Kent M. Wilhelm
@thekentman.bsky.social
Film & Culture Journalist
007 Dork
Movie Triviarama Guy at Syndicated and MoMI
Bylines: GQ, New York Times, Esquire, Paste Magazine, Observer, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Thrillist, The Film Stage, Documentary Magazine, Esses Magazine
007 Dork
Movie Triviarama Guy at Syndicated and MoMI
Bylines: GQ, New York Times, Esquire, Paste Magazine, Observer, Bright Wall/Dark Room, Thrillist, The Film Stage, Documentary Magazine, Esses Magazine
I was so taken with The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, I interviewed the writer-director Noah Segan about his favorite NYC movies, B&H Dairy, and how good of a dancer John Turturro is.
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“I Don’t Want to Lose the City We Have”: Noah Segan on The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Noah Segan’s The Only Living Pickpocket in New York is an ode to a past New York City and the films set there. John Turturro plays Harry, an old-school pickpocket who’s become out of step with the mod...
thefilmstage.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I was so taken with The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, I interviewed the writer-director Noah Segan about his favorite NYC movies, B&H Dairy, and how good of a dancer John Turturro is.
thefilmstage.com/i-dont-want-...
thefilmstage.com/i-dont-want-...
A standout for me was The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. John Turturro is an aging pickpocket who lifts the wrong bag from the wrong dude. The past bumps against the present in this excellent NYC movie.
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
My Critic's Pick review:
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Sundance Review: John Turturro Shines in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
The thing about New York City is: it’s never as good as it was, yet it’s still better than anywhere else. The only thing constant is change, and the city is a paragon of that fact. There’s a dwindling...
thefilmstage.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
A standout for me was The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. John Turturro is an aging pickpocket who lifts the wrong bag from the wrong dude. The past bumps against the present in this excellent NYC movie.
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Dave Franco and O'Shea Jackson Jr. have to transport an asshole rich kid influencer to rehab in Macon Blair's The Shitheads. Lots of fun to be had with this road movie that has more than meets the eye.
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Sundance Review: The Shitheads Offers Lively Comedy That’s More Than Meets the Eye
For its relatable premise and tried-and-true structure, the road movie has a rich cinematic history. Its success has spawned a number of subgenres, including the screwball escort film where opposing p...
thefilmstage.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Dave Franco and O'Shea Jackson Jr. have to transport an asshole rich kid influencer to rehab in Macon Blair's The Shitheads. Lots of fun to be had with this road movie that has more than meets the eye.
thefilmstage.com/the-shithead...
thefilmstage.com/the-shithead...
Why do we care about who the oldest person in the world is? It's a good question and one explored by Sam Green as he takes a personal approach to covering each Guinness Record holder and humanizes these people we usually see as novelties.
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
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Sundance Review: The Oldest Person in the World is a Neverending, Personal Quest
Why do we care who the oldest person in the world is? It doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. It feels like they’re always around the same age. But if there’s an article about it, I’m ...
thefilmstage.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Why do we care about who the oldest person in the world is? It's a good question and one explored by Sam Green as he takes a personal approach to covering each Guinness Record holder and humanizes these people we usually see as novelties.
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Jay Duplass goes through phases in his work and is currently in his 'true stories based on the poignant experiences of comedians' moment. Despite liking The Baltimorons, See You When I See You is missing the charm that's so important to his films.
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Sundance Review: Jay Duplass’ See You When I See You Hits Familiar Notes But Plays Off-Key
There’s been a lot of reflection at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, the last to be held in its original home of Park City, Utah. Jay Duplass is one of many for whom the nation's premier independent f...
thefilmstage.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Jay Duplass goes through phases in his work and is currently in his 'true stories based on the poignant experiences of comedians' moment. Despite liking The Baltimorons, See You When I See You is missing the charm that's so important to his films.
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Certain things are proven to get better with age: cast-iron cookware, catcher’s mitts, and Ethan Hawke. The Weight is a terrific midbudget thriller with depth, heart-in-throat action sequences, and Russell Crowe as a warden.
My Critic's Pick review:
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My Critic's Pick review:
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Sundance Review: Ethan Hawke is Good as Gold in The Weight
Gold is such an apt metaphor for greed. It’s shiny, it’s heavy, it’s superficial, and it’s obtained through someone’s hard labor. That labor is carried on the backs of the downtrodden and desperate wh...
thefilmstage.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Certain things are proven to get better with age: cast-iron cookware, catcher’s mitts, and Ethan Hawke. The Weight is a terrific midbudget thriller with depth, heart-in-throat action sequences, and Russell Crowe as a warden.
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
There was only one movie where Olivia Coleman fucks a wicker Alexander Skarsgard and that is the movie Wicker. It's fun, audacious, and has a perfectly cast Elizabeth Debicki.
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
My Critic's Pick review:
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Sundance Review: Wicker Audaciously Contemplates the Self-Destructive Perils of Jealousy
The jealousy of unhappy couples. The pettiness of mean girls. The frustration of insecure husbands. It’s a tale as old as time that's curiously interpreted by writer-directors Eleanor Wilson and Alex ...
thefilmstage.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
There was only one movie where Olivia Coleman fucks a wicker Alexander Skarsgard and that is the movie Wicker. It's fun, audacious, and has a perfectly cast Elizabeth Debicki.
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Our long national nightmare is over, or at least paused, with the return of David Wain and Ken Marino to the big screen with Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass. A fizzy romp through Hollywood in their signature style. Look for the Belsen's Requiem billboard
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thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Sundance Review: Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is David Wain’s Hilarious Ode to LA
As the world continues fermenting its vile culture, the gang behind The State and Wet Hot American Summer is back to save you from the merciless onslaught of bad news. At least for 90 minutes. The dyn...
thefilmstage.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Our long national nightmare is over, or at least paused, with the return of David Wain and Ken Marino to the big screen with Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass. A fizzy romp through Hollywood in their signature style. Look for the Belsen's Requiem billboard
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
I got to see Olivia Wilde's The Invite at a public screening with a packed theater. I can't remember the last time I got to experience a comedy so uproariously received like that with so many people.
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
My Critic's Pick review:
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Sundance Review: The Invite is a Knockout Relationship Comedy
Among Sundance's great pleasures is the experience of a film steadily building buzz to the point where it becomes the talk of the fest. Seats become scarce and a unique electricity imbues a charge to ...
thefilmstage.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I got to see Olivia Wilde's The Invite at a public screening with a packed theater. I can't remember the last time I got to experience a comedy so uproariously received like that with so many people.
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
My Critic's Pick review:
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Starting with the best film at the festival, Once Upon a Time in Harlem. A doc that immerses you in a cocktail party at Duke Ellington’s townhouse in 1972 featuring the living legends of the Harlem Renaissance reflecting on its impact.
My Critic's Pick Review
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My Critic's Pick Review
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Sundance Review: Once Upon a Time in Harlem is an Unearthed Treasure of Black History
Picture this: it’s an overcast day in August 1972. You’re at a cocktail party at Duke Ellington’s townhouse in Harlem. As you awkwardly hold your glass of punch, you’re drowned in cacophonous conversa...
thefilmstage.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Starting with the best film at the festival, Once Upon a Time in Harlem. A doc that immerses you in a cocktail party at Duke Ellington’s townhouse in 1972 featuring the living legends of the Harlem Renaissance reflecting on its impact.
My Critic's Pick Review
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
My Critic's Pick Review
thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...
Just got picked up by @neon-rated.bsky.social ! No release date set just yet.
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Just got picked up by @neon-rated.bsky.social ! No release date set just yet.