Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is as shamelessly manipulative and formulaic as a Hallmark picture, but at least those films are self-consistent.

Review: The Disaster Artist (2017)

This is a work of exceptional sympathy, of one artist bonding with another and transcending his own failings as he explores the failings of another.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 8, 2017James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, The Disaster Artist, The Room, Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero, Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, Tom BissellComment

Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is funny and thoughtful with moments of arresting pathos, but it's also a little confounding.

Review: Wheelman (2017)

Wheelman is the sort of honest B-movie entertainment that Netflix ought to be funding more often.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromDecember 4, 2017Frank Grillo, Garret Dillahunt, Caitlin Carmichael, Wendy Moniz, Shea Whigham., WheelmanComment

Review: Justice League (2017)

Justice League is merely good, while aspects of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the presence of both Whedon and Snyder suggest that it could’ve been great.

Review: 11/8/16 (2017)

There’s no good reason for 11/8/16 to exist in this moment, beyond our obsessive need to relive past trauma with no desire to learn from it.

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