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Sweet. Sour. Salt. Fat. Heat. The right combination of these elements is sublime, whether literal, in composing an exquisite dish like those created by master-chef Carsten (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau of “Game of Thrones”), or, metaphorically, in relationships and in life. The wrong combination can be catastrophic. In the Danish film “A Taste of Hunger,” Carsten and his wife Maggi (Katrine Greis-Rosenthal) are hungry for great food and even hungrier for a star from Michelin that will recognize their achievement and assure the success of their restaurant. The film moves back and forth through time and is divided into chapters, from their sweet first meeting to a sour betrayal, and the heated climax when all of the elements combine. The opening scene is enticing, with Carsten creating a genuine work of culinary art under Maggi’s appreciative eye, so luscious and beautifully plated we can almost inhale its aroma. Maggi eats it, complimenting him on the combination of all of the necessary elemen...

Fans of cheap thrills and cheesy B-movies are sure to be frustrated by “The Requin,” a new shark pic that waits about an hour before introducing major carnivorous fish action. That alone might turn off viewers since “The Requin” only lasts about 89 minutes, and most of the movie plays out like a soapy two-hander about survivor’s guilt. A grieving married couple (Alicia Silverstone and James Tupper) are marooned at sea after a monsoon knocks loose their above-water Vietnamese villa. His leg is broken, her cell phone doesn’t work, and nobody knows where they are, not even the native sharks. Spider-Man: No Way Home Streaming Scream 5 Streaming Adieu Monsieur Haffmann Streaming En attendant Bojangles Streaming Shot with a few green-screens in Universal Studios Orlando, “The Requin” looks like it was recorded live during a particularly harrowing Zoom meeting. Some bad image-compositing makes the movie look cheap and some lame dialogue doesn’t help matters much, especially whenever tensions ...