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.

    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

      Back to Black

      Amy Winehouse gets the biopic treatment.

      By |May 17th, 2024|Biopic|0 Comments

        The Best Films of 2023

        What’s the point of a top 10 list if it rubber stamps the usual suspects and mimics so many others?

        By |December 20th, 2023|Featured, Top Picks|0 Comments

          Saltburn

          Writer/director Emerald Fennell dares you not to clutch your pearls.

          By |November 17th, 2023|Satire, Thriller|0 Comments

            Killers of the Flower Moon

            Although David Grann’s nonfiction page-turner offers more than enough material for a 206-minute film, the result here is lopsided.

            By |October 19th, 2023|Book adaptation, Crime|0 Comments

              Anatomy of a Fall | NYFF 2023

              Ambiguity conspicuously reigns supreme in this enigma. Expect many post-screening conversations, and some frustration, to ensue.

              By |October 9th, 2023|Drama|0 Comments

                Strange Way of Life/The Human Voice | NYFF 2023

                Pedro Almodóvar’s 31-minute Western-cum-queer-love-story is on a double-bill with The Human Voice.

                By |October 3rd, 2023|Festivals, GLBT, Western|0 Comments

                  Shayda | TIFF 2023

                  Australia's submission for the Best International Feature Film Academy Award.

                  By |September 19th, 2023|Australian, Festivals|0 Comments

                    American Fiction | TIFF 2023

                    First time director Cord Jefferson accomplishes quite a balancing act. He has made a family drama and, more pungently and winningly, a satire aimed at an adult audience. 

                    By |September 19th, 2023|Comedy, Top Picks|0 Comments