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Review: The Hunter (2012)

Review: The Hunter (2012)

A thematically rich, simple drama.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 25, 2012Daniel Nettheim, drama, Sam Neill, Tasmania, Tasmanian tiger, The Hunter, Willem DafoeComment

Review: The Dictator (2012)

Review: The Dictator (2012)

A hilarious, offensive, juvenile satire.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 22, 2012Admiral General Aladeen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen, satire, The Dictator, Wadiya Comment

Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

A funny, creative, minor animated movie.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 11, 2012Aardman, animation, Charles Darwin, claymation, comedy, Peter Lord, Queen Victoria, The Pirates! Band of MisfitsComment

Review: Bully (2012)

Review: Bully (2012)

This documentary is more movement than movie.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 4, 20122012, Bully, bullying, documentary, Lee Hirsch, MPAA, SundanceComment

Review: Being Flynn (2012)

Review: Being Flynn (2012)

An indecisive, yet interesting father-son drama.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 1, 2012Being Flynn, drama, homelessness, Paul Dano, Paul Weitz, Robert De NiroComment

Review: The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Review: The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

A clever, funny satirizing of horror movies.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 24, 2012Chris Hemsworth, Drew Goddard, horror, Joss Whedon, meta, Richard Jenkins, satire, slasher, The Cabin in the Woods Comments

Review: The Raid: Redemption (2012)

Review: The Raid: Redemption (2012)

A streamlined, stunning martial arts film.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 17, 2012action, Gareth Evans, Iko Uwais, martial arts, silat, The Raid, The Raid: Redemption Comment

Review: Titanic (1997)

Review: Titanic (1997)

The best disaster film ever made.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 7, 20121997, 2012, 3D re-release, blockbuster, disaster, epic, James Cameron, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, romance, Titanic Comments

Review: Friends with Kids (2012)

Review: Friends with Kids (2012)

Good actors and funny lines undone by a preposterous script.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 30, 2012Adam Scott, Chris O'Dowd, comedy, Friends with Kids, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, romance Comment

Review: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

Review: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

A funny and authentic exploration of the American teenager.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 18, 2012Amy Heckerling, Cameron Crowe, comedy, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, high school, Jennfier Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Sean Penn, teenager Comments

Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

The precocious absurdity of the film's protagonist does 9/11 a disservice.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 17, 20129/11, drama, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jeffrey Wright, Max von Sydow, Oscars, Sandra Bullock, Stephen Daldry, Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Viola Davis Comment

Review: Chronicle (2012)

Review: Chronicle (2012)

An innovative superhero film whose found-footage format is both its strength and weakness.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 9, 2012Chronicle, found-footage, Josh Trank, Max Landis, superhero Comments

Review: The Grey (2012)

Review: The Grey (2012)

An intense, unrelenting survival thriller.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 3, 20122012, Alaska, Joe Carnahan, Liam Neeson, survival, The Grey, thriller, wolvesComment

Review: Like Crazy (2011)

Review: Like Crazy (2011)

A shallow, predictable indie romance.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 24, 2011Anton Yelchin, Drake Doremus, Felicity Jones, independent film, Jennifer Lawrence, Like Crazy, romance, SundanceComment

Review: The Descendants (2011)

Review: The Descendants (2011)

A dramatic failure with some interesting components and a strong performance by George Clooney.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 12, 2011Alexander Payne, black comedy, drama, George Clooney, Hawaii, Shailene Woodley, The DescendantsComment

Review: Shame (2011)

Review: Shame (2011)

A powerfully-acted, emotionally devastating exploration of sex addiction.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 2, 2011Carey Mulligan, drama, Michael Fassbender, sex addiction, Shame, Steve McQueen, TIFF Comments

Review: Real Steel (2011)

Review: Real Steel (2011)

A fun but dishonest family film about robot boxing.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 21, 2011action, Disney, Evangeline Lilly, family, Hugh Jackman, Real Steel, robot boxing, robots, Shawn Levy Comments

Review: Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)

Review: Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)

An illuminating documentary about the biggest newspaper in the world.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 27, 2011Page One Inside the New York Times, Andrew Rossi, Kate NovackComment

Review: Meek's Cutoff (2010)

Review: Meek's Cutoff (2010)

A critical darling that is lethally boring.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromSeptember 6, 2011Bruce Greenwood, Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff, Michelle Williams, Oregon Trail, westernComment

Review: Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson (2011)

Review: Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson (2011)

A straightforward documentary on the famous activist.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 2, 2011activism, Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson, Greenpeace, Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd, Trish Dolman, whalingComment