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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.

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
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I Swear

The occasionally stirring biopic of Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson.

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

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

By |March 12th, 2026|Horror|0 Comments
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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
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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

A knowing bro comedy in the tradition of Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure .

By |February 13th, 2026|Comedy|0 Comments
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Kokuho

With its sprawling story of a fitful brotherhood at its center, Kokuho is often a film of ravishing beauty.

By |February 5th, 2026|Epic, Japanese|0 Comments
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Seeds

Lyrical and immersive, Britni West Shyne’s documentary is a stirring portrait of the ordinary, day-to-day working lives and experiences of Black farmers in rural Georgia.

By |January 16th, 2026|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments
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The Plague

A haunting depiction of teenage boys in turmoil, a la Lord of the Flies.

By |December 22nd, 2025|Teen, Top Picks|0 Comments
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