Tony

“No man in the film is a complete picture of healthy masculinity, but "Tony" seems to honestly reflect that issue both for 1975 and the present.”

Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle · 100

“Tony doesn’t give Tony too much growth by the end, but it does highlight some core values that Bourdain would express in his work as an adult: The pleasure of creation, the beauty of consumption, and the power of the unassuming and unexpected.”

Liz Shannon Miller, Consequence · 91

“Matt Johnson creates a film that bridges the faux-doc jitteriness of his earlier work with the richness of classic one-perfect-summer cinema.”

Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) · 90

“To me, one of the most pleasurable things in movies is that moment when you see an actor become a movie star. That’s what happens to Dominic Sessa in “Tony.” I don’t care if the film is a summer indie smash or not (though it deserves to be) — it shows you that Sessa has the goods.”

Owen Gleiberman, Variety · 90

“A zesty, energetic biopic about a teenage Anthony Bourdain, Matt Johnson’s second film this year is an act of controlled chaos, tapping into the nostalgia of naïve youth while examining how creativity is born. Led by an incredible ensemble, its imperfect answers make for one of the finest and thorniest coming-of-age films in recent years. It’s a blast.”