Garbage Warrior [2007] Movie Reviews on CinemaClock

For a first feature documentary, Oliver Hodge's Garbage Warrior is remarkably assured and accomplished. With ample wit, humour and insight, he reveals the extraordinary life of the brilliant visionary architect, Mike Reynolds. For decades, Reynolds has been designing self-sustaining houses, which generate their own heat, cooling, electricity, water supply, and even food. Made of recycled materials including used beer cans, pop bottles and tires filled with earth, they are often rustically and sensually beautiful. They can be built in the most inhospitable regions and can withstand earthquakes. As Reynolds mentions in the film, these evolutionary and revolutionary homes can liberate people from societal dependence. Not surprisingly, he's run into considerable obstacles from those in power. While tracing Reynolds' battles with authority, Hodge builds a nerve-wrenching sense of suspense with enough unexpected twists and turns to be worthy of a Hollywood thriller. After seeing this film, you will never be able to look at your home, society or the world in quite the same way again. Not to be missed.