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.

    Anywhere Anytime | TIFF 2024

    Director Milad Tangshir’s feature debut expands upon a certain Italian neorealism classic, Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves.

    By |September 16th, 2024|Drama, Festivals|0 Comments

      Saturday Night | TIFF 2024

      The movie certainly gets one thing right: Many on the original Saturday Night Live were stoned and/or coked-out of their minds.

      By |September 13th, 2024|Festivals, TV series|2 Comments

        Anora | TIFF 2024

        If directing is 90% casting, then that is the main reason why Anora remains engaging through its ups and downs. 

        By |September 12th, 2024|Comedy, Festivals|0 Comments

          The Mother and the Bear | TIFF 2024

          A sweet, amicable, and droll comedy that honors nosy, overprotective, and concerned mothers everywhere.

          By |September 12th, 2024|Family drama, Festivals|0 Comments

            The Last Showgirl | TIFF 2024

            It’s the G-string versus the PTA.

            By |September 11th, 2024|Drama, Festivals|0 Comments

              The Room Next Door | TIFF 2024

              This is Pedro Almodóvar at his most straightforward, a modest film without flash, save for the color-coordinated art direction.

              By |September 10th, 2024|Book adaptation, Festivals|0 Comments

                No Other Land | TIFF 2024

                An illuminating and incisive account of Israel’s control of the West Bank.

                By |September 10th, 2024|Documentary, Festivals, Top Picks|0 Comments

                  Hollywoodgate

                  An extremely rare exposé of an under-reported story and an opportunity to have an inside look into Afghanistan.

                  By |July 18th, 2024|Afghanistan, Top Picks|0 Comments

                    Sing Sing

                    The stereotype-busting drama is a rarity, an optimistic film set in a prison.

                    By |July 12th, 2024|Drama|0 Comments