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Wilda Williams is a freelance writer and editor. She has reviewed for Film-Forward since 2019 and blogs about books, movies, and other cultural matters at willywaldo.tumblr.com.

Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters

Can a work of art so closely tied to a particular tragedy transcend its era to speak to future generations? This beautiful and moving documentary resoundingly says, “Yes.”

By |July 15th, 2021|Arts, Top Picks|0 Comments

State Funeral

Director Sergei Loznitsa immerses viewers fully in the personality cult—abetted by an efficient propaganda machine—that marked Stalin’s 30-year reign.

By |May 6th, 2021|Documentary|0 Comments

My Salinger Year

Sigourney Weaver is the standout here as a complex, layered woman, sometimes mean, sometimes kind, but always fully human.

By |March 10th, 2021|Book adaptation, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

French Exit

The film revolves around the complicated, codependent relationship between a self-absorbed mother (Michelle Pfeiffer in an icy, brittle performance) and her passively resentful son.

By |February 11th, 2021|Book adaptation|0 Comments

Let Them All Talk

What do you get when you combine three stars, a witty screen treatment, and an ever-adventurous Oscar-winning director?

By |December 10th, 2020|Comedy, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

Naughty Books

A documentary about the erotic romance publishing industry that feels a bit like riding a time machine back to a world that no longer exists.

By |October 6th, 2020|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Pop Culture|0 Comments

The Secret Garden

The timeless tale of childhood lost and redeemed returns to the screen.

By |August 10th, 2020|Book adaptation|0 Comments

Flannery

Fans of Flannery O'Connor's work will reread her books with fresh eyes, while newcomers will be introduced to her wild, visionary imagination.

By |July 16th, 2020|Arts, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

John Lewis: Good Trouble

The story of Congressman John Lewis’s life is the ongoing story of the civil rights movement.

By |July 2nd, 2020|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments