Posts Tagged ‘monsanto’

“The World according to Monsanto” (2008) – Review #29

Also known as: “Le monde selon Monsanto” and “Controlling our food”. Monsanto, in case anybody was in doubt, is pretty far from winning the love of the people. Former producers of Agent Orange, they now produce pesticides and Genetically Modified seeds and growth hormones. They have a horrible record and seem to leave misery and [...]

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“Food, Inc.” (2008) – Review #27

Here’s a new formula for “issue” documentaries: 1. Find a sympathetic guy who went into “issue” with no preconceptions and expecting no wrong-doing 2. Get guy to describe how he was shocked to find that the things were much worse than imagined 3. Illustrate story with other interviews, if possible get wrong-doer to decline interviews [...]

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