'King Corn' (first-time farmers' diary) -- 3 1/2 stars
'King Corn' (first-time farmers' diary) -- 3 1/2 stars
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'King Corn' an entertaining look at an unappetizing topic A breezy diary from a pair of first-time farmers, as well as a wry rebuke to a nation devoted to eating cheaply but not necessarily well, "King Corn" makes its points without much finger-wagging. Like "Super Size Me" and "Fast Food Nation," it will not make you want to rush out and order a hamburger, at least a conventional burger processed from corn-fed cows. It will, however, get you thinking about all that corn, and why such a low-nutrition, high-subsidy crop has become so ubiquitous in the American diet. |
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News entry number 3191 added on Nov 11, 2007 in the Entertainment category.
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