Cinephile No. 538 “Burnt”

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Written By Nathan Box

A kitchen can be a high pressure, violent place and "Burnt" proves it. Now, this shouldn’t be a surprise to us. We’ve seen “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Kitchen Nightmares” and read Anthony Bourdain’s books. These places hidden in the back of restaurants and hotels are filled with deadlines, expectations, cursing, threats and often violence. Better than any movie I can recall, “Burnt” gives us a front row seat to that pressure and it does it with interesting plot twists. Sure, things are solved easily and in the end everyone wins, but the film is still worth the price of admission; that is if you can stand the heat.


Be good to each other,

-Nathan 

Nathan Box
Hello! My name is Nathan. I've always believed I would meet that special someone in one of two places; either a record store or a book store. Maybe I need to amend? I moved to Seattle in February of 2011 from Oklahoma City (Try and not hold the Sonics/Thunder thing against me). I knew I wanted to work for a nonprofit and go to grad school. Within a couple of months, I was doing both. During the day, I work as a Fund Developer and Community Relations Manager for a nonprofit in Kent and at night I try to stay as busy as possible volunteering, trying new restaurants, finding hidden bars and exploring Seattle. The past few years has been both terrifying and exhilarating. I have done things on my own I didn’t think were within my capability. I love being outdoors. On any given weekend, I can be found hiking, on a road trip, volunteering, at a museum, seeing a movie (I see a lot of them). I am passionate about nonprofit work. I feel called to leave a mark on this world. Nothing against those who enjoy making tons of money, I just need to know I am making a difference.
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