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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.

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

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

This tailor-made project for Nicolas Cage doubles as a retread and tribute to the Oscar-winning actor’s 1990s action movies.

By |April 22nd, 2022|Comedy|0 Comments

The Northman

With pomp, pageantry, and pulp, director Robert Eggers has mashed up the bare bones of Hamlet’s revenge plot with Norse mythology.

By |April 22nd, 2022|Action|0 Comments

Everything Everywhere All at Once

The movie’s title kind of says it all. 

By |March 25th, 2022|Comedy, Sci-fi|0 Comments

I Love My Dad | SXSW 2022

This cringey comedy may be the best unofficial sequel to the 2010 documentary Catfish

By |March 21st, 2022|Comedy, Festivals, Top Picks|0 Comments

Your Friend, Memphis | SXSW 2022

A frank and at times discomforting, in-depth portrait of young man who has cerebral palsy.

By |March 18th, 2022|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic | SXSW 2020

The film nimbly becomes a thriller without shedding its established rhythm. Before you know it, the tone has turned uncomfortably ominous. 

By |March 17th, 2022|Festivals, Scandanavia|0 Comments

To Leslie | SXSW 2022

Andrea Riseborough, who is practically a regular at SXSW, has arguably never been better.

By |March 17th, 2022|Family drama, Festivals|0 Comments

The Thief Collector | SXSW 2022

Director Alison Otto exposes the double life of an unassuming middle-aged couple responsible for the theft of a Willem de Kooning painting, now estimated to be worth $160 million.

By |March 16th, 2022|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments