IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY – Review by Leslie Combemale

Amy Berg wraps the story of Jeff Buckley’s life around the women who loved him. It wouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has ever listened to Buckley’s music that there are multiple women who, almost thirty years later, see him as the love of their lives. Berg creates a sort of love story, really, in that she features his mom Mary, and two of Buckley’s former lovers, Rebecca Moore and Joan Wasser. The film sheds light on why the musician became so beloved by music fans. He was magnetic and used his four octave range with such emotion and skill it’s no wonder he’s still in the cultural conversation nearly 30 years after his death.

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IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY – Review by Cortland Jacoby

As with most musical geniuses who die young, there’s a layer of prophetic mystery to Jeff Buckley. Known for his searing vocals and moody lyrics, the singer-songwriter made one hit album before drowning tragically, at age 30, in Memphis’ Wolf River. Adding to his allure were his devilishly handsome good looks and his own complicated relationship to his folk singer father, Tim Buckley. In her new film, It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, documentarian Amy Berg uncovers the true story behind the adored musician’s enigmatic persona and contemplates the sense of loss he’s left behind.

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Amy Berg’s IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY releases in Dolby Atmos – Brandy McDonnell reports

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley, the latest documentary directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg, will be released Aug. 8 in U.S. theaters, where it will be available in Dolby Atmos. The film, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to rave reviews, covers the life of the rising young star with an otherworldly voice and boundary-pushing artistry, who left the 1990s music world reeling when he died suddenly, at age 30, after the release of his critically acclaimed debut album “Grace.”

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PHOENIX RISING – Review by Liz Braun

You might feel the need to shower after watching Amy Berg’s new two-part documentary, Phoenix Rising. The film focuses on Evan Rachel Wood, 34, and chronicles her past abusive relationship with Brian Warner, 53, better known to the world as shock rocker Marilyn Manson. Over the course of two 70-odd minute features, Wood claims that Warner groomed her when she was just a teenager and lured her into an abusive relationship that involved threats, sexual mistreatment and physical and emotional violence. The films offer a relentless pile-on of grisly detail.

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DELIVER US FROM EVIL – Retroview by Jennifer Merin

In her Academy Award nominated (2006) documentary, Deliver Us From Evil, director Amy Berg uses gripping testimony by victims, interviews with expert witnesses and archival footage to reveal the Catholic Church’s shocking cover up of ongoing incidents of child abuse by members of the clergy. The film focuses specifically on the case of Father Oliver O’Grady, the notorious pedophile priest who raped and sodomized hundreds of boys and girls aged nine months through adolescence, and one adolescent victim’s mother, over the course of 20 years.

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AWFJ Movie of the Week, November 24-November 30: JANIS: LITTLE GIRL BLUE

Opening November 27, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Janis: Little Girl Blue, the new documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Amy Berg which looks at the life and work of legendary blues singer Janis Joplin. Read on…

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I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS, EVERY SECRET THING, GOOD KILL, MAD MAX and PITCH PERFECT 2 – Reviews by Jennifer Merin

I’ll See You in My Dreams is an upbeat femme-centric dramady about 70-something woman emjoying life. Every Secret Thing is

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