Blog — 3 Brothers Film

The Matrix: The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

The final film in The Matrix Trilogy is a subversion of conclusions and a fascinating pivot away from a linear, western worldview.

Review: Be My Star (2001)

Valeska Grisebach’s debut feature captures the awkwardness of adolescent romance, but it makes for uncomfortable viewing.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 14, 2019Be My Star, Valeska Grisebach, Nicole Glaser, Christopher Schops, Monique Glaser, Jeanine Glaser, Christina Sandke Comment

Review: Everyone Else (2009)

What Maren Ade’s second feature lacks in pacing, it makes up for in depth of character.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 7, 2019Everyone Else, Maren Ade, Birgit Minichmayr, Lars Eidinger, Nicole Marischka, Hans-Jochen WagnerComment

Review: Missing Link (2019)

Missing Link is a delightful juvenile adventure in the vein of Kipling or Heinlein.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 2, 2019Laika, Missing Link, Chris Butler, Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, David Walliams, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, Amrita Acharia, Zach GalifianakisComment

Review: Galveston (2018)

A textured character piece that could’ve used more noir elements.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromApril 25, 2019Mélanie Laurent, Nic Pizzolatto, Jim Hammett, Ben Foster, Elle Fanning, Lili Reinhart, Adepero Oduye, Robert Aramayo, María Valverde, CK McFarland, Beau Bridges, GalvestonComment

Review: Shazam! (2019)

Essentially Big as a superhero movie, Shazam! is a jolt of goofy energy in the DCEU.

Review: Us (2019)

An ambitious follow-up to Get Out that proves Peele has become a master at playing an audience, even if his central conceit could’ve been left more ambiguous.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 8, 2019Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, UsComment

The Matrix: The Matrix (1999)

To mark its 20th anniversary, Aren plugs back into The Matrix to explore how it’s the definitive film of the past two decades.

The Matrix, Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 1, 2019The Matrix, The Matrix Retrospective, The Wachowskis, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe PantolianoComment

Review: Apollo 11 (2019)

A stunning use of archival footage and an essential document of human achievement.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 22, 2019Apollo 11, Todd Douglas Miller, NASAComment

Review: Beau travail (1999)

Claire Denis’ beguiling riff on Billy Budd, Sailor lives up to its reputation.

Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 14, 2019Beau travail, Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Gregoire Colin, Richard Courcet, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Billy BuddComment

Review: Soul Boy (2010)

Soul Boy is classical storytelling with astute observations on class.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 7, 2019Hawa Essuman, Billy Kahora, Samson Odhiambo, Leila Dayan Opou, Krysteen Savane, Frank Kimani, Joab Ogolla, Lucy Gachanja, Katherine Damaris, Kevin Onyango Omondi, Calvin Shikuku Odhiambo, Nordeen Abdulghani, Soul BoyComment

Review: Kati Kati (2016)

This is entertainment that is dramatically engaging, culturally-specific, and aesthetically bold.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromMarch 5, 2019Kati Kati, Mbithi Masya, Mugambi Nthiga, Nyokabi Gethaiga, Elsaphan Njora, Paul Ogola, Peter King MwaniaComment

Review: Supa Modo (2018)

Supa Modo is an appealing childhood empowerment story, but the more it veers away from human interest story, the better it becomes.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 4, 2019Supa Modo, Likarion Wainaina, Silas Miami, Mugambi Nthiga, Wanjeri Gakuru, Kamau Wa Ndung'u, Stycie Waweru, Maryanne Nungo, Nyawara Ndambia, Johnson Gitau ChegeComment

Review: High Flying Bird (2019)

Soderbergh’s basketball drama is winning combination of form and content.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 27, 2019High Flying Bird, Steven Soderbergh, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Andre Holland, Zazie Beetz, Melvin Gregg, Sonja Sohn, Zachary Quinto, Kyle MacLachlan, Bill DukeComment

Review: Cold War (2018)

Cold War is a gorgeous romance and a perceptive look at how history and politics define our lives.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 20, 2019Ida, Cold War, Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Piotr Borkowski, Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cedric Kahn, Jeanne BalibarComment

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