Film-Forward – Caroline Ely

About Caroline Ely

Caroline Ely is a TV, movie, and art lover who worked for years in the television industry. Until a few years ago, she would have described herself as well traveled, and she hopes to live up to that description again very soon. She lives in New York and often heads to the San Francisco Bay Area.

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The Blue Caftan

Family drama

The Blue Caftan

Melancholy and tentative hope are stitched together in a bittersweet story of a Moroccan tailor shop and the three lonely yet interwoven souls within.

By Caroline Ely|February 9th, 2023|Family drama|0 Comments

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Full Time

Drama, Top Picks

Full Time

This frenetic and nerve-wracking movie makes the point that for many, it’s worse than a jungle out there.

By Caroline Ely|February 3rd, 2023|Drama, Top Picks|0 Comments

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Close

Teen

Close

Lukas Dhont’s second feature explores the fallout from the sudden implosion of a friendship between two boys.

By Caroline Ely|January 27th, 2023|Teen|0 Comments

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Saint Omer

Drama

Saint Omer

A talky, heady, and metaphorical courtroom drama conceals depths of sadness beneath its intellectual and legalistic surface.

By Caroline Ely|January 12th, 2023|Drama|0 Comments

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No Bears

Foreign

No Bears

Currently serving a prison sentence in his native Iran, lauded director Jafar Panahi spins two and a half tales in his latest film. None reflects well on his country’s state of mind.

By Caroline Ely|December 21st, 2022|Foreign|0 Comments