Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: The Rip (2026)

Joe Carnahan’s cop thriller starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck is an enjoyable whodunnit.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 12, 2026The Rip, Joe Carnahan, Michael McGrale, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Scott Adkins, Kyle ChandlerComment

Remembering Catherine O'Hara (1954–2016)

Looking back on the career of a great Canadian comedic actress.

FeaturesAnton BergstromFebruary 11, 2026Catherine O'Hara, Remembering Catherine O'Hara, comedy, acting, comedic actingComment

Review: Secret Mall Apartment (2024)

This amiable documentary about an underground art project is a subtly profound meditation on the value of art.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 4, 2026Secret Mall Apartment, Jeremy Workman, documentaryComment

Review: Jay Kelly (2025)

Noah Baumbach has lost his satiric edge in this fluffy character piece starring George Clooney.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJanuary 27, 2026Jay Kelly, Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer, George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick WilsonComment

Aren's Top 10 Films of 2025

Aren shares his favourite films of the past year, including One Battle After Another, Shifty, and Marty Supreme.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 23, 2026Top 10 Films of 2025, 2025, One Battle After Another, Shifty, Marty Supreme, It Was Just an Accident, Eephus, Avatar: Fire and Ash, 28 Years Later, The Shrouds, Cloud, Secret Mall ApartmentComment

Roundtable: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

The brothers discuss how Avatar: Fire and Ash functions as a planetary romance, Cameron’s use of repetition, and the film’s themes and character development.

Review: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

Nia DaCosta’s sequel to 28 Years Later pits two competing theologies of death against each other.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromJanuary 19, 2026Nia DaCosta, Alex Garland, Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry, 28 Years Later, 28 Years Later: The Bone TempleComment

Review: Marty Supreme (2025)

Josh Safdie’s exhilarating new feature starring Timothée Chalamet is an American triumph.

Review: Bugonia (2025)

Yorgos Lanthimos’s Bugonia succeeds largely due to its central performances.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromDecember 31, 2025Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos, Will Tracy, Save the Green Planet!, Jang Joon-hwan, Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia SilverstoneComment

Review: It Was Just an Accident (2025)

Jafar Panahi’s brilliant thriller is a personal, seething indictment of the Iranian regime.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromDecember 29, 2025It Was Just an Accident, Jafar Panahi, Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, Delnaz Najafi, Afssaneh Najmabadi, Georges HashemzadehComment

Christmas: The Holly and the Ivy (1952)

George More O’Farrell’s The Holly and the Ivy is a perceptive Christmas drama that deserves a place in the Christmas rotation.

Aren's Reviews, Christmas, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 24, 2025George More O'Ferrall, Wynyard Browne, Anatole de Grunwald, Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Denholm Elliott, John Gregson, Hugh Williams, Margaret Halstan, Maureen Delany, The Holly and the IvyComment

Review: Wicked: For Good (2025)

Like its predecessor, Wicked: For Good is half a movie stretched to feature length.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromDecember 23, 2025John M. Chu, Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox, Stephen Schwartz, Gregory Maguire, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff GoldblumComment

Review: Caught Stealing (2025)

Darren Aronofsky ultimately cannot manage the tone of this black comedy crime film.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromDecember 16, 2025Caught Stealing, Darren Aronofsky, Charlie Huston, Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D'Onofrio, Benito Martinez Ocasio, Griffin Dunne, Carol KaneComment

Review: Good Boy (2025)

Ben Leonberg’s Good Boy succeeds entirely due to its novel concept and the very good dog at its centre.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromDecember 12, 2025Ben Leonberg, Alex Cannon, Indy, Shane Jensen, Arielle Friedman, Larry Fessenden, Good BoyComment

Review: Train Dreams (2025)

Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams evokes Terrence Malick in style and setting, but is more similar to Bentley and Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing in terms of approach to character and conflict.