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Review: The Menu is delicious, even if it doesn't stick to the bones

Review: The Menu is delicious, even if it doesn't stick to the bones

This comedy-thriller of fine dining manners knows the world it’s parodying, but issues of plausibility make the confection a bit wobbly.

Film review, Movie review, ReviewBen RendichDecember 23, 2022The Menu, Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Mark Mylod, Comedy, Thriller, murder, Food, Dinner, Political

"All will be well in the garden:" the premonitory populism of Being There

"All will be well in the garden:" the premonitory populism of Being There

Hal Ashby’s 1979 dark comedy locates a dormant conservatism in the American consciousness.

Hollywood RevisitedBen RendichDecember 19, 2022Being There, Hal Ashby, Peter Sellers, Comedy, Dark comedy, Political