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Review: The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

Lana Wachowski’s legacy sequel is a meta-investigation of the meaning of the franchise and an idiosyncratic science-fiction romance.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromJanuary 7, 2022The Matrix, The Matrix Resurrections, Lana Wachowski, David Mitchell, Aleksandar Hemon, Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jones, Jada Pinkett SmithComment

3 Brothers Film Top 100

A personal pantheon of the films that shaped and continue to define the best of cinematic storytelling.

FeaturesAnton BergstromMarch 5, 20212001: A Space Odyssey, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Psycho, Seven Samurai, Lawrence of Arabia, Citizen Kane, Return of the Jedi, Blade Runner, Goodfellas, The Godfather, Pinocchio, Vertigo, Jaws, Spirited Away, Alien, The Godfather Part II, Days of Heaven, Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, The Third Man, The Tree of Life, The Dark Knight, My Neighbor Totoro, Dr. Strangelove, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Do the Right Thing, The Thing, The Searchers, Taxi Driver, Casablanca, Ben-Hur, From Russia with Love, Apocalypse Now, Tokyo Story, Rear Window, Blue Velvet, The Matrix, North by Northwest, Road House, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, West Side Story, Princess Mononoke, Fantasia, The Shining, Raging Bull, Metropolis, Minority Report, Fight Club, JFK, The Silence of the Lambs, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, A Serious Man, Memories of Murder, The Magnificent Ambersons, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Seventh Seal, Singin' in the Rain, American Psycho, Ran, Scrooge, The Good, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, Casino Royale, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Schindler's List, King Kong, The Lion King, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Kingdom of Heaven, This Is Spinal Tap, Paths of Glory, The Manchurian Candidate, Memento, Goldfinger, Mulholland Drive, The Social Network, Rashomon, Beauty and the Beast, Interstellar, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Aguirre, Aguirre the Wrath of God, Double Indemnity, The Virgin Spring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Skyfall, E.T. the Extra-terrestrial, Chungking Express, There Will Be Blood, Wild Strawberries, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Le Samourai, The New World, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Jurassic Park, Dead Ringers, The GeneralComment

The Matrix: The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

The final film in The Matrix Trilogy is a subversion of conclusions and a fascinating pivot away from a linear, western worldview.

The Matrix: The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

The Matrix Reloaded has aged much better than you might think, a playful and ambitious film full of breathtaking action and real emotional stakes.

The Matrix, ReviewsAnders BergstromMay 3, 2019The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, Lily Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, science fiction, action, martial arts, sequel, 2003, Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Ann Moss, Hugo Weaving, Laurence FishburneComment

The Matrix: The Animatrix (2003)

The Animatrix expanded the possibilities of the world the Wachowskis created, paying homage to the influence of Japanese animation on the series in the process.

Reviews, The MatrixAnders BergstromApril 12, 2019The Matrix, The Animatrix, anime, animation, science fiction, Lana Wachowski, Lily Wachowski, Kōji Morimoto, Shin’ichirô Watanabe, Mahiro Maeda, Peter Chung, retrospectiveComment

The Matrix: The Matrix (1999)

To mark its 20th anniversary, Aren plugs back into The Matrix to explore how it’s the definitive film of the past two decades.

The Matrix, Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 1, 2019The Matrix, The Matrix Retrospective, The Wachowskis, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe PantolianoComment

The Best Unconventional Romances for Valentine's Day

The Brothers list the best unconventional romances for couples to watch this Valentine's Day.

FeaturesAren BergstromFebruary 14, 2013A Matter of Life and Death, Amour, Drive, Marty, My Week with Marilyn, romance, The Last of the Mohicans, The Matrix, The Terminator, unconventional, Valentine's day, Wild at Heart Comment