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About Phil Guie

Phil Guie first began writing about movies while working as an editor for The Queens Ledger and Brooklyn Downtown Star. His film reviews, interviews, and feature articles have appeared both in print and online. He has been writing at Film Forward since 2016.

    Three Thousand Years of Longing

    This clever, surprisingly grounded fantasy-drama takes the concept of the genie-in-the-bottle story as a cautionary tale and turns it on its head.

    By |August 24th, 2022|Fantasy|0 Comments

      Winter’s Yearning

      A potent and incisive snapshot of a place and a people who, up until now, haven’t necessarily had much of a chance to tell their own stories on film.

      By |August 15th, 2022|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

        Free Chol Soo Lee

        A fascinating look back at events that would shape the political views of Asian Americans up to the present day, as well as an intimate portrait of an important, if flawed, real-life figure.

        By |August 11th, 2022|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

          Accepted

          The rise and fall of the highly praised T.M. Landry College Preparatory, and its aftermath.

          By |July 21st, 2022|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

            Karmalink

            Fast-paced and full of eye-popping sights, it's a lively adventure through a striking urban underworld, set in the not-so-distant future.

            By |July 19th, 2022|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Sci-fi|0 Comments

              Cane Fire

              Walking a tightrope between whimsy and outrage, this incisive documentary delves into the past and troubling present day of Kaua’i, Hawaii.

              By |June 16th, 2022|Documentary, Film History|0 Comments

                Mau

                The iconoclastic Canadian designer Bruce Mau, who has helped expand the perception of what design could do, takes the spotlight.

                By |June 7th, 2022|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

                  Hold Your Fire

                  How to deal with a hostage crisis: Going in with guns blazing and asking questions afterwards vs. keeping lines of communication open and maintaining calm.

                  By |May 31st, 2022|Documentary|0 Comments

                    Bad Roads

                    This fierce drama follows in the footsteps of other recent Ukrainian films examining the effect of war in the Donbass region.

                    By |April 29th, 2022|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, War|0 Comments