Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Friends with Kids (2012)

Good actors and funny lines undone by a preposterous script.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 30, 2012Adam Scott, Chris O'Dowd, comedy, Friends with Kids, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, romance Comment

Review: The Hunger Games (2012)

The young adult best-seller makes a decent, if half-realized, adventure.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromMarch 22, 2012Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Suzanne Collins, Wes Bentley, Woody HarrelsonComment

Review: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

A funny and authentic exploration of the American teenager.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 18, 2012Amy Heckerling, Cameron Crowe, comedy, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, high school, Jennfier Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Sean Penn, teenager Comments

Review: Goon (2012)

This rough and rude hockey comedy knows the game.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromMarch 3, 2012Alison Pill, Canada, Evan Goldberg, Goon, hockey, Jay Baruchel, Liev Schreiber, Marc-André Grondin, Michael Dowse, Seann William Scott, sports comedyComment

Review: Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

This is the film that ushered in the cynical courtroom thriller. It’s a classic.

Flash Back, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnders BergstromFebruary 21, 2012Ben Gazzara, courtroom drama, George C- Scott, James Stewart, Otto Preminger Comments

Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

The precocious absurdity of the film's protagonist does 9/11 a disservice.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 17, 20129/11, drama, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jeffrey Wright, Max von Sydow, Oscars, Sandra Bullock, Stephen Daldry, Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Viola Davis Comment

Review: The Woman in Black (2012)

Radcliffe succeeds in the new Hammer horror film.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromFebruary 16, 2012Ciaran Hinds, Daniel Radcliffe, Hammer, horror, James Watkins, mystery, The Woman in BlackComment

Review: The Artist (2011)

Great art or just good fun?

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromFebruary 10, 2012Bérénice Bejo, comedy, Hollywood, James Cromwell, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Michel Hazanavicius, Oscars, silent film, The ArtistComment

Review: Chronicle (2012)

An innovative superhero film whose found-footage format is both its strength and weakness.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 9, 2012Chronicle, found-footage, Josh Trank, Max Landis, superhero Comments

Review: The Grey (2012)

An intense, unrelenting survival thriller.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 3, 20122012, Alaska, Joe Carnahan, Liam Neeson, survival, The Grey, thriller, wolvesComment

Review: They Live (1988)

Like Occupy Wall Street, but with more shotguns.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton BergstromJanuary 12, 2012action, financial crisis, John Carpenter, Keith David, Meg Foster, Occupy Wall Street, Roddy Piper, science fictionComment

Review: The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Fun adventure and a solid adaptation of the comics. Capt. Haddock shines!

Review: Like Crazy (2011)

A shallow, predictable indie romance.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 24, 2011Anton Yelchin, Drake Doremus, Felicity Jones, independent film, Jennifer Lawrence, Like Crazy, romance, SundanceComment

Review: The Descendants (2011)

A dramatic failure with some interesting components and a strong performance by George Clooney.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 12, 2011Alexander Payne, black comedy, drama, George Clooney, Hawaii, Shailene Woodley, The DescendantsComment

Review: Hugo (2011)

A cinematic gift from Martin Scorsese.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromDecember 12, 20113D, Ben Kingsley, children, drama, family, film history, Georges Méliès, Martin Scorsese, Sacha Baron Cohen Comment

Review: Shame (2011)

A powerfully-acted, emotionally devastating exploration of sex addiction.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 2, 2011Carey Mulligan, drama, Michael Fassbender, sex addiction, Shame, Steve McQueen, TIFF Comments

Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Gosling steals the show in this satisfying romantic comedy.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromNovember 21, 2011Crazy Stupid Love, Dan Fogelman, Emma Stone, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, romantic comedy, Ryan Gosling, Steve CarellComment

Review: The Road (2009)

It captures the horror and hope at the heart of McCarthy’s tale, even if it doesn't quite have the same resonance.

Flash Back, ReviewsAnders BergstromNovember 2, 2011Cormac McCarthy, fathers, horror, John Hillcoat, post-apocalyptic, speculative fiction, Viggo MortensenComment

Review: Real Steel (2011)

A fun but dishonest family film about robot boxing.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 21, 2011action, Disney, Evangeline Lilly, family, Hugh Jackman, Real Steel, robot boxing, robots, Shawn Levy Comments

Review: Young Adult (2011)

Dark, funny, awkward, human.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromOctober 21, 2011Charlize Theron, dark comedy, Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt, Young AdultComment