Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: The Woman in the Window (2021)

Joe Wright’s adaptation of the popular bestseller is baffling, cynical trash that wastes a good cast and crew.

Review: Tolkien (2019)

Brings welcome attention to important yet lesser-known aspects of J.R.R. Tolkien’s life, even if the film isn’t the Tolkien biopic the world needs.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromApril 15, 2021Tolkien, J- R- R- Tolkien, Dome Karukoski, David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford, Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins, Colm Meaney, Laura Donnelly, Pam Ferris, Derek Jacobi, biopic, biography, writer, OxfordComment

Review: Coming 2 America (2021)

Coming 2 America fits Hollywood’s current template for legacy sequels, but its humour is very much a 1980s throwback.

Review: I Care a Lot (2020)

J Blakeson’s thriller starring Rosamund Pike wastes its appealing hook with muddled satire and contradictory characterizations.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromMarch 23, 2021I Care a Lot, J Blakeson, Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Dianne Wiest, Chris Messina, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Macon Blair, Alicia Witt, Damian Young, Nicholas Logan Comments

Review: The Dig (2021)

Simon Stone’s period drama is handsomely-shot and intriguing when it digs into history, but gets sidetracked by unnecessary dramatic complications.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 5, 2021The Dig, Netflix, Simon Stone, Moira Buffini, John Preston, Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, Archie Barnes, Monica DolanComment

Review: Small Axe: Education (2020)

The final film in the Small Axe anthology is a moving portrait of childhood and an indictment of a racist education system.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJanuary 15, 2021Small Axe, Education, Steve McQueen, Alastair Siddons, Kenyah Sandy, Sharlene Whyte, Tamara Lawrence, Daniel Francis, Josette Simon, Naomi AckieComment

Review: Small Axe: Alex Wheatle (2020)

The fourth film in the Small Axe anthology, Alex Wheatle charts the formation of an individual and the awakening of an artist.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJanuary 14, 2021Small Axe, Alex Wheatle, Steve McQuen, Alastair Siddons, Sheyi Cole, Robbie Gee, Johann Myers, Jonathan JulesComment

Review: Small Axe: Red, White and Blue (2020)

Red, White and Blue is a compelling portrait of a man at odds with him, his work, and his community.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJanuary 13, 2021Small Axe, Red White and Blue, Steve McQueen, Courttia Newland, John Boyega, Steve Toussaint, Joy Richardson, Neil Maskell, Stephen Boxer, Calum Callaghan, Conor Lowson, Assad Zaman, Antonia ThomasComment

Review: Small Axe: Lovers Rock (2020)

The second film in the Small Axe anthology plays like a great song, capturing the tension and release of music and romance.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJanuary 12, 2021Small Axe, Lovers Rock, Steve McQueen, Courttia Newland, Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn, Micheal Ward, Kedar Williams-Stirling, Shaniqua Okwok, Ellis GeorgeComment

Review: Small Axe: Mangrove (2020)

The first film in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology is a moving portrait of community and a stirring courtroom drama.

Christmas: The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

A charming new window onto Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.

Christmas, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromDecember 23, 2020Christmas, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, Bharat Nalluri, Susan Coyne, Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Morfydd Clark, Justin Edwards, Christopher PlummerComment

Review: The Vast of Night (2019)

Andrew Patterson’s debut feature is an impressive indie science-fiction drama with a noteworthy approach to visuals and setting.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromDecember 4, 2020The Vast of Night, Andrew Patterson, Craig W. Sanger, Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, Bruce DavisComment

Review: Diego Maradona (2019)

Asif Kapadia charts the heroic, tragic life of the late Diego Maradona in this stunning documentary made entirely of archival footage.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromDecember 2, 2020Asif Kapadia, Diego MaradonaComment

Review: David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)

American Utopia has been billed a successor to the Talking Heads’ masterful Stop Making Sense, but while the music is good as always, this show doesn’t quite live up to its promise.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnders BergstromNovember 30, 2020concert film, American Utopia, Spike Lee, David Byrne, Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads, musicComment

Review: Tesla (2020)

Director Michael Almereyda confronts the notion of objective biography head-on in his off-kilter biopic of Nikola Tesla, starring Ethan Hawke.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromNovember 25, 2020Tesla, Michael Almereyda, Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Eve Hewson, Jim Gaffigan, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Hannah Gross, Josh Hamilton, Peter Greene Comment

Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

Aaron Sorkin’s dramatic retelling of the famous show trial distorts history in order to champion blandly-liberal American values.

Review: The Way Back (2020)

Gavin O’Connor’s inspirational sports and addiction drama succeeds on the strength of Ben Affleck’s intimate performance.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromNovember 16, 2020The Way Back, Gavin O'Connor, Brad Ingelsby, Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavankar, Brandon WilsonComment

Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is the funniest film of the year and doubles down on the absurdity of 2020.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromNovember 13, 2020Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Borat, Jason Woliner, Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria BakalovaComment

Review: The Social Dilemma (2020)

The Social Dilemma is hardly nuanced and its narrative dramatizations are lame, but it makes a compelling argument that social media is harming our culture.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromSeptember 24, 2020The Social Dilemma, Fyre, The Great Hack, Jeff Orlowski, Davis Coombe, Vickie Curtis, Skyler Gisondo, Kara Hayward, Vincent Kartheiser, NetflixComment

Review: The Predator (2018)

Shane Black’s latest entry to the Predator franchise has Black’s trademark humour, but is undone by sloppy narrative structure and preposterous attempts at timeliness.