Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Christmas: Children of Men (2006)

Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men may seem like an unlikely Christmas movie, but this dystopian vision gets at the heart of the Christmas story.

Christmas, ReviewsAnders BergstromDecember 14, 2018Christmas, science fiction, dystopia, Alfonso Cuaron, Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Caine, Danny Huston, children, nativityComment

David Cronenberg: A History of Violence (2005)

A History of Violence is one of the best neo-noirs of the 2000s and a perceptive deconstruction of the American hero.

Reviews: Widows (2018)

Widows is a thrilling crime film, but it also stunningly demonstrates the corruption of modern society.

David Cronenberg: Spider (2002)

In Spider, David Cronenberg offers perhaps one of his most sympathetic portraits in this literary adaptation of a tale of schizophrenia featuring a powerful performance from Ralph Fiennes.

David Cronenberg, ReviewsAnders BergstromNovember 30, 2018David Cronenberg, David Cronenberg Retrospective, Spider, Patrick McGrath, literary adaptation, mental illness, Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Lynn Redgrave, Gabriel Byrne, drama, subjectivity, psychological thriller, schizophrenia Comments

Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Can You Ever Forgive Me? proves the maxim that all it takes to make a good movie is a compelling story and some good actors in the lead.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 28, 2018Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Marielle Heller, Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty, Lee Israel, Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Jane Curtin, Anna Deavere Smith, Stephen SpinellaComment

David Cronenberg: eXistenZ (1999)

In the summer of The Matrix David Cronenberg made another virtual reality film that continued his explorations of bodies and technology, challenging our notions of the flesh and machine.

Reviews, David CronenbergAnders BergstromNovember 23, 2018David Cronenberg, David Cronenberg Retrospective, eXistenZ, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Don McKellar, Willem Dafoe, Sarah Polley, Ian Holm, Canadian film, science fiction, video games, virtual reality, philosophy Comment

Review: Fear and Desire (1953)

Kubrick’s first feature is an intriguing yet flawed allegorical war picture.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton BergstromNovember 22, 2018Stanley Kubrick, Howard Sackler, Frank Silvera, Kenneth Harp, Paul Mazursky, Stephen Coit, Virginia Leith, David Allen, Fear and Desire, war, war movie, anti-war movie, allegory, first film, low-budgetComment

Review: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is bleak and darkly funny Western anthology from the Coen Brothers, but doesn’t quite add up to more than the sum of its parts.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnders BergstromNovember 20, 2018Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan Coen, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, western, anthology, black comedy, violence, James Franco, Tim Blake Nelson, Tom Waits, Zoe Kazan, Liam Neeson, Brendan GleesonComment

Review: Suspiria (2018)

Drab, silly, and oh so literal, Luca Guadagnino’s remake of the Dario Argento horror film makes all the wrong choices.

David Cronenberg: Crash (1996)

An explosive work that interrogates sex in ways that cinema rarely manages and captures the profound atomization of our modern world.

David Cronenberg, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 16, 2018David Cronenberg, J.G. Ballard, James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger, Rosanna Arquette, Peter MacNeill, David Cronenberg Retrospective, CrashComment

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