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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.

    High Tide; Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story; Mad About the Boy; Merchant Ivory | Provincetown International Film Festival 2024

    The festival featured beguiling documentaries about a wide range of entertainers and the vibrant Provincetown–set High Tide.

    By |June 28th, 2024|Arts, Festivals, GLBT|0 Comments

      Birder

      An erotic, queer serial killer movie in the tradition Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake and William Friedkin’s Cruising.

      By |June 27th, 2024|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, GLBT, Thriller|0 Comments

        Thelma

        A silly revenge thriller and a hoot with a heart.

        By |June 21st, 2024|Action, Comedy|0 Comments

          Queendom

          The life of Jenna Marvin, a queer performance artist from Russia, is captured in this bold and sobering documentary.

          By |June 13th, 2024|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

            Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes

            The documentary doesn’t shy away from Lynes’s sublime nude photography, rather it ravishes in it, as if to visually reclaim a suppressed history.

            By |May 30th, 2024|Arts, DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Top Picks|0 Comments

              Aisha

              Letitia Wright stars as a Nigerian seeking asylum in Ireland. Josh O’Connor co-stars.

              By |May 11th, 2024|Ireland|0 Comments

                I Saw the TV Glow

                There is a lot to unpack and ruminate over in Jane Schoenbrun’s moody and extraordinarily layered film, where abstract ideas are made tangible.

                By |May 2nd, 2024|Fantasy, Top Picks|0 Comments

                  The Contestant

                  The bizarre 1998 Japanese phenomenon that established the template for reality TV in the 21st century.

                  By |May 1st, 2024|Documentary, DVD/Streaming/On Demand|0 Comments

                    Challengers

                    The trinity of the cool Hollywood star, the theater kid, and the versatile indie actor lends itself to a powerful collaboration of differing styles and tensions in this love triangle.

                    By |April 25th, 2024|Romance, Top Picks|0 Comments