Fantastic Fungi

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  • As visually dazzling as it is thought-provoking, Fantastic Fungi sets out to make audiences see mushrooms differently -- and brilliantly succeeds.
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    Brad NewsomeSydney Morning Herald
    The biology is fascinating, but Schwartzberg's experts and enthusiasts are positively evangelical when it comes to the potential of fungi in medicine, pest-control, oil spill clean-ups and, of course, psychedelic experiences. It's all quite a trip.
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    Andrew PulverGuardian
    The liberal use of speeded-up footage of growth and decay is unfailingly spectacular, while Stamets and fellow interviewees have a gift for a memorable turn of phrase.
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    Bilge EbiriSpirituality & Health
    Louie Schwartzberg's documentary is a dreamy, informative, and hopeful dive into the world of mushrooms and fungi
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    Josh KupeckiAustin Chronicle
    But visual affectations aside, Fantastic Fungi is an engaging look at the scope of an organism that is so much more than a pizza topping or an ingredient in beef stroganoff.
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    Amy NicholsonFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    I don't think I have to tell people what mushrooms can do, but this movie is set out to be a mind-blowing trip about the world of fungi.
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    Joe MorgensternWall Street Journal
    Fantastic Fungi is never uninteresting, and often startling in the natural beauty it reveals.
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    Edward PorterSunday Times (UK)
    It may be a fairly simple specimen as far as documentaries go, but this tribute to mushrooms and mould soon grew on me.
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    Rob AldamBackseat Mafia
    fascinating, educational and entertaining.
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    Jeffrey M. AndersonCommon Sense Media
    One of the most positive and hopeful documentaries in years, this lean, beautiful, entertaining mushroom movie suggests that the answers to many of our problems could grow naturally and abundantly.
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    Jared MobarakJaredmobarak.com
    [The film seeks] to reshape our relationship with mushrooms and our western notion of fearing their power. [Reducing] the stigma surrounding the subject may save your life.
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