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About Ted Metrakas

Ted Metrakas is a Brooklyn-based writer and philosopher and longtime contributor to Film-Forward. You can find his other keen observations and sharp cultural critiques on his website, tedmetrakas.substack.com, or find and read his philosophy books Another New Word and Underground Horizon at these links.

    Stonewalling

    A rare, unrestrained glimpse into life in contemporary China through the perspective of an ordinary 20-year-old college student.

    By |March 30th, 2023|China|0 Comments

      Money Shot: The Pornhub Story

      The documentary sheds light on how conservative forces have utilized insurgent leftism in ways that are quite unprecedented.

      By |March 21st, 2023|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

        Return to Seoul

        Identity and freedom are explored with rare power and style in Cambodian-French director Davy Chou’s engrossing character study.

        By |February 24th, 2023|Road Trip, Top Picks|0 Comments

          Cinema Sabaya

          This year's Israeli Oscar submission is directed in an effortlessly authentic faux-documentary style, so much so that it often feels like the real thing.

          By |February 9th, 2023|Israeli|0 Comments

            Cairo Conspiracy

            An espionage film that dramatizes the epic struggle between politics and religion in the modern age.

            By |January 27th, 2023|Middle East, Thriller, Top Picks|0 Comments

              Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

              Part nostalgia, part nerd hero worship, the engaging and entertaining Turn Every Page will delight fans of the written word.

              By |December 27th, 2022|Documentary|0 Comments

                Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power

                How the concept of Black Power came from a specific time and place.

                By |December 5th, 2022|Documentary|0 Comments

                  Tantura

                  A bold attempt to confront the past—in all its ugliness.

                  By |December 1st, 2022|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments

                    Bad Axe

                    Do we need another documentary covering the pandemic and the George Floyd protests? Yes, and it's one of the most surprising films of the year.

                    By |November 17th, 2022|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments