Film Reviews

While the newspaper business in the 21st century may still be struggling to find a solid financial footing, the New York Times, at least, seems to have found one revenue stream that entertains, enlightens, and also brings home the bacon: TimesTalks, live and webcasted … [Read more...] about Michael Pollan & Alex Gibney Discuss the Making of the Netflix Series Cooked

Fed-Up, a documentary film directed by Stephanie Soechtig, narrated by Katie Couric, and written by Mark Monroe and Ms. Soechtig (92 minutes)  [Distributed by Radius-TWC, a boutique label from the Weinstein Company, 2014] "Move more, eat less" has always seemed to provide an … [Read more...] about Fed Up With America’s Sugar Addiction

The Auction (Le Dématelement), a Canadian film with screenplay and direction by Sébastian Pilote, in French with English subtitles (111 minutes) [Film Movement, a North American distributor of independent and foreign films, 2013] This beautiful to behold, wonderfully … [Read more...] about A Sheepfarmer’s Lonesome Life Comes Undone in Perceptive Film

Forks over Knives, a documentary film written and directed by Lee Fulkerson (96 minutes) [Virgil Films, 2011] Michael Pollan in his Food Rules, answers one of the basic questions of life, "What should I eat?" with seven words: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."  Pollan's … [Read more...] about Forks Over Knives, Preventing Disease with a Plant-Based, Whole-Food Diet

  Nothing Like CHOCOLATE, a documentary film directed by Kum-Kum Bhavnani (68 minutes) [Mirror and Hammer Films, 2013] This past June, the untimely death of Mott Green, the founder of The Grenada Chocolate Company, saddened chocolate aficionados who were aware of his … [Read more...] about Nothing Like CHOCOLATE, a Journey to the Heart of Chocolate