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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.

A Different Man

Adam Schimberg’s atmospheric film is a winding ride, peppered with black comedy and ambiguity.

By |September 19th, 2024|Comedy, Top Picks|0 Comments
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The Substance

The well-worn Sunset Boulevard yarn of a Hollywood’s star’s fading relevancy gets a garish, unsubtle, and searing revamp.

By |September 18th, 2024|Horror, Top Picks|0 Comments
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Holding Back the Tide

A completely unusual experience: part meditation, part tone poem, and part documentary.

By |September 5th, 2024|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments
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Sebastian

A 25-year-old up-and-coming writer moonlights as a sex worker and relays his hook-ups in his work-in-progress novel.

By |August 2nd, 2024|GLBT|0 Comments
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Big Boys

One of the most cringeworthy and accurate films of adolescence since Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade.

By |July 23rd, 2024|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, GLBT|0 Comments
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Oddity

A gothic tale of ghosts, curses, and the otherworld.

By |July 18th, 2024|Horror|0 Comments
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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
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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
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Thelma

A silly revenge thriller and a hoot with a heart.

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