Review of Deli Man (2015) by David G — 03 Apr 2015

As you would expect, plan a trip to the deli after.

This review of Deli Man (2015) was written by David G on 03 Apr 2015.

Deli Man has generally received positive reviews.

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 07 Mar 2015

excellent...interesting story of 160 years of tradition of the Jewish delicatessen with fine interviews of connoisseurs of deli including…

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By Courtney K (823) on 15 Sep 2015

Well I love food and this doc was super interesting; but I didn't love it…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 20 Mar 2015

The history and heartbeat of delicatessens is a strange subject for a documentary, but Deli Man turns out to be a charismatic and informative…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 21 Mar 2015

At once a celebration and a quasi-historical analysis, it may try to stuff too much into a ninety-minute span, but...it's pretty darned tasty…

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By Tom G (847) on 04 Jul 2017

This is a movie about Jewish delicatessens. it is that but it is more a story about joy in life…

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By Chris Packham (159) for Village Voice (8,525) on 03 Mar 2015

Chinese and Italian cuisines in America recall the traditions of homelands to which their practitioners can return…

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 05 Mar 2015

For the most part, good food and good cheer are the order of the day here, and the chatty, old-school Ziggy serves as a reliable — and touching…

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By Troy K (898) on 27 Jun 2015

I laughed, I cried, and I was hungry! an unexpectedly moving movie…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 05 Mar 2015

Much to its credit, the documentary Deli Man wisely chooses not to bemoan the decline but to celebrate the robust survivors that remain as…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 04 Mar 2015

Entertainingly, the klezmer-scored Deli Man charts the history of urban eateries, nowhere near as prominent as they were during the early 20th…

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