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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.

Rewind

In this absorbing, oft-harrowing documentary, director Sasha Joseph Neulinger revisits the most horrific years of his life.

By |May 7th, 2020|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Circus of Books

This lively documentary centers on two people who seem the least likely to become involved in gay pornography: a married, conservative, heterosexual couple.

By |April 24th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, GLBT|0 Comments

Echoes of the Invisible | SXSW 2020

This sprawling, meditative documentary boasts strong visuals emphasizing the wonders of the planet.

By |April 16th, 2020|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

Crip Camp

A compelling view from the front lines of a civil rights battle.

By |March 31st, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

The Dog Doc

This reverent documentary centers on an unorthodox veterinary clinic and its staff of mavericks and miracle workers.

By |March 20th, 2020|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

The Wild Goose Lake

A neonoir that could be interpreted as savage and bleak, strangely beautiful, or somewhere in between.

By |March 5th, 2020|Crime, Top Picks|0 Comments

Film About a Father Who, Queen of the Capital | Slamdance 2020

A pair of documentaries featuring very different types of protagonists, settings, and filmic styles share something integral in common: both are portraits of unconventional families.

By |February 27th, 2020|Festivals|0 Comments

Higher Love, Bastards’ Road, Jasper Mall | Slamdance 2020

Three documentaries this year cut especially close to the bone, and are definitely worth seeing as they make their way onto the film festival circuit.

By |February 14th, 2020|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

The Cordillera of Dreams

Can the Andes really be as constant and unchanging as they appear from afar, especially given the political upheaval that has occurred in the country lying in their shadows?

By |February 14th, 2020|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments