Film-Forward

About Kent Turner

Kent Turner, the editor of Film-Forward, learned the ropes of the festival circuit at the San Francisco International Film Festival and has worked in film production and acquisition in Los Angeles. He is currently the director of programming at the Monmouth Film Festival.

    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

    This tailor-made project for Nicolas Cage doubles as a retread and tribute to the Oscar-winning actor’s 1990s action movies.

    By |April 22nd, 2022|Comedy|0 Comments

      The Northman

      With pomp, pageantry, and pulp, director Robert Eggers has mashed up the bare bones of Hamlet’s revenge plot with Norse mythology.

      By |April 22nd, 2022|Action|0 Comments

        Everything Everywhere All at Once

        The movie’s title kind of says it all. 

        By |March 25th, 2022|Comedy, Sci-fi|0 Comments

          I Love My Dad | SXSW 2022

          This cringey comedy may be the best unofficial sequel to the 2010 documentary Catfish

          By |March 21st, 2022|Comedy, Festivals, Top Picks|0 Comments

            Your Friend, Memphis | SXSW 2022

            A frank and at times discomforting, in-depth portrait of young man who has cerebral palsy.

            By |March 18th, 2022|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

              The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic | SXSW 2020

              The film nimbly becomes a thriller without shedding its established rhythm. Before you know it, the tone has turned uncomfortably ominous. 

              By |March 17th, 2022|Festivals, Scandanavia|0 Comments

                To Leslie | SXSW 2022

                Andrea Riseborough, who is practically a regular at SXSW, has arguably never been better.

                By |March 17th, 2022|Family drama, Festivals|0 Comments

                  The Thief Collector | SXSW 2022

                  Director Alison Otto exposes the double life of an unassuming middle-aged couple responsible for the theft of a Willem de Kooning painting, now estimated to be worth $160 million.

                  By |March 16th, 2022|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

                    Lingui, the Sacred Bonds | TIFF 2021

                    For moviegoers searching for a thoughtful and suspenseful work outside of the North American and Western European bubble, this is a must-see.

                    By |February 3rd, 2022|Family drama, Festivals|0 Comments