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Review: Devils on the Doorstep (2000)

Review: Devils on the Doorstep (2000)

Jiang Wen's wise, disturbing black comedy.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 24, 2014Cannes Film Festival, China, Chinese film, Devils on the Doorstep, Grand Prix, Japan, Jiang WenComment

Review: Divergent (2014)

Review: Divergent (2014)

Bloated, dull, and commercially constructed.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 1, 2014actiona, adventure, Divergent, dystopia, Kate Winslet, Neil Burger, Shailene Woodley, The Hunger Games, Theo James, Veronica Roth, Young AdultComment

Review: Let the Bullets Fly (2010)

Review: Let the Bullets Fly (2010)

Allegorical satire disguised as riotous entertainment.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 25, 2014action, allegory, China, Chow Yun-fat, comedy, communist revolution, Ge You, Hong Kong, Jiang Wen, Maoist revolution, satire, westernComment

Review: Enemy (2014)

Review: Enemy (2014)

Villeneuve channels Lynch and Cronenberg to exceptional results.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 18, 2014Canadian film, Denis Villeneuve, doppelganger, Enemy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, mindbender, Sarah Gadon, thriller Comment

Review: 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

Review: 300: Rise of an Empire (2014)

A vulgar, novel action film.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 14, 2014300: Rise of an Empire, action, Athenians, comic book, Eva Green, Frank Miller, Greeks, Noam Murro, Persians, Spartans, Sullivan Stapleton, Zack SnyderComment

Review: The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Review: The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Rousing historical adventure full of passion.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 5, 2014adventure, Daniel Day-Lewis, historical epic, James Fenimore Cooper, Madeleine Stowe, Michael Mann, romance, The Last of the Mohicans, Wes Studi Comments

Review: Non-Stop (2014)

Review: Non-Stop (2014)

Another riotously-entertaining, quietly-intelligent entry in the Liam Neeson action hero ouevre.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 28, 2014Liam Neeson, Julianne Moore, Scoot McNairy, Michelle Dockery, Nate Parker, Linus Roache, Corey Stoll, Lupita Nyong'o, Anson Moun, Non-Stop, Jaume Collet-Serra, John W. Richardson, Chris Roach, Ryan EngleComment

Review: The Monuments Men (2014)

Review: The Monuments Men (2014)

Well-intentioned, but devoid of character and conflict.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 19, 2014art history, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Cate Blanchett, drama, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Matt Damon, Nazis, The Monuments Men, World War TwoComment

Review: The LEGO Movie (2014)

Review: The LEGO Movie (2014)

A funny, fast, madcap commercial.

Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

Review: Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

Branagh has fun with the spy formula.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 30, 2014Chris Pine, Jack Ryan, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Costner, Russia, spy movie, thriller, Tom ClancyComment

Review: You Shoot, I Shoot (2001)

Review: You Shoot, I Shoot (2001)

A bizarre black comedy about filmmaking and contract killing.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 21, 2014comedy, Eric Kot, filmmaking, foreign cinema, Hong Kong cinema, Pang Ho-Cheung, Tat-Ming Cheung, Vincent Kok, You Shoot I ShootComment

Review: Drug War (2012)

Review: Drug War (2012)

This is what action movies should look like.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJanuary 8, 2014drug war, Huang Yi, Johnnie To, Louis Koo, Ryker Chan, Sun Honglei, Wai Ka-Fai, Wallace Chung, Yau Nai-hoi, Yu XiComment

Christmas: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Christmas: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Jack Skellington is a great character in a good movie.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, ChristmasAren BergstromDecember 13, 2013animation, Catherine O'Hara, children's film, Chris Sarandon, Christmas, Christmas movies, Danny Elfman, Henry Selick, musical, stop-motion animation, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim BurtonComment

Review: All Is Lost (2013)

Review: All Is Lost (2013)

Elemental filmmaking of fascinating detail.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 3, 2013All is Lost, Cannes, drama, elemental filmmaking, J-C- Chandor, Robert Redford, sea, shipwreck, survival filmComment

Review: Short Term 12 (2013)

Review: Short Term 12 (2013)

An overly calculated drama full of individual moments of beauty.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 26, 2013abuse, Brie Larson, Destin Cretton, drama, foster care, independent film, John Gallagher Jr-, Keith Stanfield, Short Term 12, SXSWComment

Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)

A monumental film full of stunning technique and emotion.

Review: Ender's Game (2013)

Review: Ender's Game (2013)

Aren: A savvy adaptation of the popular YA sci-fi novel.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 15, 2013Gavin Hood, Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card, Harrison FOrd, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Ben KingsleyComment

Review: Enough Said (2013)

Review: Enough Said (2013)

A warm comedy about maturing expectations of romance.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 5, 2013Ben Falcone, Catherine Keener, comedy, Enough Said, James Gandolfini, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, middle-aged romance, Nicole Holofcener, romance, romantic comedy, Toni ColletteComment

Halloween Horror: Carrie (2013)

Halloween Horror: Carrie (2013)

The supporting players are the highlights of this bloodless remake.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 25, 2013bullying, Carrie, Chloe Grace Moretz, Halloween, Halloween Horror, horror, Julianne Moore, Kimberly Peirce, Stephen King, telekinetic powersComment

Halloween Horror: Ghostbusters (1984)

Halloween Horror: Ghostbusters (1984)

A classic comedy, although not a masterpiece.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 24, 2013Bill Murray, comedy, Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters, ghosts, Halloween Horror, Harold Ramis, horror, Ivan Reitman, Who You Gonna Call Comment