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Josh Bell

'Tony' isn’t the Anthony Bourdain biopic I expected — and that’s exactly why it works

Antonio Banderas and Dominic Sessa in Tony movie (2026).

I’m pretty much the opposite of what one would call a foodie, so my knowledge of Anthony Bourdain comes entirely from the renowned chef’s pop-culture reputation, rather than any regular viewing of his multiple culinary and travel documentary series or reading any of his books. That turns out to be a perfectly solid perspective for viewing “Tony,” director and co-writer Matt Johnson’s biopic that follows the young Bourdain during a summer he spent working at a restaurant in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

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