McNelly ● Bites, Camera, Fashion ● January 8, 2026

The latest installment of the “Knives Out” series adds substance to flash, tongue-in-cheek knowingness and pizzazz.

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Bites, Camera, Fashion: Even The Boss needs therapy

By Davey McNelly ● Bites, Camera, Fashion ● November 19, 2025

I can sum up this Bruce Springsteen movie with one sentence: It’s about a man who waits too long to go to therapy.

Bites, Camera, Fashion: ‘Honey, Don’t!’: Gay cops, con men and gore

By Davey McNelly ● Bites, Camera, Fashion ● September 18, 2025

The second in a trilogy of lesbian C-movies from one of the Coen brothers and his wife is much better than the first film. But that’s not saying much.

Bites, Camera, Fashion: Cage is some ‘Pig’

By Davey McNelly ● Bites, Camera, Fashion ● August 13, 2025

Without his usual antics and acting tics, “Pig” is the least Cage-y movie by Nicolas Cage that I have ever seen.

Bites, Camera, Fashion: Friendship is for you

By Davey McNelly ● Bites, Camera, Fashion ● July 10, 2025

Tim Robinson’s comedy/horror is brilliant, but I worry about Tim. I worry that he’s made some kind of deal with the devil.

Bites, Camera, Fashion: Don’t look away from ‘No Other Land’

By Davey McNelly ● Bites, Camera, Fashion ● April 9, 2025

Hard, harsh truths can be unsettling to acknowledge — but as this Oscar-winning documentary proves, we ignore those truths at our own peril.

Bites, Camera, Fashion: ‘Roan Inish’ is a magical tale perfect for St. Patrick’s Day viewing

By Davey McNelly ● Bites, Camera, Fashion ● March 12, 2025

The intrepid Davey McNelly discusses shoplifting, chocolate croissants, and connecting with the man who was the naked baby in a 1994 family film.

Bites, Camera, Fashion: ‘Kneecap’ too real and revolutionary for an Oscar nomination

By Davey McNelly ● Bites, Camera, Fashion ● February 3, 2025

The based-on-a-true-story about an Northern Irish hip hop group complicates the standard good-vs-evil narrative.

Bites, Camera Fashion: ‘Nosferatu’: Making the best out of a bad situation

By Davey McNelly ● Bites, Camera, Fashion ● January 7, 2025

Whether you’re shopping, watching a movie or preparing for the cold, sometimes you just have to go with it.

Bites, Camera, Fashion: Cynthia Erivo makes ‘Wicked’ worth the trip to the theater

By Davey McNelly ● Bites, Camera, Fashion ● December 10, 2024

Despite Erivo’s talent, I’m ready for a “Wicked” where Glinda is played by a wheelchair user and no one bats an eye.