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TIFF13: Roland (2013)

TIFF13: Roland (2013)

A confident exercise in tonal juxtaposition.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 6, 2013Canadian, comedy, Daniel Beirne, film festival, Richard Denison, Roland, Short Cuts Canada, short film, TIFF, TIFF13, Toronto International Film Festival, Trevor CornishComment

Review: Fruitvale Station (2013)

Review: Fruitvale Station (2013)

A devastating depiction of Oscar Grant's last day.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 4, 2013drama, Fruitvale Station, Melonie Diaz, Michael B- Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Oscar Grant, Ryan Coogler, Sundance, Trayvon Martin, true storyComment

Review: The Conjuring (2013)

Review: The Conjuring (2013)

James Wan's traditional horror film is spectacularly scary.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 19, 2013demon, demonologist, Ed and Lorraine Warren, horror, James Wan, Lili Taylor, paranormal, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, supernatural, The Conjuring, Vera FarmigaComment

Review: Only God Forgives (2013)

Review: Only God Forgives (2013)

Refn's Drive follow-up is a nightmarish disappointment.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 15, 2013Bangkok, Cannes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, revenge, Ryan Gosling, Thailand, thriller, vengeance, westernComment

Review: The Act of Killing (2013)

Review: The Act of Killing (2013)

A remarkable documentary about the humanity of evil.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 30, 2013Adi Zulkadry, Anwar Congo, documentary, Errol Morris, genocide, Indonesia, Joshua Oppenheimer, The Act of Killing, Werner HerzogComment

Review: The Way, Way Back (2013)

Review: The Way, Way Back (2013)

An authentic coming-of-age comedy made from familiar parts.

Review: The Bling Ring (2013)

Review: The Bling Ring (2013)

Coppola's satire on the celebrity lust of American culture.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 11, 2013Emma Watson, fashion, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch, Katie Chang, Leslie Mann, luxury, Marc Broussard, privilege, satire, Sofia Coppola, The Bling Ring Comment

Review: Before Midnight (2013)

Review: Before Midnight (2013)

An honest testament to the hardship and romance of love.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 5, 2013Before Midnight, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, drama, Ethan Hawke, Greece, independent, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater, romanceComment

Review: White House Down (2013)

Review: White House Down (2013)

Roland Emmerich's patriotic action film is big, dumb, and gloriously entertaining.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 4, 2013action, American, buddy comedy, Channing Tatum, comedy, Fourth of July, Independence Day, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, politics, Richard Jenkins, Roland Emmerich, White House, White House DownComment

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