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Fed Up

2014

Stephanie Soechtig

Documentary

7.1

981

Documentary Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, Fed Up unearths a dirty secret of the American food industry—far more of us get sick from what we eat than anyone has previously realized. Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig and TV journalist Katie Couric lead us through this potent exposé that uncovers why—despite media attention, the public’s fascination with appearance, and government policies to combat childhood ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"Highly relevant film diminishes its central message with distracting details."	NEU
United States	Geoff Berkshire Variety	"Stephanie Soechtig's documentary effectively gets the message out about America's addiction to unhealthy food."	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"The movie is a fast, coolly incensed investigation into why people are getting fatter."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"'Fed Up' (...) is definitely mad as hell. And its muckraking spirit (...) is inspiring. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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