On Monday, Aug. 3, production company A24 hosted an advance screening of the new film, “Tony,” which was inspired by an early summer in the life of chef and author Anthony Bourdain. Young Anthony doesn’t ask her many questions, so we don’t really know much about her, and their love story, as it were, is limited to hangdog stares and lame attempts to impress. Anyway, back in the kitchen, young Anthony is taken in by Antonio Banderas, known only as Chef (after getting royally hammered at Chef’s oyster bar the previous night). advertisementAs “Tony” concludes, young Bourdain is redeemed, ultimately finding some of the selfless motivation that Houser described in his intro speech. Back here in 2026, many commentators believe that the real Anthony Bourdain would’ve hated this film.