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.

    A Hidden Life

    Not since The Sound of Music have the Austrian Alps been such scene stealers. The dramatic, mountain landscapes are the go-to visual motifs in Terrence Malick's new meandering movie.

    By |December 12th, 2019|Biopic|1 Comment

      Dark Waters

      Even with a prestigious cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman, this feels like a throwback to the made-for-HBO movies of the 1990s and early 2000s.

      By |December 9th, 2019|Drama|0 Comments

        The Kingmaker

        Imelda Marcos is charming, ever defiant, and not the least of all, boastful, or perhaps delusional. Her responses are pithy, quotable, and wholly narcissistic.

        By |November 17th, 2019|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

          The Report

          Take a deep dive into the U.S. Senate’s investigation of the CIA’s use of detention and enhanced interrogation techniques.

          By |November 15th, 2019|Drama|0 Comments

            Ford v Ferrari

            If the racing scenes give off a you-are-there sensation, the rest of the movie doesn't leave you in the dust either.

            By |November 15th, 2019|Action|0 Comments

              7 Films to Look for | DOC NYC 2019

              Ticket buyers will be well served to pick à la carte, because of the wide array of films and genres and the consistently high level of filmmaking.

              By |November 8th, 2019|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

                The Cave

                In a war zone outside of Damascus, a hospital goes underground, setting up shop in a network of tunnels and a basement labyrinth.

                By |October 19th, 2019|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

                  By the Grace of God

                  Methodically and steadily, writer-director François Ozon builds an efficient and damning case.

                  By |October 18th, 2019|Drama|0 Comments

                    Liberté | NYFF 2019

                    Albert Serra's film has a strange, almost hypnotic pull, while turning its watchers into complicit voyeurs.

                    By |October 12th, 2019|Festivals, sex|0 Comments