Kings of Pastry -- Film Review

5:26 PM PDT 10/18/2010 by John DeFore

Veering from the performing-arts arena that, with the notable exception of “The War Room,” usually has been the focus of their documentaries, Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker turn to the highest levels of professional cooking in “Kings of Pastry,” a short work whose drama plays like a higher-stakes version of popular cuisine-oriented reality TV shows.

Veering from the performing-arts arena that, with the notable exception of “The War Room,” usually has been the focus of their documentaries, Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker turn to the highest levels of professional cooking in “Kings of Pastry,” a short work whose drama plays like a higher-stakes version of popular cuisine-oriented reality TV shows.