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.

    Vox Lux

    Perhaps a trigger warning for this movie wouldn’t be such a bad thing.

    By |December 7th, 2018|Top Picks|0 Comments

      Mary Queen of Scots

      Perhaps every generation has its own take on the oft-told tragic tale of the Scottish queen.

      By |December 7th, 2018|Biopic|0 Comments

        A Private War/Under the Wire

        Two films based on the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin: one is factual, the other sensorial.

        By |November 16th, 2018|Biopic|0 Comments

          Green Book

          If this film works at all, it’s because of Mahershala Ali.

          By |November 16th, 2018|Road Trip|0 Comments

            Pauline Kael, Teddy Pendergrass, & Co. | DOC NYC 2018

            Pauline Kael, rock 'n' rollers, Jessica Chastain, and Teddy Pendergrass all are onscreen at this year's documentary film festival.

            By |November 9th, 2018|Arts, Festivals|1 Comment

              Boy Erased

              Lucas Hedges confirms he is one of the most insightful, understated, yet go-for-broke young actors around.

              By |November 3rd, 2018|Book adaptation, GLBT|0 Comments

                Suspiria

                Luca Guadagnino has made less a horror thriller and more of a performance art piece, with a touch of louche elegance.

                By |November 2nd, 2018|Horror|0 Comments

                  Mid90s

                  Actor Jonah Hill makes his directorial debut with one of the most exuberant and observational films of the year.

                  By |October 20th, 2018|Teen, Top Picks|0 Comments

                    The Hate U Give

                    Less than two years after its publication, the young adult best seller by Angie Thomas fast tracks its way to the big screen.

                    By |October 19th, 2018|Book adaptation|1 Comment