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By John M. on December 14, 2008

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?’