Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Halloween Horror Review: It Ends (2026)

Alexander Ullom’s high-concept debut feature conjures an existential nightmare.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At Home, Halloween HorrorAren BergstromOctober 20, 2026Halloween Horror, It Ends, Alexander Ullom, Phinehas Yoon, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth, Mitchell ColeComment

Primetime (2026) Exposes the Complexity of Chris Hansen's Moral Crusade

Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime offers a fascinating portrait of Chris Hansen’s complex moral and professional motivations.

Aren's Reviews, Essays, Movies TodayAren BergstromOctober 15, 2026Primetime, Lance Oppenheim, Ajon Singh, Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Matthew Maher, Anna Faris, Bokeem Woodbine, Alex Winter, Phoebe Bridgers, Tony RevoloriComment

Halloween Horror Review: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)

Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s action horror sequel is a mere reheat.

Halloween Horror Review: Heretic (2024)

Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ horror thriller weaponizes Hugh Grant’s diabolical charm.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, Flash Back, Halloween HorrorAren BergstromOctober 9, 2026Heretic, Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Topher Grace, Halloween HorrorComment

Review: The History of Concrete (2026)

The History of Concrete is like a feature-length version of an episode of How To with John Wilson.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromOctober 2, 2026The History of Concrete, How To with John Wilson, John WilsonComment

Review: Toy Story 5 (2026)

Pixar gets tantalizingly close to a true critique of tech with Toy Story 5.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromSeptember 29, 2026Toy Story 5, Andrew Stanton, Kenna Harris, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Conan O'Brien, Scarlett Spears, Greta Lee, Shelby Rabara, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Craig RobinsonComment

Review: Coyote vs. Acme (2026)

Coyote vs. Acme is a funny slapstick comedy, but never lives up to the interest of its own real-life behind-the-scenes story.

TIFF 2026 Review: Ah Girl

Ang Geck Geck Priscilla’s debut feature is an observant drama about childhood.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Festival CircuitAren BergstromSeptember 18, 2026TIFF, Ah Girl, Ang Geck Geck Priscilla, Ong Xuan Jing, Sydney Wong, Doreen Toh, James Seah, Carrie WongComment

TIFF 2026 Review: Smudge the Blades

Cody Lightning’s Smudge the Blades is more than an Indigenous riff on The Mighty Ducks.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Festival CircuitAren BergstromSeptember 16, 2026TIFF, Smudge the Blades, Cody Lightning, Samuel Miller, Jana Schiedling, Paulina Alexis, Treycen Wuttunee, Isaiah Kakepetum, River Rayne Thomas, Elijah James Lee Moar, Ezekiel Mekanak, David McNally, Ed HelmsComment

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

Review: Down the Road Again (2011)

Donald Shebib’s late sequel to Goin’ Down the Road is sentimental in all the ways the original film is not.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, Flash BackAren BergstromAugust 27, 2026Goin' Down the Road, Down the Road Again, Donald Shebib, Doug McGrath, Kathleen Robertson, Anthony Lemke, Jayne Eastwood, Cayle Chernin, Tedde MooreComment

Review: The End of Oak Street (2026)

David Robert Mitchell’s creature feature is a throwback to PG-13 1980s fare like Gremlins.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 20, 2026The End of Oak Street, David Robert Mitchell, Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian ConveryComment

Review: The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s The Samurai and the Prisoner is an intelligent mashup of the period drama and the whodunnit.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 18, 2026The Samurai and the Prisoner, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Honobu Yonezawa, Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Munetaka AokiComment

How Spider-Man: Brand New Day's (2026) Gen-Z Peter Parker Explains the Film's Popularity

The new Spider-Man movie succeeds off how its portrait of Spider-Man shares the anxieties of its audience.

Review: Young Mothers (2025)

The latest from the Dardenne Brothers is another quietly devastating work of social realism.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromAugust 7, 2026Young Mothers, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Dardenne Brothers, Lucie Laurelle, Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben, Janaina Halloy Fokan, Samia Hilmi, Jef Jacobs, Gunter Duret, Christelle Cornil, India HairComment

Review: The Drama (2026)

Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama is an amusing if slight provocation.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJuly 30, 2026The Drama, Kristoffer Borgli, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Alana Haim, Mamoudou Athie, Hailey Benton Gates, Sydney Lemmon, Hannah GrossComment

The Guilt of War Fuels Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026)

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s epic acts as a anti-war companion piece to Oppenheimer.

Review: Violent Saturday (1955)

Richard Fleischer’s 1955 crime picture demonstrates how old B-movies are full of surprises.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAren BergstromJuly 10, 2026Richard Fleischer, Sydney Boehm, William L. Heath, Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally, Virginia Leith, Tommy Noonan, Lee Marvin, J. Carrol Naish, Sylvia Sidney, Ernest BorgnineComment

Review: Exit 8 (2025)

Genki Kawamura’s video game adaptation Exit 8 is an effective puzzle thriller.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJune 24, 2026Genki Kawamura, Kentaro Hirase, The Exit 8, Exit 8, Kotake Create, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yamato Kochi, Naru Asanuma, Kotone Hanase, Nana KomatsuComment

Why Obsession (2025) Is Not Reinventing Horror

Curry Barker’s smash hit is an effective Gen Z thriller, but it’s not revolutionary in terms of form or content.

Aren's Reviews, Essays, Movies TodayAren BergstromJune 17, 2026Curry Barker, Michael Johnson, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter, Obsession Comments