Stink! A film by Jon J. Whelan.

Stink! Director, Jon Whelan, talking about the “Fragrance Loophole”

Jon Whelan, Director of Stink!, on The Doctors

What the critics are saying about Stink!

“Way more emotionally affecting” than early Michael Moore.

Gadfly doc ‘Stink!’ asks why there’s nasty chemicals in all our products.”
– Village Voice

“sensible and unnerving” “heartfelt” “…Jon Stewart…would probably approve of Stink!”

Review: A Whiff of Hidden Toxins in ‘Stink!’
– NYT

“That yucky body spray could actually kill somebody.”

Stink!’: Film Review
– Hollywood Reporter

The foul odor of Jon Whelan’s son’s pajamas sends the filmmaker on a Michael Moore-like investigation into the source. He follows the scent from the retailer, to various laboratories, to corporate offices and finally to the US Congress. That’s a lot of stink. Whelan’s premise might be the stuff of farce, but what he uncovers is more than just a bad smell.

GlobeDocs festival celebrates the Hub of filmmaking.
– Boston Globe

Everyone should see Stink!

Emily Blunt Reviews

“..gripping and maddening “

Jon J. Whelan’s ‘Stink!’ on a crusade to clear the air over lax laws
– LA Times

Appalling Doc ‘Stink!’ Exposes What ‘Fragrance’ on an Ingredient List Really Means

Reel With Jane

Stink! Review

Louis Proyect: The Unrepentant Marxist

“[Stink!’s] arguments regarding toxic chemical pollutants found in everyday products are lucid and reasonable to the point of being inarguable…setting [it] apart from the formulaic activist-doc pack.” “[Stink!] carries with it the unassailable whiff of common sense.”

Jon J. Whelan goes all Michael Moore on the fragrance industry and the harmful chemicals it peddles.
– Variety

“Stink! is both engaging and entertaining”

Documentary Review: ‘Stink!’ Exposes Hidden Toxins In Consumer Goods
– Red Carpet Crash

“Jon Whelan’s Stink! is the kind of film that keeps you on the edge of your seat.”

Stink! : A Film Exposing the Dirty Secrets of the Chemical Industry
– The Cultureist

Stink! will terrify you

Fracking and Fragrance Share Some of the Same Chemicals: The Documentary ‘Stink!’ Will Terrify You
– Fan Girl Nation

“Engaging, enlightening, and scary as hell”

Movie Review: Stink!
– Worley Gig

he’s reminiscent of a low-key Morgan Spurlock or a more affable Michael Moore.

Something Rotten
– Art for Progress

Breezy, Michael Moore-ish environmental documentary by a non-tree-hugging venture capitalist advocates for disclosure of carcinogenic chemicals in everyday products.

Stink!: Breezy, Michael Moore-ish environmental documentary by a non-tree-hugging venture capitalist advocates for disclosure of carcinogenic chemicals in everyday products.
– Film Journal

A movie that stinks . . . the five-star description for ‘Stink!’

Examiner

Stink! is enough to get you off your ass and onto the streets in protest.

Jon J. Whelan’s STINK! proves a fine American answer to the European doc, Our Daily Poison
– Trust Movies

[Whelan’s} message is also timely, as calls for fragrance disclosure and more stringent cosmetic regulation seem to gain in volume every year.

Editorial: ‘Stink!’ Documentary On Fragrance Ills Presents Nothing New, Effectively
– The Rose Sheet

It’s True: Everything Stinks

‘Stink! The Movie’ Review
– Organic Authority

Stink! Review

The Dr. Joy Browne Show

Of Ingredients, Greed and Expediency: Big Chem and the Big Stink

Earth Island Journal