Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Halloween Horror: A Viewer's Guide to Found Footage

This introductory guide to found footage tells you which films to watch and how to approach the subgenre.

Features, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 17, 2017As Above So Below, Blair Witch, Chronicle, Cloverfield, Creep, found-footage, Halloween Horror, Paranormal Activity-, REC, The Blair Witch Project, The Last Exorcism, The Sacrament, V/H/S, V/H/S/2Comment

Thursday Rethink: John Wick: Chapter 2 Is a Disappointment

Anders offers a rethink on the well-received action film from earlier this year, finding it disappointing.

Features, Thursday RethinkAnders BergstromAugust 24, 2017action, action choreography, Chad Stahelski, Ian McShane, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, Keanu Reeves, Thursday Rethink, world buildingComment

Remembering Roger Moore

Aren pays tribute to the late James Bond star.

FeaturesAren BergstromMay 26, 2017A View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only, James Bond, James Bond 007, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Octopussy, Remembering Roger Moore, Roger Moore, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Saint, The Spy Who Loved Me Comment

10 Films for the Age of Trump

The 3 Brothers present 10 Films for the Age of Trump.

FeaturesAnders BergstromApril 28, 2017Adam Curtis, All the President's Men, An American Tail, Children of Men, Dr- Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Fight Club, HyperNormalisation, Metropolis, politics, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, They Live, Trump, West Side StoryComment

10 Great Shots of Toronto on Film

Examining some of the great shots of the city of Toronto on film.

FeaturesAren BergstromApril 14, 201710 Great Shots of Toronto on Film, Toronto on Film, Toronto, American PsychoComment

Predicting the 2017 Oscars

Anders and Aren offer up their predictions and preferences for the 2017 Oscars.

Anders' Top 10 Films of 2016

Anders shares his favourite films of 2016.

FeaturesAnders BergstromJanuary 20, 2017Arrival, Cemetery of Splendor, Green Room, Hail Caesar!, HyperNormalisation, Knight of Cups, O-J-: Made in America, Our Little Sister, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Witch, Top 10 Films of 2016Comment

Aren's Top 10 Films of 2016

Aren offers up his favourite films of the past year.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 20, 2017Arrival, Everybody Wants Some, Green Room, Hell or High Water, Kubo and the Two Strings, La La Land, O-J-: Made in America, Our Little Sister, Silence, The Witch, Top 10 Films of 2016Comment

Remembering Carrie Fisher

The 3 Brothers pay tribute to the recently-deceased icon.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 17, 2017A New Hope, Carrie Fisher, Hannah and Her Sisters, Princess Leia, Remembering Carrie Fisher, Return of the Jedi, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, The Force Awakens, When Harry Met Sally---Comment

3 Brothers' Essential Films of 2016

The 3 Brothers discuss their essential films of the past year.

FeaturesAren BergstromDecember 24, 201610 Cloverfield Lane, Angry Inuk, Arrival, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Born to be Blue, Caesar!, Cemetery of Splendor, Dheepan, Doctor Strange, Don't Breathe, Everybody Wants Some, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Germans & Jews, Green Room, Hacksaw Ridge, Hail, Hell or High Water, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, HyperNormalisation, Into the Inferno, Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids, Knight of Cups, Kubo and the Two Strings, Louder Than Bombs, Love and Friendship, Loving, Manchester By The Sea, Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, Moonlight, Mountains May Depart, O-J-: Made in America, Our Little Sister, Right Now, Risen, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Sleeping Giant, Southside with You, Sully, The Age of Shadows, The BFG, The Founder, The Handmaiden, The Invitation, The Lobster, The Mermaid, The Nice Guys, The Salesman, The Shallows, The Witch, Three, Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience, Wrong Then, ZootopiaComment

Halloween Horror: Ranking the Films of the Paranormal Activity Series

An examination of the Paranormal Activity series and the strengths of every individual film.

Features, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 22, 2016Halloween Horror, Oren Peli, Paranormal Activity 2, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Paranormal Activity-, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Comment

Remembering Abbas Kiarostami

Aren reflects on the films of the late Abbas Kiarostami.

FeaturesAren BergstromJuly 8, 2016Abbas Kiarostami, Certified Copy, Like Someone in Love, RIP Abbas Kiarostami, The Wind Will Carry UsComment

Predicting the 2016 Oscars

Anders and Aren offer up their picks for the 2016 Academy Awards.

The Best Movie Moments of 2015

Aren picks his standout moments from 2015.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 12, 20162015, Best Movie Moments of 2015, Best of 2015, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Creed, Crimson Peak, Far from the Madding Crowd, It Follows, Love & Mercy, Sicario, Son of Saul, SPECTRE, Star Wars: The Force AwakensComment

Aren's Top 10 Films of 2015

Aren offers up his favourite films of the past year.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 5, 2016Aren's Top 10 Films of 2015, Best of 2015, Creed, It Follows, Love & Mercy, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mistress America, Office, Sicario, Son of Saul, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Look of Silence, Top 10 Films of 2015Comment

3 Brothers' Essential Films of 2015

The 3 Brothers catalogue their essential films of 2015.

Thursday Rethink: Crimson Peak is a sumptuous gothic romance and horror

Aren offers up a rereading of Guillermo del Toro's gothic romance and horror film.

Features, Thursday RethinkAren BergstromNovember 19, 2015Charlie Hunnam, Crimson Peak, Gothic horror, gothic romance, Guillermo del Toro, haunted house, horror, Jessica Chastain, Jim Beaver, Mia Wasikowska, Thursday Rethink, Tom HiddlestonComment

Ranking the Films of the James Bond 007 Series

Every James Bond 007 film ranked by each Brother.

An Indigenous New Wave of Film

Aren interviews Jesse Wente and Daniel Northway-Frank to explore the burgeoning Indigenous New Wave.

FeaturesAren BergstromOctober 30, 2015Indigenous New Wave, Jesse Wente, imaginative, Daniel Northway-Frank, Rhymes for Young Ghouls, BoyComment

A Very Short History of Film Criticism

Aren explores the history of film criticism until the advent of the Internet.

FeaturesAren BergstromSeptember 18, 2015criticism, film criticism, Roger Ebert, Francois Truffaut, Gene Siskel, Geoff PevereComment