NICK (He/Him)

Birth Year: 1991 Location: Toronto, Ontario

Favourite Film: Back to the Future (1985) 

X: https://x.com/nickvandinther With a background in acting and a love of film from a young age (Star Wars was my introduction to the medium), I've always been eager to talk about the latest releases. As my shelves overflowed with DVDs (I prioritized space for movies over clothing), I came to the realization that I loved watching and discussing film and television more than most. Looking to continue that conversation, I brought my thoughts to social media where I began to find like-minded individuals, ultimately leading to the creation of Bitesize Breakdown. Coming from the performance side of things, that's where my focus tends to be because I believe a good performance is much more likely to make up for a lacklustre film than vice-versa. However, I try to base my reviews on a combination of personal enjoyment and technical acumen. A ton of work goes into these projects from top to bottom, so that’s why I’ll never feature “Worst Of” lists or celebrate a film’s failure. I enter all films wanting to love them, but unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way.

AMARÚ (He/Him)

Birth Year: 1988 Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

Favourite Film: Inception (2010)

X: https://x.com/knick888221

Whatup, family - it’s ya boy, Amarú Moses. I’m a teacher by day and a movie lover by… life. Growing up, the Mosi (yes, Mosi) family weekend outings always meant a trip to the movies. From watching The Lion King and Pulp Fiction in the theaters at the ripe age of six to becoming a competitor on the biggest professional movie trivia league Movie Trivia Schmoedown, movies have had an everlasting presence in my life. I’m originally from New York (die hard Knick fan here), lived in seven cities in five states by the time I graduated college (GO BEARS!!!!), and moved to Charlotte in 2017. In 2020, I became the second writer for a little start-up review website called Bitesize Breakdown, so while I may not be the oldest person here, you can consider me an OG. I’m a geek by nature, but I'm a fan of all movie genres… except Musicals… mostly. You can usually catch me hosting One Gotta Stay, still playing online movie trivia, or getting hyphy watching Blindspotting for the fifty-millionth time. Whatever it is, if it has to do with my free time, it probably has a movie attached to it.

QUENTIN (He/Him)

Birth Year: 1981 Location Stuttgart, Germany Favourite Film: The Big Lebowski (1998)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quentin.lester

Like a lot of kids growing up, Quentin had a crush on his babysitter. His babysitter? Movies. From Columbia House memberships to Blockbuster Nights to spending the whole day theater-hopping with his cousin, movies always provided the escape a quiet kid from Kentucky needed. Nearly four decades later, Q’s crush has turned into a full-blown love affair, and he has come to believe that there is a difference between “movies” and “films.” As a result, he applies both an analytic and consumeristic eye to his reviews, equally judging artistic merits as much as pure entertainment value, while trying to remain objective and credible in his takes on movies, film, and television. That said, he loves a good heist, Nic Cage, superheroes, and considers the Rewatchability Quotient one of the most important factors in his ratings. Meanwhile, he will almost always skip Wes Anderson, musicals, found footage movies, and anything that looks too saccharine. A childless, pants-hating veteran… Q is well-traveled, cynical, tattooed, anti-physical media, and can often be found drinking bourbon at a bar with a new best friend he just met. You may think he’s overly harsh in his reviews, but he will abide your disagreement because “that's just, like, your opinion, man."

KATIE (She/Her)

Birth Year: 1999 Location: Exeter, Devon Favourite Film: Ratatouille (2007) X: https://x.com/katiemaybone

I’m Katie, and I love cinema. Films have always played an important role in my life, with some of my earliest memories being of the Warner Bros. Studio just down the road from where I grew up. I’m in awe of the creative efforts that go into crafting a film, which made me an avid cinema goer at a young age. Whilst I’m varied in my viewing, with my favourite films ranging from the faultless masterpiece that is Ratatouille to The Shining, horror has a special place in my heart. From renting The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity DVDs when I was probably a bit too young through to present day, I’ve always been fascinated with the genre. During my time in university, I discovered I much preferred writing about films than making them. I also developed a passion for the intersection of horror and feminist film theory, focusing largely on female-authored horror cinema. My approach to reviews is based equally on how I connect emotionally and personally with a film or series, as much as it is on artistic merit and technical aspects. That being said, I have a soft spot for Florence Pugh, horror films, and anything food related.

