Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Sinners (2025)

Ryan Coogler’s bid for star-director status delivers an entertaining, powerful concoction of crime, sex, horror, action, and blues music.

Review: The Doors (1991)

Oliver Stone’s biopic of Jim Morrison reminds us of Val Kilmer’s immense talent.

Table Talk: Is Hail, Caesar! an Easter Movie?

Anders and Anton work out why they feel that the Coen brothers’ 2016 Hollywood satire, Hail Caesar! might actually be a great movie to watch on Easter weekend.

RoundtablesAnders BergstromApril 18, 2025Table Talk, Easter, Movies for Easter, Coen brothers, George Clooney, comedy, Hollywood, religionComment

Review: Mickey 17 (2025)

Bong Joon-ho’s science-fiction satire features a great Robert Pattinson performance but misses the mark when it comes to its political commentary.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromApril 16, 2025Mickey 17, Bong Joon-ho, Mickey7, Edward Ashton, Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark RuffaloComment

Review: A Working Man (2025)

Righteous violence is meted out as Jason Statham re-teams with The Beekeeper director David Ayer in this Stallone-penned revenge film.

The Current: In Theatres, ReviewsAnders BergstromApril 11, 2025Jason Statham, David Ayer, action, revenge, Jason Flemyng, Michael Pena, Sylvester StalloneComment

Review: French Connection II (1975)

John Frankenheimer’s French Connection II is an intriguing drama, even if it’s somewhat superfluous.

Aren's Reviews, Flash Back, ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 31, 2025French Connection II, John Frankenheimer, Alexander Jacobs, Laurie Dillon, Robert Dillon, William Friedkin, The French Connection, Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard FressonComment

Review: The Monkey (2025)

Osgood Perkins’ black comedy The Monkey runs one joke over and over into the ground.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromMarch 28, 2025The Monkey, Osgood Perkins, Stephen King, Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Adam Scott, Elijah WoodComment

Review: Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

The final film in the Tom Hardy Venom trilogy, The Last Dance lacks the arch tone that made the predecessors so fun.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromMarch 17, 2025Venom, Venom: The Last Dance, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy, Mavel, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu, Alanna UbachComment

Review: The French Connection (1971)

William Friedkin’s The French Connection remains one of the all-time classics of the New Hollywood era.

Aren's Reviews, Flash Back, ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 12, 2025The French Connection, William Friedkin, Ernest Tidyman, Robin Moore, Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel BozzuffiComment

Remembering Gene Hackman (1930-2025)

Reflecting on the career of the iconic star of The French Connection, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Unforgiven.

FeaturesAnton BergstromMarch 10, 2025Gene Hackman, Remembering Gene HackmanComment

Review: Companion (2025)

Drew Hancock’s thriller blends sci-fi and slasher conventions in amusing, if minor, ways.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromFebruary 24, 2025Drew Hancock, Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillen, Rupert Friend, CompanionComment

Review: Nickel Boys (2024)

RaMell Ross’s adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel is a formally radical work of empathy.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromFebruary 20, 2025Nickel Boys, RaMell Ross, Joslyn Barnes, The Nickel Boys, Colson Whitehead, Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, Jimmie Fails, Aunjanue Ellis-TaylorComment

Review: A Real Pain (2024)

Jesse Eisenberg’s nuanced buddy-travelogue dramedy is carried by Kieran Culkin’s great performance.

Review: Flight Risk (2025)

Mel Gibson’s Flight Risk is the definition of a January release: low-ambition, silly, and decently entertaining.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromFebruary 7, 2025Flight Risk, Mel Gibson, Jared Rosenberg, Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, Topher GraceComment

“You get what you deserve”: How Red Rooms (2023) Provides a Chilling Takedown of True Crime

Pascal Plante’s psychological thriller is one of the most disturbing movies of recent years.

Aren's Reviews, Essays, Movies TodayAren BergstromFebruary 6, 2025Red Rooms, Pascal Plante, Juliette Gariepy, Laurin Babin, Elisabeth Locas, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos, Natalie Tannous, Pierre Shagnon, Guy ThauvetteComment

Review: Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025)

Den of Thieves 2 is another entertaining riff on classic crime movies and a showcase for Gerard Butler’s relatable grubbiness.

Aren's Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 4, 2025Christian Gudegast, Paul Scheuring, Gerard Butler, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Evin Ahmad, Salvatore Esposito, Meadow Williams, Swen TemmelComment

Review: The Mask (1994)

The Mask just might be the sharpest illustration of Jim Carrey’s comedic craft.

Aren's Top 10 Films of 2024

Aren shares his favourite films of the past year, including Dune: Part Two, Juror #2, and Nosferatu.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 30, 2025Dune: Part Two, Juror #2, Juror No. 2, Nosferatu, Anora, Evil Does Not Exist, Snow Leopard, Challengers, Made in England The Films of Powell and Pressburger, Red Rooms, Hit ManComment

Review: Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)

Better than Part One, but Snyder’s universe still remains intriguing in parts yet never fully convincing.

Review: The Brutalist (2024)

Brady Corbet’s new American epic is ambitious, to be sure, but lacks dramatic rigour.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromJanuary 22, 2025The Brutalist, Brady Corbert, Mona Fastvold, Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, Isaac de Bankole, Alessandro Nivola Comment