Chef Flynn

Name: Chef Flynn
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 9, 2018
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Flynn McGarry, Meg McGarry, Paris McGarry, Will McGarry

2018

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: November 9, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Flynn McGarry, Meg McGarry, Paris McGarry, Will McGarry

Summary: While many of his peers were still playing with toy cars, Flynn McGarry was creating remarkable gastronomic delights at his home in Studio City, California. Enjoying unwavering support from his mother Meg, an artist who documented every step of his distinctive journey, he devoted himself entirely to his creative passion. Flynn loved toWhile many of his peers were still playing with toy cars, Flynn McGarry was creating remarkable gastronomic delights at his home in Studio City, California. Enjoying unwavering support from his mother Meg, an artist who documented every step of his distinctive journey, he devoted himself entirely to his creative passion. Flynn loved to prepare elaborate dinners for friends and family and soon became known as the “Teen Chef,” establishing his own supper club at age 12 and being featured in a New York Times Magazine cover story at age 15. Before he was 16, he had staged in top restaurants in Los Angeles, New York, and Europe. But critics soon emerged who challenged Flynn’s rapid ascent in the culinary world, threatening to distract him from his dream.… Expand

Director: Cameron Yates

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 82 min

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Glenn Kenny

Nov 8, 2018

Chef Flynn is an engaging documentary about McGarry’s boy-to-man journey. Read full review

John DeFore

Nov 5, 2018

The Food Network crowd will go nuts for the doc, but beyond the shots of luscious dishes, there's a pretty interesting character study here as well. Read full review

Alan Ng

Nov 5, 2018

The most intriguing aspect of Chef Flynn is its honesty. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Odie Henderson

Nov 9, 2018

I know that this type of culinary experience is in fashion nowadays, but I’m a fat guy who can’t muster much excitement for a $160 meal I can fit in my navel. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

Jan 24, 2019

Ultimately the film is as much about the mother and parenting as it is on the hot-plating Doogie Howser. It’s good food for thought, even if the film doesn’t quite come together. Read full review

Mark Feeney

Nov 23, 2018

For much of its first half, Chef Flynn feels like an after-school special with a difference — a big, big difference. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Nov 20, 2018

Chef Flynn seems more suited for an hour-long show on the Food Network. Its 82-minute running time, although short for a feature film, seems too bloated for this story. Read full review

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