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Review: World War Z (2013)

Review: World War Z (2013)

A big-scale action thriller that leaves out the human element.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 27, 2013action thriller, Brad Pitt, Damon Lindelof, Drew Godard, horror, Marc Forster, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Max Brooks, Mireille Enos, World War Z, zombie Comment

Review: The Kings of Summer (2013)

Review: The Kings of Summer (2013)

One half honest whimsy, one half forced humour.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 13, 2013Chris Galletta, comedy, coming-of-age, drama, Gabriel Basso, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Nick Offerman, Nick Robinson, The Kings of SummerComment

Review: After Earth (2013)

Review: After Earth (2013)

Shymalan's best in years, but still not enough.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 7, 2013After Earth, fantasy, Jaden Smith, M- Night Shyamalan, science fiction, Will SmithComment

Review: Mud (2013)

Review: Mud (2013)

Jeff Nichols' pure American tall tale.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 6, 2013Americana, Jeff Nichols, Mark Twain, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Shannon, Mud, Reese Witherspoon, tall tale, Tye SheridanComment

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) [non-spoilers]

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) [non-spoilers]

J.J. Abrams' latest sci-fi blockbuster is fast and exciting.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 23, 2013action, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, J- J- Abrams, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Zachary QuintoComment

Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

An ambitious generational drama of fathers and sons.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 6, 2013Bradley Cooper, drama, Eva Mendes, fathers, generational drama, NY, Ryan Gosling, Schenectady, sons, The Place Beyond the PinesComment

HotDocs13: Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013)

HotDocs13: Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013)

A warning about the death of online privacy.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013Calum Hoback, documentary, Facebook, FBI, Google, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, NSA, online privacy, Terms and Conditions May ApplyComment

HotDocs13: Downloaded (2013)

HotDocs13: Downloaded (2013)

Napster is given its due in this chronicle of the birth of the modern Internet.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013Alex Winter, documentary, Downloaded, file-sharing, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Internet, Napster, piracy, Sean Parker, Shawn FanningComment

HotDocs13: The Only Son (2013)

HotDocs13: The Only Son (2013)

An overlong, repetitive look into the remote life of the Himalayas.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013arranged marriage, documentary, Himalayas, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Nepal, Simonka de Jong, The Only SonComment

HotDocs13: William and the Windmill (2013)

HotDocs13: William and the Windmill (2013)

A great doc on the developing world and William Kamkwamba.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013documentary, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, inventor, Mawali, TED, Tom Rielly, William and the Windmill, William Kamkwamba, windmillComment

HotDocs13: When I Walk (2013)

HotDocs13: When I Walk (2013)

A personal diary on MS from Jason DaSilva.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 28, 2013documentary, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Jason DaSilva, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, When I WalkComment

HotDocs13: Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children (2013)

HotDocs13: Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children (2013)

Romeo Dallaire's campaign to end the use of child soldiers.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 28, 2013child soldiers, Congo, Die Like Children, documentary, Fight Like Soldiers, genocide, Patrick Reed, Romeo Dallaire, RwandaComment

HotDocs13: Anita (2013)

HotDocs13: Anita (2013)

An important piece on Anita Hill and sexual harassment.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013Anita, Anita Hill, civil rights, documentary, Freida Mock, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, sexual harassmentComment

HotDocs13: Narco Cultura (2013)

HotDocs13: Narco Cultura (2013)

A dark look at the Mexican drug war and the music subculture it spawned.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013documentary, drug trade, drug war, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Juarez, Mexico, music, narco, Narco Cultura, Shaul SchwarzComment

HotDocs13: The Human Scale (2012)

HotDocs13: The Human Scale (2012)

A fascinating doc about Jan Gehl's theory of the modern megacity.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013cars, documentary, HotDocs13, Jan Gehl, megacity, people, The Human Scale Comment

HotDocs13: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2012)

HotDocs13: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2012)

A primer on the radical political performance art group.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013documentary, HotDocs13, punk, Pussy Riot, Putin, RussiaComment

Review: Oblivion (2013)

Review: Oblivion (2013)

This Tom Cruise sci-fi film is a triumph of design.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 23, 2013action, Joseph Kosinski, Morgan Freeman, Oblivion, Olga Kurylenko, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, Tom Cruise, video gameComment

Review: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)

Review: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)

Sam Raimi's prequel to the classic is a joyous CGI spectacle.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 16, 2013adventure, blockbuster, Disney, fantasy, James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Oz, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Rachel Weisz, Sam Raimi, The Wizard of OzComment

Review: Compliance (2012)

Review: Compliance (2012)

A dark, interesting, yet surface-level, examination of authority.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 9, 2013Ann Dowd, Compliance, Craig Zobel, drama, Dreama Walker, real-life, Sundance, thrillerComment

Review: Treasure Planet (2002)

Review: Treasure Planet (2002)

An underrated Disney gem with gorgeous animation.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 3, 2013animation, David Hyde Pierce, Disney, Emma Thompson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Treasure Island, Treasure PlanetComment