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David Cronenberg: M. Butterfly (1993)

David Cronenberg’s most-forgotten film is a dramatic powerhouse and an insightful deconstruction of misogyny and Orientalist notions of China.

David Cronenberg, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 9, 2018David Cronenberg, David Cronenberg Retrospective, M. Butterfly, Madama Butterfly, David Henry Hwang, Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa, Ian RichardsonComment

Review: The Sisters Brothers (2018)

Jacques Audiard’s film is a worthwhile adaptation of Patrick deWitt’s bestselling novel, even if its tone is occasionally off-putting.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromNovember 2, 2018The Sisters Brothers, Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Patrick deWitt, John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rutger Hauer, Carol Kane, Rebecca Root, Allison TolmanComment

Halloween Horror: Lake Placid (1999)

A feeble monster movie and a flaccid horror comedy.

Halloween Horror: Deep Red (1975)

Dario Argento’s horror-thriller Deep Red is a bridge between modern slasher cinema and the nightmares of folklore.

Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAnders BergstromOctober 29, 2018Halloween Horror, horror, giallo, Dario Argento, Italian cinema, thrillerComment

Planet in Focus 2018: When Lambs Become Lions

A remarkable examination of poaching in Northern Kenya that works as both a perceptive documentary and an exciting thriller.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 25, 2018Jon Kasbe, When Lambs Become Lions, documentary, Planet in Focus, Planet in Focus 2018Comment

Planet in Focus 2018: Brexitannia

A useful record of the 2016 Brexit vote, but a repetitive piece of filmmaking.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 25, 2018Planet in Focus, Planet in Focus 2018, Brexitannia, Timothy George Keller, Brexit, United KingdomComment

David Cronenberg: Naked Lunch (1991)

David Cronenberg’s adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ most-famous novel is a perceptive look at the artist, but also a repulsive and disorienting work.

David Cronenberg, Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 19, 2018David Cronenberg Retrospective, David Cronenberg, William S. Burroughs, Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands, Roy Scheider, Naked Lunch Comment

Halloween Horror: Murder Party (2007)

A worthwhile debut from the filmmaker behind Blue Ruin and Green Room.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 16, 2018Jeremy Saulnier, Chris Sharp, Sandy Barnett, Macon Blair, Paul Goldblatt, William Lacey, Stacy Rock, Murder Party, Halloween HorrorComment

David Cronenberg: Dead Ringers (1988)

Dead Ringers is a profound work of alienation and a beguiling tragedy.

David Cronenberg, Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 12, 2018Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack, David Cronenberg, David Cronenberg Retrospective, Norman Snider, Bari Wood, Jack Geasland, TwinsComment

Review: BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Spike Lee’s newest joint isn’t just a great entertainment, but a self-aware exploration of double consciousness and white supremacy in America. One of the year’s best films

The Current: In Theatres, ReviewsAnders BergstromOctober 4, 2018BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee, Adam Driver, John David Washington, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, African American cinema, Birth of a Nation, white supremacy, Harry Belafonte, police procedural, crime drama, AmericaComment

Halloween Horror: Resident Evil (2002)

Paul W.S. Anderson’s first film in the Resident Evil series remains another shoddy video game adaptation.

Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 3, 2018Resident Evil, Paul W.S. Anderson, Capcom, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin CrewesComment

TIFF18: American Dharma

Anton reviews the great Errol Morris’s insightful documentary interviewing Steve Bannon.

The Festival Circuit, ReviewsAnton BergstromSeptember 26, 2018TIFF, TIFF18, American Dharma, Steve Bannon, Trump, American politics, politics, populism, documentary, interview, Errol MorrisComment

David Cronenberg: The Fly (1986)

The Fly is a perfect fusion of Cronenberg’s esoteric body horror and a more conventional romantic tragedy.

David Cronenberg, Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 24, 2018Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, Joy Boushel, Leslie Carlson, George Chuvalo, The Fly, David Cronenberg Retrospective, David Cronenberg, Charles Edward Pogue, George LangelaanComment

TIFF18: Shoplifters

Kore-eda’s Palme d’Or winner is a moving and perceptive drama that further examines themes laid out in Nobody Knows and Like Father, Like Son.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 17, 2018Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Kairi Jo, Miyu Sasaki, Kirin Kiki, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Shoplifters, TIFF18, TIFF, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF18: High Life

Claire Denis’ confrontational science-fiction film has provocative imagery and an excellent Robert Pattinson performance, but it lacks cohesion and internal logic.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 15, 2018Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth, Lars Edinger, André Benjamin, Agata Buzek, High Life, Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Nick Laird, Geoff Cox Comments

TIFF18: Sunset

Sunset is a masterpiece of historical filmmaking.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 13, 2018Juli Jakab, Vlad Ivanov, Evelin Dobos, Marcin Czarnik, Levente Molnár, Julia Jakubowska, László Nemes, Clara Royer, Matthieu Taponier, Sunset, TIFF18, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival Comments

David Cronenberg: The Dead Zone (1983)

Cronenberg’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dead Zone is one of his more mainstream efforts, but still an enjoyable, melodrama-thriller.

David Cronenberg, ReviewsAnders BergstromSeptember 12, 2018David Cronenberg, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Nicholas Campbell, The Dead Zone, horror, Stephen King, adaptation, David Cronenberg RetrospectiveComment

TIFF18: Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

The latest documentary from Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier, and Edward Burtynsky is full of astounding imagery and damning environmental implications.