Although it’s been three years since my only viewing, Darwin’s Nightmare still haunts me. Michael Polan would be pleased with the socioeconomic message. So yeah, it’s a bit preachy. But if you’re not into causes it’s still worth seeing, just turn off the sound. The central perch takes on a unearthly evil that bleeds into everyone who interacts with it. There’s footage from a field of fish carcasses that locals are stuck with, while the wholesome fillets are flown north to Europe. I remember thinking to myself, ‘what if Peter Jackson had made Mordor so frightening?’