When he’s not covering a story, Jeff likes to follow the film festival circuit and play video games. He also remains up-to-date on the news surrounding the LGBTQ+ community.Jeff earned his bachelor’s in cinema and television arts with an emphasis in media management, as well as his master’s in sociology with an emphasis in sexualities and media, from California State University, Northridge. While pursuing his master’s, he earned the Top Graduating M.A. Degree award and placed second in both the quantitative and qualitative research graduate conferences.
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Angus MacLachlan's 'A Little Prayer' features strong performances from Jane Levy and David Strathairn, but its subdued drama transitions to soapy melodramatics.
Ira Sachs' 'Passages' tells the story of a love triangle in a captivating drama that isn't afraid to show physical and emotional ugliness in narcissism.
Jacqueline Castel's 'My Animal' introduces impressive performances from Bobbi Salvör Menuez and Amandla Stenberg, but the material doesn't do them any favors.
A.V. Rockwell's 'A Thousand and One' is a successful writing and directing feature debut, especially thanks to a powerful performance from Teyana Taylor.
Nicole Holofcener's 'You Hurt My Feelings' is a smartly written and dramatically genuine film that trusts its terrific ensemble cast led by Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Alice Englert's 'Bad Behaviour' is an absolute mess, despite a strong central performance from Jennifer Connelly, as it tackles far too many themes without cohesion.
Maryam Keshavarz's 'The Persian Verison' is a warm family comedy-drama about mothers and daughters that ultimately manages to find the compelling dramatic beats.