Even though scenes of sizzling kerala shrimp curry make theatre popcorn depressing as hell, Dilip Mehta’s Cooking with Stella isn’t a typical feel-good foodie film. The satirical charm pops up immediately in the opening, with a statement that it’s based on an almost true story. Don McKellar downplays his usual Cancon quirkiness as Michael, a […]
Cooking With Stella
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Satirical Cooking with Stella
How much you enjoy Cooking with Stella depends on how much you’re willing to set aside your hopes for a foodie movie and accept it as a cross-cultural satire with a side dish of Bollywood antics. Don McKellar plays it straight as Michael, a father, chef and husband to Maya (Lisa Ray), a Canadian diplomat […]