[These] stories illustrate the breadth of the ecological and agricultural challenges that remain.
Read full articleThrough deft editing and a keen sense of detail, Baichwal manages to compress the case of Johnson vs. Monsanto Company into a superbly paced, tightly wound thriller.
Read full articleProvides another illustration of coldblooded corporate denialism in the face of widespread harm.
Read full articleInto The Weeds is a most satisfying but frustrating experience. The satisfaction comes from how well-made and engrossing the film proves to be. The frustrations lie in the true story being documented.
Read full articleThe format can feel like a hodgepodge at times, but the disturbing story is a riveting account of a capitalist conspiracy.
Read full articleVery powerful. The problem is that it also rambles... If you were to cut it down a bit, it would make it stronger.
Read full article[Into the Weeds] is in some ways a typical takedown of corrupt business practices, but it's held together but the unflinching look at Johnson himself.
Read full articleIn the end, Baichwal’s compulsively watchable doc does offer us a winner in a trial.
Read full articleThe film zooms out of Johnson’s case with an eye for the landscapes, plants, animals, and non-human lives equally harmed by herbicides.
Read full articleInto the Weeds effectively drives home the message that corporate greed and the lack of regulation makes victims of everyday people.
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