But the underlying warmth in Chbosky’s direction and Liz Maccie’s script papers over that, and you get a movie that feels like a nice ode to how food brings us together, and it’s the sense of community that can start to heal our grief.

The new Vince Vaughn movie “Nonnas” aspires to be a bit of cinematic comfort food. Streaming Friday on Netflix, “Nonnas” is based on the true story of a middle-aged man who opens a restaurant on Staten Island and hires Italian-American grandmothers,