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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 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: 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

Review: Friends with Kids (2012)

Review: Friends with Kids (2012)

Good actors and funny lines undone by a preposterous script.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 30, 2012Adam Scott, Chris O'Dowd, comedy, Friends with Kids, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, romance Comment

Review: The Hunger Games (2012)

Review: The Hunger Games (2012)

The young adult best-seller makes a decent, if half-realized, adventure.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromMarch 22, 2012Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Suzanne Collins, Wes Bentley, Woody HarrelsonComment

Review: Goon (2012)

Review: Goon (2012)

This rough and rude hockey comedy knows the game.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromMarch 3, 2012Alison Pill, Canada, Evan Goldberg, Goon, hockey, Jay Baruchel, Liev Schreiber, Marc-André Grondin, Michael Dowse, Seann William Scott, sports comedyComment

Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Review: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

The precocious absurdity of the film's protagonist does 9/11 a disservice.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 17, 20129/11, drama, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jeffrey Wright, Max von Sydow, Oscars, Sandra Bullock, Stephen Daldry, Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Viola Davis Comment

Review: The Woman in Black (2012)

Review: The Woman in Black (2012)

Radcliffe succeeds in the new Hammer horror film.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromFebruary 16, 2012Ciaran Hinds, Daniel Radcliffe, Hammer, horror, James Watkins, mystery, The Woman in BlackComment

Review: The Artist (2011)

Review: The Artist (2011)

Great art or just good fun?

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromFebruary 10, 2012Bérénice Bejo, comedy, Hollywood, James Cromwell, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Michel Hazanavicius, Oscars, silent film, The ArtistComment

Review: Chronicle (2012)

Review: Chronicle (2012)

An innovative superhero film whose found-footage format is both its strength and weakness.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 9, 2012Chronicle, found-footage, Josh Trank, Max Landis, superhero Comments

Review: The Grey (2012)

Review: The Grey (2012)

An intense, unrelenting survival thriller.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 3, 20122012, Alaska, Joe Carnahan, Liam Neeson, survival, The Grey, thriller, wolvesComment

Review: The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Review: The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

Fun adventure and a solid adaptation of the comics. Capt. Haddock shines!

Review: Like Crazy (2011)

Review: Like Crazy (2011)

A shallow, predictable indie romance.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 24, 2011Anton Yelchin, Drake Doremus, Felicity Jones, independent film, Jennifer Lawrence, Like Crazy, romance, SundanceComment

Review: The Descendants (2011)

Review: The Descendants (2011)

A dramatic failure with some interesting components and a strong performance by George Clooney.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 12, 2011Alexander Payne, black comedy, drama, George Clooney, Hawaii, Shailene Woodley, The DescendantsComment

Review: Hugo (2011)

Review: Hugo (2011)

A cinematic gift from Martin Scorsese.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromDecember 12, 20113D, Ben Kingsley, children, drama, family, film history, Georges Méliès, Martin Scorsese, Sacha Baron Cohen Comment

Review: Shame (2011)

Review: Shame (2011)

A powerfully-acted, emotionally devastating exploration of sex addiction.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 2, 2011Carey Mulligan, drama, Michael Fassbender, sex addiction, Shame, Steve McQueen, TIFF Comments

Review: Real Steel (2011)

Review: Real Steel (2011)

A fun but dishonest family film about robot boxing.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 21, 2011action, Disney, Evangeline Lilly, family, Hugh Jackman, Real Steel, robot boxing, robots, Shawn Levy Comments

Review: Young Adult (2011)

Review: Young Adult (2011)

Dark, funny, awkward, human.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromOctober 21, 2011Charlize Theron, dark comedy, Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt, Young AdultComment

Review: Drive (2011)

Review: Drive (2011)

An atmospheric pastiche that manages to captivate and entertain.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromOctober 1, 2011action, car chases, Cary Mulligan, drama, genre, Nicholas Winding Refn, Ryan Gosling, soundtrackComment