A documentary about Anthony Bourdain and his career as a chef, writer and host, revered and renowned for his authentic approach to food, culture and travel.... (Full plot summary below)
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A documentary about Anthony Bourdain and his career as a chef, writer and host, revered and renowned for his authentic approach to food, culture and travel.
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| Original-CinKaren GordonRoadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain is a carefully made film, a wonderful homage to a flawed hero. It will lift you up, it will potentially break your heart. But it will remind you that you’re not alone. We’re in this together. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJanelle BitkerNeville’s portrayal is gripping, emotional and therapeutic, but fans looking for clear-cut answers won’t find them. |
| Film ThreatLorry KiktaI loved Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain because, like Bourdain himself, the film pulls no punches. It’s fearless in that it’s not looking to beatify its deceased subject. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattRoadrunner, steeped in the jittery punk-rock style and verve of its famously omnivorous muse, registers as more than a requiem or a postscript. It feels like an essential document, created in the radical no-reservations spirit in which he lived |
| ConsequenceClint WorthingtonWatching Roadrunner feels like engaging in a kind of collective mourning, a desperate bid to understand a man who meant so much to so many, even if we never met him. For those of us who cared about Tony, whether through the television or a recipe, this is essential viewing. |
| VarietyOwen GleibermanThe film presents a psychological, almost novelistic portrait of how Bourdain evolved as a person during the years of his celebrity. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisWith immense perceptiveness, Neville shows us both the empath and the narcissist: The man who refused to turn the suffering he saw in war zones into a bland televisual package, and the one who would betray longtime colleagues to please a new lover. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA film of fitting energy and complexity, it’s a stirring account of an astonishing life. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerAlthough Neville obviously had the cooperation of many in Bourdain’s inner circle, the film never feels authorized or hagiographic. He allows for Bourdain’s inner darkness. |
| Austin ChronicleJenny NulfWith Roadrunner, Neville is able to give the icon a send-off that’s tear-inducing and loving, a gift to those who will always be inspired by him. |
