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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 16 Nov 2022

It’s maybe not one of the best movies of 2022, but it was certainly one of my favorites…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 16 Nov 2022

A dark satire that skewers privilege and eviscerates the famous, the wealthy, and professional critics (gulp), this film from prolific TV director…

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By Jake Coyle (526) for The Associated Press (882) on 16 Nov 2022

Even as The Menu teeters unevenly in its third act and things get gruesomely less appetizing, its greasy last bites succeed in capturing one…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 16 Nov 2022

Eat the rich” might be a popular theme this movie season, but The Menu takes the idea to extremes that finally overpower the palate…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 16 Nov 2022

It is well-acted and well directed by Mylod with tasty side plates of droll humour…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 16 Nov 2022

An eat-the-rich satire that would go rotten without its supremely overqualified cast, The Menu is as much fun as it is ephemeral…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 15 Nov 2022

Working from a clever if sometimes ridiculously over-the-top script by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, the British director Mark Mylod (“Game…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 14 Nov 2022

Mylod, working from a script by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, goes all in on the social commentary…

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By Siddhant Akhala (1) for Empire (3,446) on 14 Nov 2022

The Menu’s straight-faced depiction of absurd culinary violence may not be imaginative or thrilling, but the film is rarely boring…

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By Wes Greene (110) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 Nov 2022

For as potent as the film’s shocks can be in the moment, it’s difficult to shake off that the screenplay lacks for the breadth of variety…

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By Thom Ernst (141) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 10 Nov 2022

The Menu is the most entertaining ensemble film since Knives Out, and the most engaging horror-satire since Get Out…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for Polygon (677) on 29 Sep 2022

There’s some knuckle-biting tension as viewers wait to see how it’ll all play out, but Mylod and the writers also suggest that it’s worth…

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By Matthew Jackson (27) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 27 Sep 2022

The complexity, both tonally and visually, is there to tease out the film’s black genre heart, and it’s that heart that makes The Menu…

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By C.j. Prince (29) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 22 Sep 2022

There’s enjoyment to be had with The Menu, even if it amounts to echoes from the belly of the beast it’s targeting…

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By Rafael Motamayor (108) for IGN (1,013) on 14 Sep 2022

The Menu is a hilariously wicked thriller about the world of high-end restaurants, featuring a stellar cast led by a phenomenal Ralph Fiennes,…

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By Charles Bramesco (223) for The Playlist (3,871) on 14 Sep 2022

Everything on the menu of The Menu looks good enough, but once its moldy tirade against the one percent has been fully dished out, it’s plain…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 13 Sep 2022

Subtle it’s not, but it’s maliciously entertaining. It turns out that revenge on the ultra-wealthy is a dish best seared over a naked flame…

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By Mae Abdulbaki (411) for Screen Rant (892) on 13 Sep 2022

Audiences may not have much of an appetite after watching the film, but the experience, like Slowik’s promise to his own guests, will be…

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By Esther Zuckerman (46) for Vanity Fair (761) on 11 Sep 2022

The Menu lands its joke about the Chef Table-ification of cuisine while also finding nuance in its “capitalism is a plague” messaging…

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By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Sep 2022

This is a vengeful dark comedy that probes percolating class anxieties (a popular theme in cinema lately)…

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