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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.

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

Sasquatch Sunset

David Zellner and Nathan Zellner’s latest curiosity treks the four seasons deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest from the point of a view of a small band of Sasquatches.

By |April 11th, 2024|Comedy|0 Comments

Housekeeping for Beginners

An unusual and loving portrait of an imperfect family.

By |April 4th, 2024|GLBT|0 Comments

Wicked Little Letters

The novelty of a movie aimed at a typical anglophile audience with uptight British people swearing and reading vulgar words eventually wears thin.

By |March 28th, 2024|U. K.|0 Comments

Achilles/Samsara/Sujo | First Look 2024

It’s always a thrill when a film surprises, and Spanish filmmaker Lois Patiño’s Samsara, set in Laos and Zanzibar, is a lovely and adventurous work.

By |March 14th, 2024|Festivals|0 Comments

High & Low—John Galliano

The fashion designer’s insidious, anti-Semitic comments overrides the runway footage and the fawning heaps of praise from luminaries.

By |March 7th, 2024|Documentary|0 Comments

Onlookers

Kimi Takesue’s entrancingly framed image-based documentary follows swarms of tourists in Laos.

By |February 12th, 2024|Documentary|0 Comments