Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: The Beekeeper (2024)

David Ayers' The Beekeeper is one of the most gloriously dumb movies of recent years.

Aren's Reviews, The Current: At Home, ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 9, 2024The Beekeeper, David Ayer, Kurt Wimmer, Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson, Bobby Naderi, Minnie Driver, David Witts, Michael Epp, Taylor James, Jemma Redgrave, Phylicia RashadComment

TIFF24: Oh, Canada

Paul Schrader's Oh, Canada is for true Schrader heads only.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Festival CircuitAren BergstromSeptember 24, 2024Oh Canada, Paul Schrader, Foregone, Russell Banks, Richard Gere, Jacob Elordi, Uma Thurman, Victoria Hill, Michael Imperioli, Penelope Mitchell, Kristine Froseth, Zach ShafferComment

TIFF24: The Piano Lesson

Malcolm Washington's The Piano Lesson relies on the strength of its source material to compensate for some of its ambitious, if uneven, filmmaking choices.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Festival CircuitAren BergstromSeptember 23, 2024Malcolm Washington, Virgil Williams, August Wilson, John David Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Danielle Deadwyler, Corey Hawkins, The Piano Lesson, TIFFComment

TIFF24: By the Stream

Hong Sang-soo's latest minimalist work is a charming, emotional work that investigates art and romance.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Festival CircuitAren BergstromSeptember 19, 2024By the Stream, Hong Sang-soo, Kim Min-hee, Kwon Hae-hyo, Cho Yun-hee, Ha Seong-gukComment

TIFF24: The Shrouds

David Cronenberg's latest is a sad, strange elegy to his late wife.

Aren's Reviews, The Festival Circuit, ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 17, 2024The Shrouds, David Cronenberg, Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders, Jennifer DaleComment

Review: Rebel Ridge (2024)

Jeremy Saulnier's Rebel Ridge is a return to form and a tense action thriller about crooked cops.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromSeptember 12, 2024Rebel Ridge, Jeremy Saulnier, Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, David Denman, Emory Cohen, Steve Zsiss, Zsane Jhe, Dana Lee, James CromwellComment

Review: Jack's Back (1988)

This horror thriller from Rowdy Herrington, the director of Road House, plays as an effective, Brian De Palma-esque work.

Aren's Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 10, 2024Jack's Back, Rowdy Herrington, James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo, Rod Loomis, Rex RyonComment

Review: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

Tim Burton's Beetlejuice sequel has fun elements, but its frankensteined script doesn't hold together.

Review: Unfrosted (2024)

Jerry Seinfeld's Pop-Tarts farce is a misfire on almost every level.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromAugust 28, 2024Jerry Seinfeld, Pop-Tarts, Unfrosted, Spike Feresten, Andy Robin, Barry Marder, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Max Greenfield, Hugh Grant, Amy SchumerComment

Review: Sing Sing (2023)

Greg Kwedar's Sing Sing is best when it examines the art of acting, worst when it plays like a conventionally inspirational prison movie.

Review: Trap (2024)

M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller starring Josh Hartnett is absurd, stylish, Shyamalanesque fun.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 21, 2024Trap, M. Night Shyamalan, Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donaghue, Saleka Night Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, Alison PillComment

Review: MaXXXine (2024)

Ti West’s MaXXXine is a step down from X and Pearl, but still a stylish, giallo-influenced good time.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 15, 2024MaXXXine, Ti West, X, Pearl, Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin BaconComment

Review: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Deadpool & Wolverine is a wet dream for fanboys, but a repetitive grind for everyone else.

Review: The X-Files (1998)

The X-Files movie remains an effective 1990s sci-fi blockbuster, even for viewers who never watched the TV show.

Review: The Bikeriders (2023)

Like a Midwestern, biker-focused Goodfellas, The Bikeriders is a fun hangout movie, but somewhat unfocused in its narrative ambitions.

Review: Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

The vulgar, entertaining spirit of Michael Bay is alive and well in this third sequel in the Bad Bays franchise.

Review: Evil Does Not Exist (2023)

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s follow-up to Drive My Car is a beguiling nature drama.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromJune 21, 2024Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka ShibutaniComment

Review: Overlord (1975)

Stuart Cooper’s Overlord is a seamless blend of fact and fiction and one of the definitive World War II movies.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAren BergstromJune 11, 2024Overlord, D-Day, Stuart Cooper, World War II, Christopher Hudson, Brian Stirner, Davyd Harries, Nicholas Ball, Julie NeesamComment

Review: Hit Man (2023)

Richard Linklater’s Hit Man starring Glen Powell is a hilarious cross between film noir and romantic comedy.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromMay 30, 2024Hit Man, Richard Linklater, Glen Powell, Skip Hollandsworth, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Sanjay Rao, Evan Holtzman, Molly BernardComment

Review: Challengers (2024)

Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers is a fun, sexy good time that showcases star power and style.

Aren's Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, ReviewsAren BergstromMay 24, 2024Luca Guadagnino, Justin Kuritzkes, Zendaya, Josh O'Connor, Mike FaistComment