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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.

    BAMcinemaFest 2022

    Top pick: Director Ramin Bahrani’s 2nd Chance.

    By |June 24th, 2022|Festivals|0 Comments

      Marcel the Shell with Shoes on

      With one large gaping eye and two feet wearing the titular pink shoes, Marcel is a stop-motion animation/live-action hybrid that could have been dreamed up by a feverish René Magritte.

      By |June 23rd, 2022|Animated, Comedy|0 Comments

        Crimes of the Future | Cannes Film Festival 2022

        Don't believe the hype. If audiences flee to the exits, it is most likely for the airless, glum atmosphere and the murky, metaphorical screenplay rather than the gore.

        By |June 1st, 2022|Festivals, Horror, Sci-fi|0 Comments

          Tori and Lokita | Cannes Film Festival 2022

          No other team of directors or style of filmmaking are as emblematic of what the festival has recently stood for than the Belgium directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, and they were honored with the Cannes 75th Anniversary Award for their new film.

          By |May 31st, 2022|Festivals, Teen|0 Comments

            Revoir Paris (Paris Memories) | Cannes Film Festival 2022

            It took 10 days to find this personal favorite at this year’s festival.

            By |May 29th, 2022|Festivals, Top Picks|0 Comments

              Decision to Leave | Cannes Film Festival 2022

              The most entertaining and slick genre film at Cannes, and among the few in this year’s competition where a woman really held all the cards. 

              By |May 28th, 2022|Crime, Festivals, Top Picks|0 Comments

                Fogo-Fátuo (Will-o’-the-Whisp) | Cannes Film Festival 2022

                The most audacious, funniest, and unpredictable work seen at this year's festival.

                By |May 27th, 2022|Festivals, GLBT, Top Picks|0 Comments

                  Moonage Daydream | Cannes Film Festival 2022

                  A documentary love letter to David Bowie and a blast of wall-to-wall music from his 50-year career.

                  By |May 26th, 2022|Festivals, Music|1 Comment

                    Aftersun | Cannes Film Festival 2022

                    Director Charlotte Wells has struck gold with her young discovery, Frankie Corio, who delivered one of the best and most lived-in performances in the festival’s entire lineup.

                    By |May 25th, 2022|Family drama, Festivals, Top Picks|0 Comments