Blog — 3 Brothers Film

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 NivolaComment

Remembering David Lynch (1946-2025)

Aren and Anders remember the great director David Lynch, a sui generis figure in American film and art.

FeaturesAnders BergstromJanuary 21, 2025David Lynch, Remembering David Lynch, in memoriumComment

3 Brothers' Essential Films of 2024

The Brothers share their favourite prestige films, blockbusters, arthouse movies, and documentaries from the past year.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 17, 2025Essential Films of 2024Comment

Review: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

The return of Wallace and Gromit manages to stay true to the charm that makes the series so beloved, while still offering a gentle critique of our technophilic society.

The Current: At Home, ReviewsAnders BergstromJanuary 16, 2025Wallace & Gromit, Nick Park, claymation, Aardman, stop-motion animation, family adventure, technologyComment

Review: Nosferatu (2024)

From the haunting opening scene to the strange final image, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu makes us see the old vampire story in a new way.

Review: A Complete Unknown (2024)

James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown captures the enigma of Dylan and proves the appeal of the musical biopic genre.

Aren's Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 9, 2025A Complete Unknown, Bob Dylan, James Mangold, Jay Cocks, Dylan Goes Electric!, Elijah Wald, Timothee Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz, Scoot McNairyComment

A Force that Transcends Time and Space: Christopher Nolan's Interstellar (2014) 10 Years Later

Anders looks back at Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar on the film’s 10th Anniversary, noting its masterful mix of science and sentiment.

Essays, Yesterday's CinemaAnders BergstromDecember 31, 2024Christopher Nolan, Interstellar, science fiction, Matthew McConaughey, time, love, parent Comment

Christmas: Carry-On (2024)

Jaume Collet-Serra’s new Netflix thriller is a riff on Die Hard 2 and a genuinely watchable action thriller in a lacklustre streaming environment.

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

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

Review: Wicked (2024)

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

Review: Juror #2 (2024)

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

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromDecember 19, 2024Juror #2, Clint Eastwood, Juror No. 2, Jonathan Abrams, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J. K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Zoey Deutch, Cedric Yarbrough, Kiefer Sutherland Comments

Review: Beatles '64 (2024)

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

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromDecember 12, 2024The Beatles, Beatles '64, David Tedeschi, documentaryComment