They seem to have kept in touch as Bourdain was among a small group invited to a private early screening of mother! in advanced of its screenings at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.
While Anthony Bourdain might seem like a strange source for film criticism, he and Darren Aronofsky have a history together.
Aronofsky is a big fan of Bourdain’s CNN travel series Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.
He reached out to Bourdain and asked if he could appear on an episode.