What’s on “The Menu”? Oh, lots of stuff….
2022 seems to have ended with a trifecta of class conscious satires. “ Triangle of Sadness ” may be the most arch of the three, “ Glass Onion ” the most subtle, and “The Menu”, the most intriguing. Mark Mylod directs a sly/not-so-sly in some moments film of acidic and acerbic observation and deconstruction of the privileged and tropes about privilege in general from a script by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy. Between them, they’ve both worked for the Onion, “Late Night with Seth Myers”, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”, “Succession”, and “Comedy Bang! Bang!” Mylod has a directorial filmography not lacking in impressive credits, including “Succession”, “Game of Thrones”, and “Shameless”. In other words, this is an accomplished team. The premise is simple: a group of well-heeled, uber wealthy gourmands are invited (at $1,250 US a head) to dine at the most exclusive restaurant in the world, Hawthorn, led by chef Julian Slowik (freakin’ Ralph Fiennes…he makes it all look so effortless). ...