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.

    As in Heaven; Petite Maman; The Hill Where Lionesses Roar | TIFF 2021

    This year, the festival has been reduced to its purest form, as a celebration of new works from around the world, apart from parties and in-person buzz.

    By |September 16th, 2021|Festivals|0 Comments

      Lakewood; The Guilty | TIFF 2021

      How do you make a film under Covid restrictions? Two movies demonstrate how two story lines were shaped by self-isolation, with minimal physical interaction among their casts.

      By |September 15th, 2021|Festivals|0 Comments

        The Rescue | TIFF 2021

        The moment-to-moment and day-by-day retelling of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue feels fresh off the press.

        By |September 14th, 2021|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

          Dune | TIFF 2021

          Director Denis Villeneuve turns Frank Herbert’s multilayered, 1965 sci-fi classic novel into an involving adventure.

          By |September 13th, 2021|Book adaptation, Festivals|0 Comments

            The Card Counter

            Restraint is the name of the game in Paul Schrader's new film.

            By |September 9th, 2021|Thriller|0 Comments

              In the Same Breath | Sundance Film Festival 2021

              When confronted with early indications of a deadly pandemic, the governments of China and the United States eerily reacted in the same manner.

              By |August 18th, 2021|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

                The Lost Leonardo

                How did a damaged painting appearing on the art market out of nowhere become known—and marketed—as a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci?

                By |August 12th, 2021|Arts, Top Picks|0 Comments

                  Sabaya

                  Women, armed only with cell phones, infiltrate a refugee camp in northern Syria to rescue other Yazidi women and girls held captive in this riveting documentary.

                  By |August 5th, 2021|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

                    Enemies of the State

                    For those who have difficulty holding two or more contradictory ideas at the same time, your head is about to explode watching this labyrinthine documentary.

                    By |August 5th, 2021|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Political|0 Comments