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Review: Roofman (2025)

Derek Cianfrance’s romantic crime dramedy benefits from terrific performances by Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromSeptember 11, 2026Roofman, Derek Cianfrance, Kirt Gunn, Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, Uzo Aduba, Jimmy O. Yang, Emory Cohen, Peter DinklageComment

Sacrifice and the Ending of Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Why Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 remains one of the best superhero movies of all time.

The Violent Provocation of Alex Garland's Civil War (2024)

Alex Garland’s Civil War is more provocative exploitation film than political treatise.

Essays, Movies TodayAren BergstromMay 22, 2024Civil War, Alex Garland, Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jefferson White, Nelson Lee, Evan Lai, Jesse PlemonsComment

Predicting the 2022 Oscars

Aren offers his predictions for the 2022 Oscars, as well as his personal picks for each category.

FeaturesAren BergstromMarch 25, 2022Belfast, CODA, Don't Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog, West Side Story, Javier Bardem, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Being the Ricardos, Tick Tick Boom, The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Lost Daughter, Parallel Mothers, Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Olivia Colman, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kristen Stewart, Ciaran Hinds, Troy Kotsur, Jesse Plemons, J. K. Simmons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jessie Buckley, Ariana DeBose, Judi Dench, Kirsten Dunst, Aunjanue Ellis, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kenneth Branagh, Jane Campion, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Steven Spielberg, The Worst Person in the World, Cruella, Cyrano, No Time to Die, Free Guy, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Coming 2 America, House of Guci, House of Gucci, Encanto, Ascension, Attica, Flee, Summer of Soul, Writing with Fire, The Hand of God, Lunana A Yak in the Classroom, Luca, The Mitchells vs The Machines, Raya and the Last Dragon

Roundtable: The Power of the Dog (2021)

The Brothers dig into Jane Campion’s Western, examining its depictions of the American West, exploration of masculinity, and the meaning of the title.

RoundtablesAnton BergstromJanuary 21, 2022The Power of the Dog, Jane Campion, Thomas Savage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, Frances ConroyComment

Review: Jumanji (1995)

Robin Williams totally commits to this worthwhile entertainment.

Flash Back, ReviewsAnton BergstromAugust 15, 2014adventure, animals, board game, Bradley Pierce, CGI, children's movie, family, Joe Johnston, Jonathan Hyde, Jumanji, jungle adventure, Kirsten Dunst, Patricia Clarkson, Robin WilliamsComment

Thursday Rethink: Spider-Man 3 Is Messy but Not a Disaster

Anton tempers criticism of the notorious superhero sequel.

Features, Thursday RethinkAnton BergstromMay 15, 2014artistic personality, auteurism, criticism, fan service, fandom, fans, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst, Sam Raimi, sequel, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 3, superhero, Tobey Maguire, Topher Grace Comments

The Three Brothers at TIFF 2011

Anders, Anton and Aren giving the lowdown on their daily experiences at TIFF11.

FeaturesAren BergstromSeptember 9, 2011360, animation, documentary, drama, Fernando Mierelles, From Up on Poppy Hill, Goro Miyazaki, Into the Abyss, Kirsten Dunst, Lars Von Trier, Melancholia, Peter Morgan, Studio Ghibli, TIFF, Werner HerzogComment