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TIFF17: First Reformed

Schrader’s new film acts as the culmination of his work as a filmmaker and critic.

TIFF17: The Day After

About as accessible as a Hong Sang-soo film is likely to get.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 20, 2017Cho Yun-hee, Hong Sang-soo, Kim Min-hee, Kim Sae-byuk, Kwon Hae-hyo, The Day After, TIFF, TIFF17, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF17: Roman J. Israel, Esq.

A profound disappointment coming from such talent.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 13, 2017Carmen Ejogo, Colin Farrell, Dan Gilroy, Denzel Washington, Esq-, Roman J- Israel, TIFF, TIFF17, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

Review: The Rock (1996)

Pop cinema is rarely so satisfying.

Review: Rising Sun (1993)

Passable thriller, but fascinating juncture.

Review: Detroit (2017)

As much a horror movie as a Civil Rights epic.

Review: Your Name (2016)

A gorgeous animation with tender emotions.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJuly 31, 2017Aoi Yuko, Etsuko Ichihara, Kaito Ishikawa, Kanon Tani, Makoto Shinkai, Masami Nagasawa, Mone Kamishiraishi, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Ryo Narita, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Your NameComment

Review: Bad Boys (1995)

Skillful, influential trash.

Flash Back, Reviews, Michael Bay, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 7, 2017Bad Boys, Doug Richardson, Jim Mulholland, Joe Pantoliano, Martin Lawrence, Michael Barrie, Michael Bay, Summer of Bay, Tchéky Karyo, Téa Leoni, Theresa Randle, Will Smith Comment

Review: The Big Sick (2017)

The Big Sick is a delightful film that provides laughs, insight, and tears in equal measure.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 30, 2017The Big Sick, Michael ShowalterComment

Review: I, Daniel Blake (2016)

A passionate declaration for justice in the here and now.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 23, 2017Briana Shann, Cannes Film Festival, Dave Johns, Dylan McKiernan, Hayley Squires, I Daniel Blake, Kate Rutter, Ken Loach, Palme d'Or, Paul LavertyComment

Review: Wonder Woman (2017)

If only all superhero films were this good.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 15, 2017Allan Heinberg, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, DC, DCEU, Elena Anaya, Gal Gadot, Patty Jenkins, Robin Wright, William Moulton Marston, Wonder WomanComment

Review: Graduation (2016)

Graduation is an excellent film in the European arthouse tradition, challenging viewers with its moral inquiries and empathetic portraits of damaged characters.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 2, 2017Graduation, Cristian Mungiu, Adrian Titieni, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Lia BugnarComment

Review: The Lost City of Z (2017)

A beguiling masterwork from a key American auteur.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 15, 2017Angus Macfadyen, Charlie Hunnam, David Grann, Franco Nero, Ian McDiarmid, James Gray, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, The Lost City of Z, Tom HollandComment

HotDocs2017: Hell on Earth: The Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS

A solid chronicle of important global events.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnton BergstromMay 8, 2017documentary, geopolitics, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2017, ISIS, Nick Quested, refugees, Sebastian Junger, Syria, terrorism, warComment

Review: Song to Song (2017)

Singular moments impress, but the film lacks a cipher to unlock its secrets.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 25, 2017Bérénice Marlohe, Cate Blanchett, Holly Hunter, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Patti Smith, Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Song to Song, Terrence Malick, Val KilmerComment

Review: A Quiet Passion (2017)

Fans of Davies’s films or Dickinson’s poems will be in rapture, but the average viewer will be left befuddled.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 14, 2017A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies, Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Keith CarradineComment

Review: Hello Destroyer (2017)

Unrelenting in a way most Canadian films are not.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 31, 2017Ben Cotton, Hello Destroyer, Ian Tracey, Jared Abrahamson, Joe Buffalo, Kevan Funk, Kurt Max Runte, Paul McGillion, Sara CanningComment

Review: High Plains Drifter (1973)

This is a vicious film that has nothing but contempt for American hypocrisy.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 28, 2017Billy Curtis, Clint Eastwood, Ernest Tidyman, Geoffrey Lewis, High Plains Drifter, Jack Ging, Mariana Hill, Mitchell Ryan, Scott Walker, Stefan Gierasch, Ted Hartley, Verna Bloom, Walter Barnes, westernComment

Review: T2 Trainspotting (2017)

T2 Trainspotting profoundly understands and employs nostalgia.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 23, 2017Anjela Nedyalkova, Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Irvine Welsh, John Hodge, Jonny Lee Miller, Kelly Macdonald, Robert Carlyle, T2 Trainspotting, TrainspottingComment

Review: After the Storm (2016)

Hirokazu Kore-eda has crafted one of the best films of the year.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 17, 2017After the Storm, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Kirin Kiki, Hiroshi Abe, Yoko MakiComment