Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: The Killers (1946)

Robert Siodmak’s noir classic is a stunning debut for Burt Lancaster and one of the most inventive short story adaptations ever.

Halloween Horror: Inferno (1980)

Dario Argento’s spiritual sequel to Suspiria is just as spectacularly moody as its predecessor, even if the narrative is slapdash.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 8, 2020Inferno, Dario Argento, Suspiria, Thomas de Quincey, Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, Sacha Pitoëff, Alida Valli, Veronica LazarComment

Halloween Horror: Black Sunday (1960)

Mario Bava’s official debut combines arthouse style and B-movie horror conventions to strong effect.

Review: National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

Like its predecessor, National Treasure: Book of Secrets is an exercise in nostalgic nationalism, but also a goofily entertaining adventure film.

Satoshi Kon: Paprika (2006)

Paprika coalesces Satoshi Kon’s vision of dreamwords, filmmaking, and artistic expression into one unified whole.

Flash Back, Reviews, Satoshi Kon, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 4, 2020Paprika, Satoshi Kon, Satoshi Kon Retrospective, Seishi Minakami, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Furuya, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Hideyuki TanakaComment

Satoshi Kon: Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Tokyo Godfathers is about as close as you can get to a Charles Dickens Christmas adaptation apart from actually making a film based on A Christmas Carol.

Flash Back, Reviews, Satoshi Kon, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 31, 2020Satoshi Kon, Satoshi Kon Retrospective, Keiko Nobumoto, Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Tokyo Godfathers Comment

Review: National Treasure (2004)

In 2020, National Treasure is as much a historical artifact as the American landmarks it features in its adventure narrative, but it’s still fun.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 19, 2020Jon Turteltaub, Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley, Nicolas Cage, Harvey Keitel, Jon Voight, Diane Kruger, Sean Bean, Justin Bartha, Christopher Plummer, National TreasureComment

Satoshi Kon: Perfect Blue (1997)

Satoshi Kon’s debut feature remains one of cinema’s best psychological thrillers and a scathing critique of exploitation in the entertainment industry.

Satoshi Kon, Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 18, 2020Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai, Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis, Yoshikazu Takeuchi, Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji, Emiko Furukawa, Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon RetrospectiveComment

Review: Tremors (1990)

Tremors’ status as cult classic and staple of cable TV is a result of its sturdy filmmaking and fun vibe.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 30, 2020Ron Underwood, Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson, Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Victor WongComment

Review: Yi Yi: A One and a Two… (2000)

Much like a modern version of Ozu’s Tokyo Story (1953), Yi Yi is a lovely exploration of the generational dynamics of a single family.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 17, 2020Yi Yi: A One and a Two, Edward Yang, Wu Nien-jen, Elaine Jin, Issey Ogata, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang, Hsi-Sheng Chen, Su-Yun Ko, Lawrence Ko, Taiwanese New Wave, Yi YiComment

Review: Memento (2000)

Almost 20 years after its release, Memento remains a stunning encapsulation of Christopher Nolan’s obsessions as a director, and one of the very best neo-noir films.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 10, 2020Memento, Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Callum Keith Rennie, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Harris, Larry Holden, noir Comment

Review: The Vanishing (1988)

George Sluizer’s celebrated mystery film subverts our obsession with mystery itself.

Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 1, 2020George Sluizer, Tim Krabbé, The Vanishing, The Golden Egg, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen EckhausComment

Review: A Touch of Sin (2013)

Jia Zhangke’s anthology film examines how people react violently in times of precariousness, which is more relevant than ever.

Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 23, 2020A Touch of Sin, Jia Zhangke, Jiang Wu, Zhao Tao, Wang Baoqiang, Luo Lanshan, ChinaComment

Review: Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Edgar Wright’s classic “rom zom com” is primarily a triumph of brilliant editing and montage.

Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 15, 2020Shaun of the Dead, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, zombie, comedy, romantic comedyComment

Review: Bad Boys II (2003)

Bad Boys II epitomizes Michael Bay in all his trashy glory.

Christmas: Die Hard (1988)

Die Hard is the definitive action film of the 1980s and a quintessential Christmas story about a family coming together.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

Rian Johnson’s idiosyncratic middle chapter subverts our narrative expectations in order to explore the core of what he thinks Star Wars is all about.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

The Force Awakens manages to deliver a great deal of the thrills and emotional resonances of Star Wars, but mining the past to build the future always comes with a cost.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars explores the development of Anakin Skywalker while laying the groundwork for the popular television series.

Halloween Horror: The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes has a grimy atmosphere, nasty deaths, and a simmering subtext of class rage