BODE (He/Him)

Birth Year: 1995

Location: Ajax, Ontario

Favourite Film: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)

X: https://x.com/bodesulaiman

I share the same birthday as Steven Spielberg. Obviously, a lot of people do, but I doubt they use it as a way to introduce themselves like I have. That’s because Spielberg is the reason I got into film in the first place. It’s the joy and melancholy of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial that made an indelible mark on me as a child, sparking a fascination with the power of the moving image as a medium, a fascination that continues to grow the more I watch (no matter what genre) and the older I get (because we’re not getting any younger). Even in the not-so-great moments of my life, I’ve found solace in it. It’s how I’ve made friends. It’s how I’ve bonded with family. It’s how I’m able to make some sense of my place in the world. I’ve always been eager to share my opinions about the latest releases or the canonical classics to anyone who cares to listen, and getting to do so for an outlet such as Bitesize Breakdown is exciting. I couldn’t be happier to be part of the team!

ADRIANO (He/Him)

Birth Year: 2001

Location: Aurora, Ontario

Favourite Film: Network (1976)

X: https://x.com/AdriCaporusso

For as long as I can remember, film and television have been a major part of my life. When I was 9 years old, I fell in love with the comedies of the 2000s. Films such as Superbad, Step Brothers, and Dodgeball first ignited that flame, and it only got bigger as I grew older and saw films from the likes of Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Stanley Kubrick. Although I had an acting stint in high school, and briefly performed stand-up comedy at Open Mics in 2019, filmmaking and writing became a passion and dream of mine. I spent most of my days in my house just watching movies, old and new, constantly fascinated at the craft and storytelling. As a result, I find myself with an uncomfortable knowledge about the Oscars and Emmys, knowledge that has turned me into an awards pundit. A staunch lover of physical media, film and television has consumed my life for better and for worse, and because of that, I’ll always be somewhat optimistic about a film, whether it deserves it or not.

ROBERT (He/Him)

Birth Year: 1988

Location: Dallas, Texas

Favourite Film: Pulp Fiction (1994)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robert.castner.714

Can there be anything worse for a Pittsburgh native and sports fan than to end up in a place like Dallas? (Rhetorical question: the answer is no.) Fortunately, I found life rafts to buoy me under such conditions with my wife and child, who are the world to me. From a movie perspective, I found solace in the silver screen as a means of escapism, as I’m sure most people do. I have always been fascinated with how worlds are concocted and how much of an event going to see a movie can be. From Titanic to Avengers: Endgame, I love the communal aspect and being part of the zeitgeist through something I adore. Once COVID happened, I looked for another outlet, finding online movie trivia. Suddenly, I could lean into my competitiveness by using the one thing that has held up over the years: my memory. Also, I was embraced by my peers and made a ton of great friends along the way. I developed into a geek-movie advocate, but fire up a good comedy (Superbad, Step Brothers, Pineapple Express) and I’m in heaven dancing with the Backstreet Boys.

PAIGE (She/Her)

Birth Year: 1993

Location: Brockton, Massachusetts

Favourite Film: Scream (1996)

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For those who don’t know me, my name is Paige Frabetti, aka “The Boston Badass” from Movie Trivia Schmoedown. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been a huge fan of cinema. It all started with the original Star Wars trilogy, which took me to a galaxy far, far away. I love that film can be an escape from the real world, sucking viewers into make-believe worlds that allow the audience to leave all their worries behind. I also love finding a character or story that I can relate to, helping me to feel seen in this world, which influences how I rate series and movies… can I connect to it and be entertained by it? I also share a huge passion for physical media as I own way too many Blu-rays to even count. Lastly, the other Bitesize writers will tell you I’m the resident horror and A24 fanatic, but I’m also a die-hard Quentin Tarantino fan, a lover of coming-of-age films, and, if you can't tell from some of my tattoos, I’m still a Star Wars nerd.