This seems to be the year for documentaries about celebrity chefs, with ROADRUNNER released at the same time as WOLFGANG. However, Bourdain has a natural feeling for the obnoxious and while we can compare the two, Bourdain's manner defeats his style.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Sep 16, 2022

As attractive, captivating, and pendulous as its subject, Roadrunner immerses itself in turbulent waters. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/4 | Aug 26, 2022

“Roadrunner” doesn’t try to rewrite the man or soften his jagged edges. In many ways it attempts to make sense of his mystique while also shedding light on the person himself who inspired millions to live their lives to the fullest...

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 17, 2022

The film-makers have done a terrific job here trawling through episodes, stitching together footage to create a portrait of a man who went out in the world with open eyes, hungry for encounters and meaning.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 15, 2022

Neville presents a generous summary of the qualities that made Bourdain a beloved public intellectual.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 4, 2022

Its a stellar profile of an American sweetheart, that is sharp, kind and unforgiving just like its subject.

| Feb 23, 2022

Both incredibly personal and beautifully universal, this is a raw and authentic look at life and the complexity of happiness which achieves more than nearly any other film in recent memory has.

| Feb 22, 2022

I came out of the film admiring and missing Bourdain even more than I had going in.

| Dec 8, 2021

After a pretty but vacant 80 minutes, "Roadrunner" evokes its namesake's nemesis - running into the ravine by interrogating what or who precipitated Bourdain's 2018 death by suicide, with all the aesthetic choices of some tawdry true-crime series.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Nov 10, 2021

Everyone who loved the man grapples with their grief and anger, trying to wrest some meaning from the void that suicide leaves behind, and only memories remain. It is beyond bittersweet.

| Nov 9, 2021

Bourdain didn't seek fame, fame found him and he viewed it as a required semi-evil component in the success of his mission. He was the genuine article; a man who inspired millions of people to stretch beyond their comfort zones and take chances.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 24, 2021

While Roadrunner is incredibly intimate and incisive, Anthony Bourdain remains as enigmatic and impenetrable as ever.

| Oct 22, 2021

Melville Norville delves into Bourdain's suicide in this absorbing, perceptive, empathetic documentary.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 15, 2021

Maybe next time the quote-unquote documentary filmmaker could seek out an interview with the person he all but accuses of driving his subject to suicide.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 10, 2021

Bourdain may be gone, but Roadrunner stands as a grand testament to who he was and how he continues to live on through those who keep his open-minded sensibilities close to their heart.

| Sep 8, 2021

The movie's emotional currency and unabashed passion helps it transcend its somewhat basic architecture. It's a messy affair, but then again so was Bourdain.

| Aug 26, 2021

Throughout Roadrunner, there is much to admire. It presents a complex portrait of a tortured man full of admirable contradiction. The film also offers a powerful survey of grief that combines with its celebration of Bourdain's life...

| Aug 14, 2021

By the end of Roadrunner, we don't feel we know Bourdain any more than we did after an episode of Parts Unknown.

| Aug 13, 2021

Serving up a complicated look at an equally complicated man, the film is a lot like having an intense cry. It's mentally exhausting and painful, but your soul will feel cleansed by the end.

| Aug 10, 2021

A moving documentary about the relentless spirit of adventure of an individual in search of love and happiness. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 9, 2021