SummarySet at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds themselves embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas and gastrointestinal disorders.
Directed By:Peter Strickland
Written By:Peter Strickland
Flux Gourmet
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79
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
79
81% Positive
21 Reviews
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Jun 20, 2022
100
Flux Gourmet is very much a “not for everyone” type of movie, but even people unwilling or unable to connect with it must recognize that it isn’t simply weird for weirdnesses sake. Beyond the obvious theme of the artist’s eternal struggle with those who offer patronage only to start shortening the leash, there’s a frank look at just how strange it is for people to come together to make art in the first place.
Jun 24, 2022
90
Its most impressive trick is its underlying warmth, its understanding of the vulnerability and fallibility of its supposedly fearless artists and preening industry experts as well as of the downtrodden writer standing just on the outskirts, trying his best not to let anyone see how much discomfort he’s in.
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Jan 2, 2023
5
Flux Gourmet is billed as "not for everyone," but also as a genius satirical black comedy. I am in the "everyone" category. This film is very pleased with itself for being so smart and funny. I couldn't tell what was supposed to be funny and what was supposed to be serious; most of the time I was trying to understand what the flip people were talking about. By the end I was intensely bored. If I were younger, I think i would have loved it because it made people bored and confused, but alas, I am the bored and confused one.
Oct 30, 2023
3
Flux Gourmet is an excellent movie in terms of the idea, but the execution is lousy. Creating a show with the sound of cooking is an exciting idea. But the process is incredibly dull. The most significant disadvantage is that the genre is described as horror.
Feb 14, 2022
83
As usual, Strickland has made a sumptuous meal out of social impropriety — a strange cinematic delicacy about the discomforts that need to be shared so that others don’t have to be stomached.
Feb 16, 2022
80
The director is a huge fan of This is Spinal Tap and although Flux Gourmet isn’t up to the formidable standards of that masterpiece, it boasts one or two Stonehenge moments of its own.
Jun 24, 2022
75
Flux Gourmet is an out-of-control movie about people who are constantly trying to gain some sort of control, either over each other or whatever they got going on inside of them.
Oct 2, 2022
60
There is a great deal to enjoy here for devotees of Strickland’s work and the film feels destined to be described as his weirdest piece yet. But underneath that surface strangeness, Flux Gourmet doesn’t quite satisfy the appetite.
Feb 14, 2022
50
To call “Flux Gourmet” an acquired taste would be an understatement. It’s really more of an elaborate inside joke by Strickland on the peculiar relationship between artists and the institutions that fund, develop and encourage their folly.
Production Company:
- Bankside Films
- Head Gear Films
- IFC Productions
- Lunapark Pictures
- Metrol Technology
- Red Breast Productions
Release Date:Jun 24, 2022
Duration:1 h 51 m
Awards
British Independent Film Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US
• 2 Nominations
FANCINE Fantastic Film Festival of the University of Málaga
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
