Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: The Mission (1999)

There’s no better way to describe The Mission than as an exceptional jazz riff.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 9, 2017Johnnie To, Yau Nai-hoi, Milkyway Creative Team, Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Jackie Liu, Roy Cheung, Lam Suet, Simon Yam Comment

Halloween Horror: Psycho II (1983)

As many films try to do but fail, it shows the man in the monster.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 31, 2017Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, Dennis Franz, Hugh Gillin, Tom Holland, Richard Franklin Comment

Halloween Horror: Blair Witch (2016)

An assaultive exercise in found-footage terror.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 13, 2017Adam Wingard, Blair Witch, Brandon Scott, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Halloween, Halloween Horror, James Allen McCune, Simon Barrett, Valerie Curry, Wes RobinsonComment

Review: mother! (2017)

A staggeringly-coherent allegory with unrelenting emotional intensity.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 12, 2017Brian Gleeson, Darren Aronofsky, Domhnall Gleeson, Ed Harris, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Jovan Adepu, Kristen Wiig, Laurence Leboeuf, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mother, Stephen McHattieComment

Halloween Horror: As Above, So Below (2014)

Innovates just enough to rise above its limitations.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 6, 2017Ali Marhyar, As Above So Below, Ben Feldman, Drew Dowdle, Edwin Hodge, Francois Civil, Halloween Horror, John Erick Dowdle, Marion Lambert, Perdita WeeksComment

Halloween Horror: It (2017)

A genuine mega-hit that earns its popularity.

Review: Logan Lucky (2017)

Too slow-paced and saggy to work effectively as a heist comedy.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 26, 2017Adam Driver, Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig, Dwight Yoakam, Hilary Swank, Katherine Waterston, Katie Holmes, Logan Lucky, Rebecca Blunt, Riley Keough, Sebastian Stan, Seth MacFarlane, Steven SoderberghComment

TIFF17: Mudbound

Combines emotional depth with insight on race and culture.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 22, 2017Carey Mulligan, Dee Rees, Garrett Hedlund, Hillary Jordan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Jonathan Banks, Mary J- Bilge, Mudbound, Rob Morgan, TIFF, TIFF17, Toronto International Film Festival, Virgil WilliamsComment

Review: Let There Be Light (2017)

Let There Be Light is short and always remains engaging, even if it seems to be jumping the gun as pertains to this particular subject matter.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 22, 2017Let There Be LightComment

TIFF17: The Day After

About as accessible as a Hong Sang-soo film is likely to get.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 20, 2017Cho Yun-hee, Hong Sang-soo, Kim Min-hee, Kim Sae-byuk, Kwon Hae-hyo, The Day After, TIFF, TIFF17, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF17: Roman J. Israel, Esq.

A profound disappointment coming from such talent.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 13, 2017Carmen Ejogo, Colin Farrell, Dan Gilroy, Denzel Washington, Esq-, Roman J- Israel, TIFF, TIFF17, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

Review: The Rock (1996)

Pop cinema is rarely so satisfying.

Review: Detroit (2017)

As much a horror movie as a Civil Rights epic.

Review: Your Name (2016)

A gorgeous animation with tender emotions.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJuly 31, 2017Aoi Yuko, Etsuko Ichihara, Kaito Ishikawa, Kanon Tani, Makoto Shinkai, Masami Nagasawa, Mone Kamishiraishi, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Ryo Narita, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Your NameComment

Review: Bad Boys (1995)

Skillful, influential trash.

Flash Back, Reviews, Michael Bay, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 7, 2017Bad Boys, Doug Richardson, Jim Mulholland, Joe Pantoliano, Martin Lawrence, Michael Barrie, Michael Bay, Summer of Bay, Tchéky Karyo, Téa Leoni, Theresa Randle, Will Smith Comment

Review: The Big Sick (2017)

The Big Sick is a delightful film that provides laughs, insight, and tears in equal measure.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 30, 2017The Big Sick, Michael ShowalterComment

Review: I, Daniel Blake (2016)

A passionate declaration for justice in the here and now.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 23, 2017Briana Shann, Cannes Film Festival, Dave Johns, Dylan McKiernan, Hayley Squires, I Daniel Blake, Kate Rutter, Ken Loach, Palme d'Or, Paul LavertyComment

Review: Wonder Woman (2017)

If only all superhero films were this good.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 15, 2017Allan Heinberg, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, DC, DCEU, Elena Anaya, Gal Gadot, Patty Jenkins, Robin Wright, William Moulton Marston, Wonder WomanComment

Review: Graduation (2016)

Graduation is an excellent film in the European arthouse tradition, challenging viewers with its moral inquiries and empathetic portraits of damaged characters.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 2, 2017Graduation, Cristian Mungiu, Adrian Titieni, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Lia BugnarComment

Review: The Lost City of Z (2017)

A beguiling masterwork from a key American auteur.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 15, 2017Angus Macfadyen, Charlie Hunnam, David Grann, Franco Nero, Ian McDiarmid, James Gray, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, The Lost City of Z, Tom HollandComment