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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.

The Strangler

An intriguing, elegantly-crafted psychological portrait that is a hidden gem in the horror genre.

By |November 20th, 2023|Film History, French, Thriller|0 Comments

Orlando, My Political Biography

Trans and nonbinary individuals, across a span of generations, tell their life stories, intermixed with passages from Virginia Woolf’s 1928 novel, Orlando: A Biography.

By |November 9th, 2023|Book adaptation, Documentary|0 Comments

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

The documentary take us into the life of Nikki Giovanni, a trailblazer of the civil rights era and a poet of ongoing distinction and importance.

By |November 2nd, 2023|Arts|0 Comments

The Holdovers

Alexander Payne immediately creates a cocoon of detailed, vintage atmosphere in his latest 1970 end-of-year holidays-set movie.

By |October 26th, 2023|Comedy|0 Comments

May December | NYFF 2023

Todd Haynes's subtle and delicate film kicked off this year's festival. It stars Natalie Portman, in one of her most intricate performances.

By |October 16th, 2023|Festivals, Top Picks|0 Comments

Silver Dollar Road

Raoul Peck peers into the predicament of a Black family who wants to reclaim their long-owned waterfront property in North Carolina, which is threatened by developers.

By |October 12th, 2023|Documentary|0 Comments

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Based on a popular young adult novel, the adaptation is a sensitively drawn coming-of-age tale of friendship and a potential romantic relationship between two Mexican American teens in late 1980s El Paso.

By |September 13th, 2023|Book adaptation, GLBT|0 Comments

Rotting in the Sun

Sebastián Silva’s meta-fiction is one of the funnier and adventurous comedies of the year so far.

By |September 13th, 2023|Satire, Top Picks|0 Comments

Bottoms

A teen comedy that’s loose, pissed off, and doesn’t really care if you like it or not.

By |August 24th, 2023|Comedy|0 Comments