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Christmas: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Christmas: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Review: Wicked (2024)
Review: Wicked (2024)
Review: Juror #2 (2024)
Review: Juror #2 (2024)
Review: Beatles '64 (2024)
Review: Beatles '64 (2024)
 
 

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REviews

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Christmas: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Anton Bergstrom
Christmas: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Anton Bergstrom

The 2005 film adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s children’s classic is worthwhile Christmas viewing.

Anton Bergstrom
Review: Wicked (2024)
Aren Bergstrom
Review: Wicked (2024)
Aren Bergstrom

Wicked is doomed by the decision to inflate Act 1 into an entire 160-minute film.

Aren Bergstrom
Review: Juror #2 (2024)
Aren Bergstrom
Review: Juror #2 (2024)
Aren Bergstrom

Clint Eastwood’s courtroom drama is a classical morality play in the vein of 12 Angry Men or Anatomy of a Murder.

Aren Bergstrom
Review: Beatles '64 (2024)
Aren Bergstrom
Review: Beatles '64 (2024)
Aren Bergstrom

David Tedeschi’s new Beatles documentary fails to find anything new to say about the 20th century’s most popular band.

Aren Bergstrom
 

3 Brothers Filmcast

3 Brothers Filmcast
Bonus: What Makes a Movie a Christmas Movie?
Bonus: What Makes a Movie a Christmas Movie?
Episode 49: Gladiator II / Gladiator
Episode 49: Gladiator II / Gladiator
Episode 48: Anora / Fall Roundup feat. Trap / Juror #2 / Fight Club 25th Anniversary
Episode 48: Anora / Fall Roundup feat. Trap / Juror #2 / Fight Club 25th Anniversary
 

FEATURES

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Remembering James Earl Jones (1931–2024)
Anton Bergstrom
Remembering James Earl Jones (1931–2024)
Anton Bergstrom

The Brothers remember one of the greatest voices in cinema.

Anton Bergstrom
Remembering Donald Sutherland (1935–2024)
Anders Bergstrom
Remembering Donald Sutherland (1935–2024)
Anders Bergstrom

The brothers offer a remembrance of the great Canadian actor who passed away on June 20, 2024.

Anders Bergstrom
Remembering the Film Scholar David Bordwell (1947-2024)
Anton Bergstrom
Remembering the Film Scholar David Bordwell (1947-2024)
Anton Bergstrom

Anton and Anders discuss the ideas and impact of the film scholar David Bordwell, who recently passed away.

Anton Bergstrom
 

emrbace the spirit of the season.

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Roundtables

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Table Talk: The Bear Season 3
Anders Bergstrom
Table Talk: The Bear Season 3
Anders Bergstrom

Anders and Anton discuss their appreciation of the third season of The Bear and the mixed critical reception to the latest season of the hit show.

Anders Bergstrom
Table Talk: Hot Docs 2024: The Bones
Anders Bergstrom
Table Talk: Hot Docs 2024: The Bones
Anders Bergstrom

Anton and Anders discuss this documentary featured at Hot Docs 2024 on how the search for dinosaur bones links colonialism, the global bone trade, and scientific discovery.

Anders Bergstrom
Roundtable: Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Anton Bergstrom
Roundtable: Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Anton Bergstrom

The Brothers dig into Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, interrogating its structure, length, and point of view.

Anton Bergstrom
 

ESSAYS

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Maximus Is the Man: How Gladiator (2000) Gave Us One of the Great Movie Heroes
Anton Bergstrom
Maximus Is the Man: How Gladiator (2000) Gave Us One of the Great Movie Heroes
Anton Bergstrom

Russell Crowe’s General Maximus is one of the great movie heroes.

Anton Bergstrom
How Sean Connery Made The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) a Boys’ Own Blockbuster
Anton Bergstrom
How Sean Connery Made The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) a Boys’ Own Blockbuster
Anton Bergstrom

The casting of the man who was James Bond transformed The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Anton Bergstrom
Narrative Mirroring in Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) & Dune: Part Two (2024)
Aren Bergstrom
Narrative Mirroring in Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) & Dune: Part Two (2024)
Aren Bergstrom

In Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve mirrors narrative and relationship patterns from Dune: Part One in order to amplify the film’s dramatic impact.

Aren Bergstrom

tv corner

Blog
Table Talk: The Bear Season 3
Anders Bergstrom
Table Talk: The Bear Season 3
Anders Bergstrom

Anders and Anton discuss their appreciation of the third season of The Bear and the mixed critical reception to the latest season of the hit show.

Anders Bergstrom
The Importance of Friendship and Marriage in the John Adams (2008) Miniseries
Anton Bergstrom
The Importance of Friendship and Marriage in the John Adams (2008) Miniseries
Anton Bergstrom

John Adams is smart about politics and history but also has a careful eye for friendship and marriage.

Anton Bergstrom
Rome (2005) Should Be In the Pantheon of Great TV Shows
Anton Bergstrom
Rome (2005) Should Be In the Pantheon of Great TV Shows
Anton Bergstrom

Season 1 demonstrates that Rome deserves to be ranked among the highest achievements of the Golden Age of Television.

Anton Bergstrom
 

reviews of all things halloween horror.

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in-depth and exhaustive reads on directors and popular franchises.

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Rethinking popular movies and opinions.

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