Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Fyre (2019)

Compelling documentation that indulges our schadenfreude, but never becomes insightful commentary.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 12, 2019Fyre, Fyre Festival, Netflix, Chris SmithComment

Review: Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Don’t let the satire misguide you; this is a classical horror film through and through.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 7, 2019Velvet Buzzsaw, Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen, John Malkovich, NetflixComment

Review: Glass (2019)

M. Night Shyamalan investigates the superhero genre in fascinating yet frustrating ways in Glass.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 1, 2019M. Night Shyamalan, James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Glass, Split, UnbreakableComment

David Cronenberg: A Dangerous Method (2011)

A self-portrait and manifesto that captures the psychological concepts that define David Cronenberg and his work.

David Cronenberg, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 22, 2019David Cronenberg, David Cronenberg Retrospective, Christopher Hampton, A Dangerous Method, The Talking Cure, A Most Dangerous Method, John Kerr, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, Vincent CasselComment

Review: Aquaman (2018)

Aquaman has a genuine sense of scale and grandeur and captures the imaginative possibility of big-budget fantasy.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 9, 2019Aquaman, DCEU, DC Comics, James Wan, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Will Beall, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison, Nicole KidmanComment

Christmas: Lethal Weapon (1987)

The buddy cop classic is an exceptional action film, but it also hides a serious look at suicide and the need for family in its blockbuster antics.

Christmas, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 18, 2018Lethal Weapon, Richard Donner, Shane Black, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, Jackie Swanson, Traci WolfeComment

David Cronenberg: A History of Violence (2005)

A History of Violence is one of the best neo-noirs of the 2000s and a perceptive deconstruction of the American hero.

Reviews: Widows (2018)

Widows is a thrilling crime film, but it also stunningly demonstrates the corruption of modern society.

Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Can You Ever Forgive Me? proves the maxim that all it takes to make a good movie is a compelling story and some good actors in the lead.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 28, 2018Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Marielle Heller, Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty, Lee Israel, Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Jane Curtin, Anna Deavere Smith, Stephen SpinellaComment

Review: Suspiria (2018)

Drab, silly, and oh so literal, Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the Dario Argento horror film makes all the wrong choices.

David Cronenberg: Crash (1996)

An explosive work that interrogates sex in ways that cinema rarely manages and captures the profound atomization of our modern world.

David Cronenberg, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 16, 2018David Cronenberg, J.G. Ballard, James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger, Rosanna Arquette, Peter MacNeill, David Cronenberg Retrospective, CrashComment

David Cronenberg: M. Butterfly (1993)

David Cronenberg’s most-forgotten film is a dramatic powerhouse and an insightful deconstruction of misogyny and Orientalist notions of China.

David Cronenberg, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 9, 2018David Cronenberg, David Cronenberg Retrospective, M. Butterfly, Madama Butterfly, David Henry Hwang, Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa, Ian RichardsonComment

Planet in Focus 2018: When Lambs Become Lions

A remarkable examination of poaching in Northern Kenya that works as both a perceptive documentary and an exciting thriller.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 25, 2018Jon Kasbe, When Lambs Become Lions, documentary, Planet in Focus, Planet in Focus 2018Comment

Planet in Focus 2018: Brexitannia

A useful record of the 2016 Brexit vote, but a repetitive piece of filmmaking.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 25, 2018Planet in Focus, Planet in Focus 2018, Brexitannia, Timothy George Keller, Brexit, United KingdomComment

David Cronenberg: Naked Lunch (1991)

David Cronenberg’s adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ most-famous novel is a perceptive look at the artist, but also a repulsive and disorienting work.

David Cronenberg, Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 19, 2018David Cronenberg Retrospective, David Cronenberg, William S. Burroughs, Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands, Roy Scheider, Naked Lunch Comment

Halloween Horror: Murder Party (2007)

A worthwhile debut from the filmmaker behind Blue Ruin and Green Room.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 16, 2018Jeremy Saulnier, Chris Sharp, Sandy Barnett, Macon Blair, Paul Goldblatt, William Lacey, Stacy Rock, Murder Party, Halloween HorrorComment

David Cronenberg: Dead Ringers (1988)

Dead Ringers is a profound work of alienation and a beguiling tragedy.

David Cronenberg, Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 12, 2018Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack, David Cronenberg, David Cronenberg Retrospective, Norman Snider, Bari Wood, Jack Geasland, TwinsComment

Halloween Horror: Resident Evil (2002)

Paul W.S. Anderson’s first film in the Resident Evil series remains another shoddy video game adaptation.

Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 3, 2018Resident Evil, Paul W.S. Anderson, Capcom, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin CrewesComment

David Cronenberg: The Fly (1986)

The Fly is a perfect fusion of Cronenberg’s esoteric body horror and a more conventional romantic tragedy.

David Cronenberg, Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 24, 2018Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Leslie Carlson, George Chuvalo, The Fly, David Cronenberg Retrospective, David Cronenberg, Charles Edward Pogue, George LangelaanComment

TIFF18: Shoplifters

Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or winner is a moving and perceptive drama that further examines themes laid out in Nobody Knows and Like Father, Like Son.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 17, 2018Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Kairi Jo, Miyu Sasaki, Kirin Kiki, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Shoplifters, TIFF18, TIFF, Toronto International Film FestivalComment