Film-Forward – Jeffery Berg

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.

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The Wedding Banquet

Comedy

The Wedding Banquet

The delightful cast enhances this remake.

By Jeffery Berg|April 17th, 2025|Comedy|0 Comments

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The Visitor

DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Satire, Sci-fi

The Visitor

Bruce LaBruce’s reworking of Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1968 Teorema is sex-positive, celebratory, and feverishly explicit.

By Jeffery Berg|April 4th, 2025|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Satire, Sci-fi|0 Comments

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Viet and Nam

Asian, GLBT, Top Picks

Viet and Nam

Audacious, expressionistic, and evocative, Viet and Nam blends a secret romance between two young male coal miners with reverberations of the historic past.

By Jeffery Berg|March 27th, 2025|Asian, GLBT, Top Picks|0 Comments

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100,000,000,000,000, When the Phone Rang, Windless | First Look 2025

Festivals, Teen, War

100,000,000,000,000, When the Phone Rang, Windless | First Look 2025

The festival takes viewers to glitzy, gaudy Monaco; the former Yugoslavia; and a rapidly changing Bulgarian village.

By Jeffery Berg|March 14th, 2025|Festivals, Teen, War|0 Comments

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Elementary, Songs of Slow Burning Earth, Zodiac Killer Project | First Look 2025

Documentary, Festivals

Elementary, Songs of Slow Burning Earth, Zodiac Killer Project | First Look 2025

The annual series includes a vital historical document, a playful twist of the true-crime genre, and an engaging film that might make you feel hopeful for the future.

By Jeffery Berg|March 14th, 2025|Documentary, Festivals|0 Comments