Food, Inc.

Documentary filmmaker Robert Kenner uses reports by -Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser and -The Omnivore's Dilemma author Michael Pollan as a springboard to exploring where the food we purchase at the grocery store really comes from, and what it means for the health of future generations. By ...more

A word to the squeamish is in order before we proceed with this review -- those who are disturbed by scenes of animals being slaughtered (and there aren't many, nor are they emphasized, but there are a few in this movie) might want to be prepared before they see Robert Kenner's Food, Inc.. That said, this is an illuminating and, at times, heartbreaking account of what's wrong with the food industry in the United States -- and for anyone who thinks this isn't a problem of some urgency, the ...more