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Entertainment
Check It Out Film Review
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony
Bourdain: To Savor an Icon
Morgan Rojas for Cinemacy
It still feels surreal to talk about Anthony
Bourdain in the past tense. Anthony Bourdain
was charismatic. He was revolutionary. And he
definitely was gone too soon. When Bourdain
passed away three years ago at the age of 61,
the conversation around mental health struggles
wasn›t nearly as normalized as it is today.
It was still prevalent, just conversationally
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo. Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, courtesy of Focus Features.
taboo. But as director Morgan Neville explores
in the documentary Roadrunner: A
Film About Anthony Bourdain, the larger
than life TV personality wasn’t necessarily
keeping quiet about the horrible disease that
was depression and suicidal thoughts: he
was crying out for help on camera. We just
weren’t watching closely enough.
Morgan Neville (20 Feet From Stardom,
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?) harmoniously
captures the pleasures and pains of Bourdain
colorful life, and is careful not to ruminate too
long on his demons. Told through Bourdain’s
own voiceover narration (a very meta move),
Roadrunner is an engrossing look at how he
went from “dishwasher, to cook, to chef, to
fuck-up” (his words). After the overnight
success of his book Kitchen Confidential
entered the cultural zeitgeist, Bourdain took
his talents to TV. It’s here where he became a
household name, traveling the world in search
of great food and bridging the gap between
countries in his hit shows No Reservations
and Parts Unknown.
In poignant narration, Bourdain admits that
he had the greatest job in the world, but it was
one he could never escape from. This affected
his mental health, family life, and relationships
with colleagues and friends. For as widely
loved as he was, Bourdain was lonely. Despite
his success and acclaim, he openly admits that
he questioned everything constantly and had
often thought about harming himself.
His addictive personality eventually moved
from his work life to his love life in the form
of an Italian actress and early Harvey Weinstein
#MeToo accuser Asia Argento, and this
is when those closest to the TV personality
noticed a shift in his demeanor. Interviews with
the production crew, his ex-wife, and friends
say Bourdain’s complete obsession with her
contributed to his downfall, although we should
be careful not to blame Argento herself for his
death. After all, he was the one who made the
devastating decision to end his own life, no
matter how heartbroken she made him feel.
Morgan Neville is the perfect person to
capture this complicated figure, flaws and all.
Anthony Bourdain lived with an irreplaceable
spark and charisma that made him feel like a
Author Spotlight: Leigh Bardugo
By Kristina Kora-Beckman, Senior
Librarian, El Segundo Public Library
LA author Leigh Bardugo creates richly
imagined worlds filled with adventure, magic,
and intrigue. Recently adapted into the Netflix
series, Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone trilogy
focus on Alina Starkov, an orphan that discovers
latent talents that could save, or destroy
her war-torn land. Full of strong, relatable
characters that grapple with impossible decisions,
I loved the complicated relationships,
witty banter and magical manifestations.
I also enjoyed Bardugo’s companion series,
Six of Crows and King of Scars, also set in
the Grishaverse that continue side character’s
struggle for freedom, love and hope for a
better future. The characters grapple with
loyalty, prejudice, and battling inner demons
that never disappear, just change shape over
time. Even though they are set in an imaginary
land, I found these struggles are relatable,
particularly during the crazy past sixteen
months of living through a global pandemic.
We all have felt moments of despair, loneliness,
and fear. And we all found ways to
cope, adapt, and gradually return to a world
that is both familiar and forever changed. I
look forward to savoring future installments
of Bardugo’s immersive, engrossing series.
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