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Turan founded the KUSC radio program Arts Alive. He provides regular movie reviews for NPR's Morning Edition [12] and serves on the board of directors of the Yiddish Book Center. [13] Turan announced his retirement from The Los Angeles Times on March 25, 2020. [14] The last film he reviewed was the German film Balloon. [10]
Kenneth Turan is stepping down as the daily film critic at the Los Angeles Times after nearly 30 years, he announced on Twitter Wednesday.Turan, who is a critic with NPR’s “Morning Edition ...
Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Like a patient baker, filmmaker Grazier sees no reason to rush what happens between Thomas and Anat, and these two become key parts of each other's lives so gradually, the acting and directing are so precisely right, that we believe what transpires." [13]
The Los Angeles Times' Kenneth Turan felt that Dong had conveyed the humanity of the killers well, forcing audiences to face the complex nature of these men and their actions in the broader context of society. Turan pointed out that Dong specifically avoids perpetuating the cliches Hollywood typically showcases when depicting bigotry. [62]
Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called it "charming, playful, and sly" and praised the first-time filmmakers' technical polish and choice to focus on classic themes of aging and human frailty. [11] Turan subsequently named Robot & Frank one of 2012's best films. [12]
Kenneth Turan writing for the Los Angeles Times called the movie, "a personal and horrifying look at the effect of mandatory minimum prison sentences" [3] Dennis Harvey from Variety magazine said that the documentary was "earnest but flawed", stating: "The subject is inherently engrossing, but a better documentary could (and probably will) be ...
[58] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the performances of Renner, Mackie, and Geraghty would raise their profiles considerably, and said their characters reveal their "unlooked-for aspects," such as Renner's character being playful with an Iraqi boy. Turan applauded Boal's "lean and compelling" script and said of Bigelow's ...
Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Davis is "beautifully played by Oscar Isaac". [16] Reviewer Phillip Kemp writes, "Isaac, who proves to have a strong singing voice, performs the folksongs in perfect period style and succeeds in making Llewyn, for all his prickliness, an unexpectedly likeable, melancholic figure."