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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.

    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

                The Monk and the Gun

                A buoyant parable that manages to portray messy, complicated matters like democracy in a deft, light-to-the-touch, yet complex manner.

                By |February 8th, 2024|Satire|0 Comments

                  How to Have Sex

                  At first, the film conjures Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers as it revels in the shallow inanity of carousing drunk teens. But wait for its second half.

                  By |February 2nd, 2024|Teen|0 Comments

                    Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell

                    The elegant framing, the long takes, and the eclectic soundscapes almost induce a trancelike state.

                    By |January 18th, 2024|Road Trip, Top Picks|0 Comments