The Menu

The dark comedy is produced by Adam McKay and directed by Mark Mylod, and it follows a couple named Margot and Tyler (played by Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) ...

[The Menu](https://variety.com/t/the-menu/)” is now being served for at-home streaming. The food is an abstraction, an idea, all generated to fulfill some beyond-the-beyond notion of perfection that has little to do with sustenance or pleasure and everything to do with the vanity of those who are creating the food and those who are consuming it.” The dark comedy is produced by Adam McKay and directed by Mark Mylod, and it follows a couple named Margot and Tyler (played by Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) on a high-end dining experience at a secluded, very exclusive restaurant that soon turns deadly.

The thriller is set at an exclusive restaurant on a private island. Now, 'The Menu' is available on HBO Max.

Follow her @emburack on [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/emburack)and [the Blu-ray and DVD version of The Menu](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ7JBRDK) comes out on January 17, 2023. [new satirical film ](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a41995245/the-menu-ralph-fiennes-anya-taylor-joy-review/) [The Menu](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a41995245/the-menu-ralph-fiennes-anya-taylor-joy-review/) focuses on the restaurant industry and the one percent, skewering both perfectly. There's a group of other guests attending the dinner, and as the series of courses continues, horrors begin to unfold. There’s an anxiety about it all coming to an end: What I am doing has to mean something more than just pleasing these people I can’t stand." "It’s somewhat falling out of fashion—the scary, white, usually male chef.

Anya Taylor-Joy co-stars as the patron who smells what the chef is truly cooking.

It leads to a great joke, but frustratingly, to little else, one of a handful of yarn strands the film could stand to tug and unfurl a little more. But [The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover](https://decider.com/movie/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-her-lover/) got there first. Perhaps this is because that pinnacle is also when the work becomes a parody of itself; or because one’s hunger – on both a base biological level or for creative progress – is never fully satiated, but merely temporarily assuaged; or because the only people who can appreciate it are shitbirds and cretins. “I’m in the ‘presenter’ phase of my career,” he says; he plans to pitch a food-travel reality series, and Slowik surely doesn’t take kindly to being a tool to develop a lazy actor’s palate. Slowik’s diabolical plan is amusing – and bloody and ironic and, if I were to break a promise from earlier in this review, I’d say something right here about the justified serving of desserts. the food, and introduces courses with anecdotes, insight and self-aggrandizement followed by the serving of a quarter-ounce of foam or a miniscule dripping of liquid on a leaf. And Elsa (Hong Chang), the maitre’d and Chef Slowik’s chief enabler, and because she knows what goes on here and is entirely complicit with it, she carries herself cold and steely like Dracula’s butler. Margot doesn’t really deserve it, although she raises Chef’s ire by refusing to eat the bread course, which of course arrives with no bread, and just a few micro-squidges of sauce on a plate. The dining group consists of several assholes: A haughty food critic (Janet McTeer) and her enabling editor (Paul Adelstein), a famous washed-up actor (John Leguizamo) and his assistant (Aimee Carrero), three wiseass tech bros (Arturo Castro, Mark St. You know the kind, where the chef considers his food to be art on par with Picasso, and implores that one not “eat” but “taste” and “savor” and etc. And we do mean excursion – a handful of patrons of the edible arts coughs up who knows how much dough to get on a boat to an island populated only by chef Julian Slowik (Fiennes) and his staff, who harvest the local flora and fauna for their posh-as-eff dining experience. Mark Mylod, an executive producer and director for [Succession](https://decider.com/show/succession/), helms this tar-black comedy starring Ralph Fiennes as a chef so high-end, he can get away with serving sociopathy as his main course, and Anya Taylor-Joy as seemingly the only diner among his uber-exclusive clientele unwilling to chow down.

"The Menu" is a critically acclaimed horror comedy starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult. The movie follows a young couple who attends a lavish dinner ...

