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By Matt Cipolla (30) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 14 Jul 2021

There’s often a lack of narrative purpose, and refreshingly so. It follows whatever catches its eye…

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By Jacob Oller (247) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 14 Jul 2021

In truth, this isn’t a movie about understanding why—a question that desperately wants an easy answer to a complicated problem—but about…

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By Katie Rife (451) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 14 Jul 2021

In terms of celebrating his life by letting us soak in his impassioned, inspiring presence one more time, the film is successful…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 13 Jul 2021

Roadrunner, however, lays out a convincing case that Bourdain was in pain for much of his life, desperate for answers…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 13 Jul 2021

If you miss Anthony Bourdain — and for many, the celebrity chef’s death in 2018 felt like the loss of a close and troubled friend — Morgan…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 13 Jul 2021

Roadrunner is never less than fascinating to watch, but it is far from perfect…

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By Tim Carman (2) for Washington Post (9,851) on 12 Jul 2021

Morgan Neville’s nervy, impressionistic film, which over the course of two hours quietly peels back the layers of an onion that sweetened…

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By Mae Abdulbaki (411) for Screen Rant (892) on 26 Jun 2021

Neville lingers long enough, painting a picture of a lost soul who brought so much of himself to the world while also wondering about his place in it…

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By Anna Rahmanan (1) for Time Out (7,510) on 23 Jun 2021

Roadrunner was a chance to talk about the role that drugs play in the life of an artist – which is exactly what Bourdain was: an artist dealing…

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By Lorry Kikta (141) for Film Threat (5,156) on 21 Jun 2021

I loved Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain because, like Bourdain himself, the film pulls no punches…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 18 Jun 2021

It’s Morgan Neville’s impression of Bourdain as a time bomb existing in plain sight that allows Roadrunner to be more than a greatest-hits…

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By Tim Grierson (1,482) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 18 Jun 2021

The film’s professional polish and slick accessibility sometimes come at the expense of probing insight, but those still grieving his suicide…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 12 Jun 2021

Roadrunner, steeped in the jittery punk-rock style and verve of its famously omnivorous muse, registers as more than a requiem or a postscript…

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By Elizabeth Weitzman (1,905) for TheWrap (3,203) on 12 Jun 2021

Neville is deeply respectful — “Roadrunner” is an unabashed tribute to its subject — but the filmmaker doesn’t occlude the chef’s…

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By Clint Worthington (295) for Consequence (296) on 11 Jun 2021

Watching Roadrunner feels like engaging in a kind of collective mourning, a desperate bid to understand a man who meant so much to so many,…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 11 Jun 2021

The film presents a psychological, almost novelistic portrait of how Bourdain evolved as a person during the years of his celebrity…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for IndieWire (3,631) on 11 Jun 2021

With its dense assemblage of archival materials and candid talking heads, “Roadrunner” gets the job done, yielding a tough, infuriating…

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By Jason Bailey (832) for The Playlist (3,871) on 11 Jun 2021

At its best, it does what Bourdain’s work did: “Roadrunner” makes you want to jump on a plane, discover a new place, a new culture, eat…

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By Dan Fienberg (310) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Jun 2021

I’m much more comfortable with Roadrunner as a portrait of an evolving, complicated, tragic TV personality, and as one of the best behind-the-scenes…

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