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About Ben Wasserman

Ben Wasserman is a graduate of NYU’s Masters in Cinema Studies program. In addition to writing reviews for Film-Forward, he works as a news writer for Comic Book Resources and evaluates screenplays for Eris Talent Agency. He loves staying on top of the latest breaking pop culture trend and seeing which new film adds something original or timely to the medium.

    Warfare

    A film that forces its audience to confront the sounds of conflict—both the loudness and the mundane silence—and does so with brutal efficiency.

    By |April 10th, 2025|Top Picks, War|0 Comments

      The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

      It’s B-movie sci-fi horror gone… well, looney, with a nonstop barrage of gags, visual humor, and antics that will entertain both kids and adults.

      By |March 14th, 2025|Animated|0 Comments

        Queen of the Ring

        The biopic of wrestler Mildred Burke is at its best when it embraces the pageantry and over-the-top performances of the squared circle.

        By |March 7th, 2025|Biopic|0 Comments

          Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

          Another cracking movie that delivers on the thrills, twists, and cheeky British humor one would expect from an Aardman Animations production.

            Nosferatu

            Director Robert Eggers breathes new life into a century-old tale, crafting a visually stunning, emotionally resonant reinterpretation.

            By |December 23rd, 2024|Horror|0 Comments

              The Order

              Come for the thrilling procedural, and leave with the uncomfortable realization that echoes of this real-life story are unfolding in the world today.

              By |December 5th, 2024|Crime, Thriller|0 Comments

                Memoir of a Snail

                A tragicomedy that seamlessly shifts between bitter melodrama and slice-of-life amusement.

                By |November 25th, 2024|Animated|0 Comments

                  Flow

                  With its animal-centric narrative, this animated film achieves something profoundly human.

                  By |November 21st, 2024|Animated, Top Picks|0 Comments

                    Gladiator II

                    It was always going to be difficult for Ridley Scott to top his 2000 Roman historical epic Gladiator.

                    By |November 17th, 2024|Action, Epic|0 Comments