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.

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

Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger

Who better to promote the filmmaking duo than director and film preservation proponent extraordinaire Martin Scorsese.

By |July 11th, 2024|Film History|0 Comments