Chef

It seems like all of the summer movies that are coming out have one thing in common: the world is about to end. The same is true in Chef. While the stakes aren’t quite as high as if Godzilla was rolling into town, Jon Favreau’s temperamental chef manages to lose everything, and then fights to get it back. It’s a nice, emotional movie. Sure, there are no buildings tipping over, but Chef may end up packing more of an emotional punch than expected as an inarticulate artist struggles to reinvent himself and also, if there’s any chance, earn a living.