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Review: Jaws (1975)

Review: Jaws (1975)

Thoughts on the great summer blockbuster.

Flash Back, ReviewsAnton BergstromJune 30, 2012action, Jaws, man vs- nature, restoration, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, Steven Spielberg, thrillerComment

Review: Cosmopolis (2012)

Review: Cosmopolis (2012)

A heady, impenetrable, fascinating work of art.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 27, 2012Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg, Don DeLillo, drama, metaphor, political, Robert Pattinson, surrealComment

Review: Brave (2012)

Review: Brave (2012)

Pixar's latest is a beautiful, heartfelt fairy tale.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 23, 2012animated, Brave, Brenda Chapman, fairy tale, Kelly Macdonald, Mark Andrews, PixarComment

Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

A fantastically visual update of the classic fairy tale.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 9, 2012action, adventure, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, fairy tale, Kristen Stewart, Rupert Sanders, Snow White, Snow White and the HuntsmanComment

Review: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Review: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Like a book you read in Grade 7 or 8, by Wes Anderson.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromJune 6, 2012Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, comedy, Edward Norton, Francis McDormand, Harvey Keitel, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman, Kara Hayward, Roman Coppola, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson, Young Adult Comment

Review: Men in Black III (2012)

Review: Men in Black III (2012)

J and K return in this more satisfying sequel to the 1997 film.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromJune 3, 2012action comedy, aliens, Barry Sonnenfeld, Josh Brolin, Men in Black III, science fiction, time travel, Tommy Lee Jones, Will SmithComment

Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

A delightful comedy-drama about the struggles of growing old.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 1, 2012Bill Nighy, comedy, Dev Patel, drama, India, John Madden, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Tom WilkinsonComment

Review: The Hunter (2012)

Review: The Hunter (2012)

A thematically rich, simple drama.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 25, 2012Daniel Nettheim, drama, Sam Neill, Tasmania, Tasmanian tiger, The Hunter, Willem DafoeComment

Review: The Dictator (2012)

Review: The Dictator (2012)

A hilarious, offensive, juvenile satire.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 22, 2012Admiral General Aladeen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen, satire, The Dictator, Wadiya Comment

Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

A funny, creative, minor animated movie.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 11, 2012Aardman, animation, Charles Darwin, claymation, comedy, Peter Lord, Queen Victoria, The Pirates! Band of MisfitsComment

Review: Keyhole (2011)

Review: Keyhole (2011)

Guy Maddin's Keyhole is a frustrating, but affecting picture.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromMay 11, 2012black and white, gangster, Guy Maddin, haunted house, Isabella Rossellini, Jason Patric, KeyholeComment

Review: The Avengers (2012)

Review: The Avengers (2012)

I'm not about to Hulk-out in rage about this film. It's a fun, satisfying summer blockbuster.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromMay 7, 2012action, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr-, Scarlett Johansson, science fiction, superhero, The Avengers, Tom Hiddleston Comments

Review: Bully (2012)

Review: Bully (2012)

This documentary is more movement than movie.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 4, 20122012, Bully, bullying, documentary, Lee Hirsch, MPAA, SundanceComment

Review: Tetro (2009)

Review: Tetro (2009)

Francis Ford Coppola's beautiful black and white melodrama is certainly worthy of consideration.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnders BergstromMay 2, 2012black and white, Buenos Aires, family, Francis Ford Coppola, melodrama, Vincent GalloComment

Review: Being Flynn (2012)

Review: Being Flynn (2012)

An indecisive, yet interesting father-son drama.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 1, 2012Being Flynn, drama, homelessness, Paul Dano, Paul Weitz, Robert De NiroComment

Review: The Flowers of War (2011)

Review: The Flowers of War (2011)

Christian Bale returns to China; Zhang Yimou plays Spielberg.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromApril 28, 2012China, Christian Bale, drama, Empire of the Sun, Ni Ni, personal redemption, Rape of Nanking, self-sacrifice, Steven Spielberg, The Flowers of War, Zhang YimouComment

Review: The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Review: The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

A clever, funny satirizing of horror movies.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 24, 2012Chris Hemsworth, Drew Goddard, horror, Joss Whedon, meta, Richard Jenkins, satire, slasher, The Cabin in the Woods Comments

Review: Saboteur (1942)

Review: Saboteur (1942)

A very enjoyable Hitchcock wrong man thriller.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton BergstromApril 20, 2012Alfred Hitchcock, fifth columnists, Norman Llyod, Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Saboteur, thriller, wrong manComment

Review: The Raid: Redemption (2012)

Review: The Raid: Redemption (2012)

A streamlined, stunning martial arts film.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 17, 2012action, Gareth Evans, Iko Uwais, martial arts, silat, The Raid, The Raid: Redemption Comment

Review: Titanic (1997)

Review: Titanic (1997)

The best disaster film ever made.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 7, 20121997, 2012, 3D re-release, blockbuster, disaster, epic, James Cameron, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, romance, Titanic Comments