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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.

Bathtubs over Broadway | Tribeca 2018

A strange yet charming time is brought to life, when large corporations would stage elaborate, Broadway-style spectaculars intended to inspire employees.

By |April 25th, 2018|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

Into the Okavango | Tribeca 2018

The heart of the Okavango Delta in central Africa, a vast maze of lagoons and channels surrounded on all sides by desert, has remained largely unexplored.

By |April 25th, 2018|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

Did You Wonder Who Fired the Gun?

Though not a horror film per se, several ghosts are disturbed over the course of this highly personal documentary.

By |April 19th, 2018|Documentary|0 Comments

The Judge

What is it like to be the first-ever female Sharia judge in the Middle East?

By |April 12th, 2018|Documentary|0 Comments

The Peacemaker

Some people live for their work, while the main subject of this poignant documentary is still living thanks to it.

By |April 8th, 2018|Documentary|0 Comments

Sweet Country

A slow-burning game of cat-and-mouse through the outback.

By |April 6th, 2018|Australian, Top Picks|0 Comments

ACORN and the Firestorm

The documentary works as a real-life tragedy, a twisty thriller, and even a critique about how the media covers minorities.

By |April 4th, 2018|Documentary|0 Comments

The China Hustle

The selling of a country as the next gold mine, where apparently not everything glitters.

By |March 30th, 2018|Documentary|0 Comments

The Rise and Fall of the Brown Buffalo

A hybrid of nonfiction and fictional filmmaking that is as unpredictable as its subject.

By |March 23rd, 2018|Documentary|0 Comments