The Real Dirt on Farmer John Critic Reviews
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This is a loving, moving, inspiring, quirky documentary that was made while the lives it records were being lived.Read the full review
Though its title suggests an exposé on Dodger Dogs, the movie is the moving, inspirational account of John Peterson's discovery of an almost divine calling in the land beneath his feet.Read the full review
Offers one man's extraordinary life as a gateway to a larger history of tragedy and transition. It's an unflinching account of what farming takes -- and, more important, what it gives back.Read the full review
A loose, amiable documentary tracking several decades in the life of this most unusual farmer.Read the full review
Examines 50-odd years in the life of its eponymous subject -- a most compelling character -- and in doing so literally provides the viewer with food for thought.Read the full review
