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Food, Inc. 2

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FOOD, INC. 2 is a timely and urgent follow-up to the Oscar®-nominated documentary from directors Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo. In the sequel, Kenner and Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to take a fresh look at our vulnerable food system. The groundbreaking FOOD, INC. ignited a cultural conversation about the multinational corporations that control our food system at enormous cost to our planet, workforce, and health. FOOD, INC. 2 comes "back for seconds" to reveal how corporate consolidation has gone unchecked by our government, leaving us with a highly efficient yet shockingly vulnerable food system dedicated only towards increasing profits. Seeking solutions, the film introduces innovative farmers, food producers, workers' rights activists, and prominent legislators such as U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Jon Tester, who are facing these companies head-on and fighting to create a more sustainable future.
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Danny Leigh Financial Times Despite the manic pace, a sturdy case is also made that decades of near-monopolies have left the US food chain anything but a free market. Rated: 3/5 Jun 12, 2024 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) Elsewhere, much of the original’s hard-hitting material is reformulated and restated, and it hits even harder. Rated: 3/5 Jun 7, 2024 Full Review Cath Clarke Guardian There’s nothing new here for even casual followers of the food crisis. But it will make you think twice about what you put in your supermarket basket. Rated: 3/5 Jun 6, 2024 Full Review Steve Morrissey Radio Times A glimmer of hope towards the end of the film suggests that the food we eat doesn't necessarily have to come with a bad aftertaste. Rated: 3/5 Jun 7, 2024 Full Review Dulcie Pearce The Sun (UK) WHILE the subject is worthwhile and the topics raised are not unappetising, this sequel to the 2008 Oscar-nominated documentary does taste rather dry and overdone. Rated: 3/5 Jun 7, 2024 Full Review Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) The doc's dark stroll through our world of processed food left me seeking more than a sprinkle of hope. And better non-fiction cinema. Apr 19, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Hugh J A great follow-up to the original that details how it's not consumption that is the problem with our food system, but in fact the supply chain itself in addition to the chemicals used and heavy hitters of the industry lobbying to keep the healthier options more difficult to obtain. This documentary lifted the curtain on the shady dealings of the food industry, the oligopoloy it currently enjoys and those trying to fix the system. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/18/24 Full Review Audience Member Well wouldn’t you know it…they actually made a sequel to the 2009 documentary covering the food industry being controlled by conglomerates in America You’d figure it would be a one-off kind of thing But truth be told a lot has changed in the last 15 years as far as this hot topic is concerned Food Inc. 2 delves deeper into the complex unknown intricacies of how our food supply is being handled even supposedly by the FDA and the USDA enforcing safety regulations Whether it’s organic, inorganic, money driven, genetically modified, healthy, unhealthy or even affordable to every person in the world At lot is at stake when you sit down to eat Most notably the COVID-19 pandemic shifted everything; crops were being buried and there were so many meat shortages in supermarkets, pigs being neutered instead of slaughtering, milk being dumped, baby formula being sold out on a mass scale, farms being bankrupt thanks to corporations buying up everything Fixing the system is important from being controlled by these mega companies, we can’t count on predictability anymore, it’s more profits over sustainability Even field workers specifically immigrants were still being treated as disposable next to fast food employees barely having enough income to feed their own families The government didn’t care who was sick with possible contact contamination being shipped to citizens countryside Is there a way to not have our tax dollars subsidize the stuff that makes people sick? What about the healthcare costs? How many want change as far as farming and manufacturing food? Is switching to green energy the answer? Why is it junk food is so much cheaper than healthy food? Food is manufactured, commercialized, decorated, and designed to lure in the average person, companies buy up their competitors, a consolidated market becomes fragile Nobody thinks about the person responsible sweating their backs and their muscles to deliver food products or the environmental effects of farmers in certain parts of the country despite the benefits of easy cropping Maybe breaking up monopolies is the key to innovation, flavor is the brains way of communicating nutrition, maybe it’s possible to reduce overeating without compromising the quality of taste Food Inc. 2 does a better job diving into the mysteries of food and its allure for consumers to the questions of health to the monetary value to minimum wage to healthier schools to climate control although the films pacing is manic at times It is challenging to find a balance with food for sure but we can change the incentive as well as policy to make our world healthier and safer to eat as far as innovation is concerned Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/24 Full Review Arlethia B This documentary keeps your attention creates awareness and offers hope. This is a must watch! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/17/24 Full Review Richard R This film will almost certainly change the way you look at food, and at how and what you eat, in a most positive way. Very impactful film, beautifully shot and full of interesting, and to me unknown, info. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis FOOD, INC. 2 is a timely and urgent follow-up to the Oscar®-nominated documentary from directors Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo. In the sequel, Kenner and Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to take a fresh look at our vulnerable food system. The groundbreaking FOOD, INC. ignited a cultural conversation about the multinational corporations that control our food system at enormous cost to our planet, workforce, and health. FOOD, INC. 2 comes "back for seconds" to reveal how corporate consolidation has gone unchecked by our government, leaving us with a highly efficient yet shockingly vulnerable food system dedicated only towards increasing profits. Seeking solutions, the film introduces innovative farmers, food producers, workers' rights activists, and prominent legislators such as U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Jon Tester, who are facing these companies head-on and fighting to create a more sustainable future.
Director
Robert Kenner, Melissa Robledo
Producer
Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Participant, River Road Entertainment
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 9, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.6K
Runtime
1h 34m
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