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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.

Raising Bertie

A rich portrait of three black males coming of age where the odds are stacked against them.

By |June 8th, 2017|Documentary|0 Comments

When God Sleeps | Tribeca 2017

This engrossing, suspenseful documentary follows an Iranian artist in exile.

By |May 11th, 2017|Festivals|0 Comments

Elián

The story of a refugee boy and the media frenzy that grew around him.

By |May 10th, 2017|Documentary|0 Comments

Quest

This gritty but ultimately hopeful documentary follows a family in its pursuit of a better life, right up until misfortune strikes, swiftly and mercilessly.

By |April 28th, 2017|Documentary|0 Comments

Real People, Real World Reactions | Tribeca Documentaries 2017

A monk obsessed with death, a 1980s art world darling, Ronald Reagan, and more.

By |April 23rd, 2017|Documentary|0 Comments

The Last Animals | Tribeca 2017

Kate Brooks’s sobering documentary explores the real cost of a piece of rhinoceros horn or elephant tusk.

By |April 23rd, 2017|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

League of Exotique Dancers

Former burlesque dancers prepare to return to the stage as part of Las Vegas’s Burlesque Hall of Fame

By |March 20th, 2017|Documentary|0 Comments

Barbecue

Twelve countries’ worth of grilled meat is a lot to digest.

By |March 20th, 2017|Documentary|0 Comments

After the Storm

A film very much about the legacies parents pass down to their children—kind of sad, kind of beautiful.

By |March 17th, 2017|Top Picks|0 Comments