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About Jeffery Berg

Jeffery Berg, a writer who lives in Jersey City, NJ, is a frequent guest on the Retro Movie Love Podcast. His poetry has appeared in various journals, and his film writing can also be found on AwardsWatch and on his blog, jdbrecords.com.

Forge

Its vivid sense of place is one of the film’s strengths.

By |May 22nd, 2026|Crime|0 Comments

Been Here Stay Here

Tangier Island, located in the Chesapeake Bay, has a population of about 400 people and is only two and a half miles long and roughly a mile wide. And it's disappearing.

By |May 15th, 2026|Environmental, Top Picks|0 Comments

Blue Film

Elliot Tuttle’s debut film is a daring two-hander.

By |May 7th, 2026|GLBT|0 Comments

Humboldt USA, Joybubbles, The Whole World Is a Lie | First Look 2026

All three films offer rich explorations in under 100-minute runtimes and are highly recommended.

By |April 30th, 2026|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments

Omaha

A quietly powerful debut feature, set in the American West in 2008, at the height of the financial and housing crisis.

By |April 24th, 2026|Indie|0 Comments

I Swear

The occasionally stirring biopic of Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson.

By |April 23rd, 2026|Biopic, U. K.|0 Comments

The Christophers

There’s a verbose richness to Ed Solomon’s text and Steven Soderbergh’s cool visual flair that works wonderfully together here.

By |April 9th, 2026|Top Picks, U. K.|0 Comments

undertone

A somewhat spare film visually and narratively, undertone primarily runs on its masterful sonic design.

By |March 12th, 2026|Horror|0 Comments

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Baz Luhrmann and Elvis Presley go well together. EPiC mines unseen footage from two early 1970s Elvis concert films that have been restored.

By |February 19th, 2026|Music, Top Picks|0 Comments