You can watch "The Menu" for free by scoring a free trial to HBO Max through Amazon Prime Video. You can preorder "The Menu" on Blu-ray through retailers like [Amazon](https://affiliate.insider.com/?amazonTrackingID=biauto-60219-20&postID=63b47e6caa849926161cb2aa&site=bi&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMenu-Feature-Nicholas-Hoult%2Fdp%2FB0BQ7H3F1D&vikingID=63b47e6caa849926161cb2aa&platform=browser&sc=false&disabled=false) for $20. If you buy them, we may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our partners. The trial is only available to new HBO members. If you'd rather not sign up for HBO Max, however, don't fret: "The Menu" is also available for digital purchase from Amazon, Google, and Vudu for $15. [Blu-ray](https://affiliate.insider.com/?amazonTrackingID=biauto-60219-20&postID=63b47e6caa849926161cb2aa&site=bi&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMenu-Feature-Nicholas-Hoult%2Fdp%2FB0BQ7H3F1D&vikingID=63b47e6caa849926161cb2aa&platform=browser&sc=false&disabled=false) starting January 17. In the US, the film's subscription streaming rights are currently held by HBO Max. The movie is also available to purchase from digital retailers like Amazon for $15. An exact release date hasn't been announced yet, but it's likely you'll be able to rent the movie around the time it hits Blu-ray on January 17. Both plans grant access to the full HBO Max library including feature films, exclusive shows, and originals. The movie follows Margot and Tyler, a young couple who gets invited to enjoy a special meal on a remote island by a mysterious celebrity chef. The horror satire can be streamed on

Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, and Ralph Fiennes in a delicious skewering of the upper class.

The Menu is a thrilling skewering of the upper class, directed by Mark Mylod and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes, John Leguizamo, Judith Light, Hong Chau. Twelve customers total, $1,250 a head, a whole lot of mouth feels, and an underlying sense of unease. After a successful theatrical run and fresh out of theaters, you can feast upon this in the comfort of your own home, thanks to HBO Max.

Curious about where 'The Menu' was filmed? Continue reading for everything you need to know about the shooting locations.

The Menu was inspired by a personal experience from screenwriter Will Tracy. The production notes didn’t disclose the name of the barn, but state that it’s typically used for formal events. He said, “I’m a bit claustrophobic, and as we sat down to eat, I saw the boat that dropped us off leaving the dock. [Mark Mylod](https://decider.com/tag/mark-mylod/), garnered [two Golden Globe nominations](https://decider.com/2022/12/12/golden-globes-nominations-2023-full-list-nominees/); one for Taylor-Jor and Fiennes. [Anya Taylor-Joy](https://decider.com/tag/anya-taylor-joy/)) and Tyler ( [Nicholas Hoult](https://decider.com/tag/nicholas-hoult/)) as they dine at an exclusive restaurant called Hawthorne. During their time at the fancy establishment, they meet the world famous chef, Julian Slowik ( [Ralph Fiennes](https://decider.com/tag/ralph-fiennes/)), who guides them through a tasting menu.

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This is a cautionary tale about eating unexpected things. I ate dog food so you don't have to. It was after breakfast, and I was bringing the cereal bowls ...

It was a slice of rye bread she had given him to sustain him on the journey. Although she lived an hour away on the subway, he escorted her home that night and met her mother. As she bit into it, she realised that it was not a soft and yielding piece of mozzarella she had been anticipating. It was after breakfast, and I was bringing the cereal bowls to the sink. Counter space was limited in the small kitchen, so the dessert of rum cake had been put on top of the fridge. It was dawn when he finally got home and felt something in his pocket. On the way back, he fell asleep and missed his Manhattan stop, ending up in Brooklyn. As she was carrying it, she tripped, and the pizza fell face-forward onto the white couch. Had someone broken into his apartment with the sole purpose of cutting their toenails on the sofa, Ira Glass wondered. When she was doing this, she spotted what she described as a perfect piece of mozzarella curl. Yes, it was the spoon that had just used to scoop the dog food into the bowl. Instead of questioning the reason for its existence, I immediately popped it into my mouth.

“The Menu” is directed by Mark Mylod, one of the greatest directors of Australia's current film scene, and a relatively young director at that. Mylod's films ...

Mylod’s films have often wrestled with the darker aspects of humanity both in terms of psychology and violence, and “The Menu” is no exception to Mylod’s established trend. This artist is Chef Slowik, played by the ever-magnetic and captivating Ralph Fiennes, an actor perfectly cast to rule a kitchen with an iron fist. “The Menu” is directed by Mark Mylod, one of the greatest directors of Australia’s current film scene, and a relatively young director at that.

The film's premise is not complex—a group of hand-picked elite guests arrives on a private island for a dining experience at celebrity chef Julian Slowik's ...

The outcome would still be the same, he points out, and Margot would still die at the end, but the only difference would be that she would be on the team of chefs and servers when it happened. Besides, Margot is not really part of the group that Slowik wants to make his plan against, and he also does not seem to mind that she gets away. And so, to somehow reach this eternal position, he makes himself part of Slowik’s dinner plan and shoots himself dead in front of the guests as part of the show. It is very possible to believe that Slowik knew she would escape from the very beginning, but he also enjoyed the fact that there was this individual ready to call him out and outright challenge his reputation. The important fact is that she has successfully escaped the death trap island, and that too by dismissing Julian Slowik’s expertise. Instead of any usual rendition of it, the chef and his team prepare the exact dish on a large scale, making the guests wear marshmallows on their bodies and chocolate hats on their heads. Now, she reveals she was the one to have proposed the idea of keeping death as a part of the menu, and as part of the show, she stabs Slowik in his leg as well. There is also a very evident feeling of Slowik’s ego being a crucial aspect behind his actions, for the man is also part of the culinary elitism that he so much hates. To Slowik, this is a clear indication that the people he tries to please do not even take notice of the art that he is creating. Such negligence toward art was something that he did not wish to tolerate, and George Diaz was a fine example of it. Margot is indirectly reminded time and again that she is not supposed to have this experience. “The Menu” is certainly an unusual film in some aspects; it is fulfilling to watch and leaves you pondering for long.

The Menu, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult, has now arrived on Disney Plus. Here's how to watch The Menu online at home.

"I'm not smart enough to see at all where it was going, I was really enjoying the ride," he told Digital Spy. [Disney+](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=127X991730&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb%2Fhome&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalspy.com%2Fmovies%2Fa42382894%2Fwatch-the-menu-online-anya-taylor-joy%2F). [Disney+](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=127X991730&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb%2Fhome&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalspy.com%2Fmovies%2Fa42382894%2Fwatch-the-menu-online-anya-taylor-joy%2F) for all subscribers. [Disney+](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=127X991730&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fen-gb%2Fhome&sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalspy.com%2Fmovies%2Fa42382894%2Fwatch-the-menu-online-anya-taylor-joy%2F) for £7.99 a month or £79.90 a year, which works out as 12 months for the price of 10. [didn't know where the movie was going](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41966598/nicholas-hoult-menu-unexpected-twists/). [The Menu](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a41949831/the-menu-review-anya-taylor-joy-nicholas-hoult/) was one of our [favourite movies of 2022](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/g40042839/best-movies-2022-films/), and now you can see why as it's [arrived on Disney+](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42306543/the-menu-disney-plus-release/) for you to savour.

But things aren't what they seem: celebrity chef Julian Slowik (played by Ralph Fiennes) instead plans to kill all of his unfortunate guests by the end of the ...

Russell’s period comedy [Amsterdam](/culture/film/amsterdam-margot-robbie-christian-bale-john-david-washington-chris-rock-cast-plot-release-b1027332.html). [The Northman](/culture/film/the-northman-robert-eggers-alexander-skarsgard-anya-taylor-joy-b995188.html), and in David O. Town & Country said the film focuses on “the restaurant industry and the one per cent, skewering both perfectly”. “We were both intrigued by this type of restaurant at this moment in culinary history,” said Tracy to Town & Country. Taylor-Joy’s character, Margot, is the first to clock that something is off, and her suspicions are confirmed as Slowik’s sadistic scheme starts to unfold. They are taken by boat to a private island with a small group of guests who have also all paid thousands of dollars for the opportunity.