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Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) [non-spoilers]

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) [non-spoilers]

J.J. Abrams' latest sci-fi blockbuster is fast and exciting.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 23, 2013action, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, J- J- Abrams, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Zachary QuintoComment

Review: The Great Gatsby (2013)

Review: The Great Gatsby (2013)

Spectacular artifice.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromMay 22, 20131920s, adaptation, Amitabh Bachchan, Baz Luhrmann, Carey Mulligan, Elizabeth Debicki, F- Scott Fitzgerald, Isla Fisher, Jazz Age, Joel Edgerton, Leonardo DiCaprio, romance, The American Dream, The Great Gatsby, Tobey MaguireComment

Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

An ambitious generational drama of fathers and sons.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 6, 2013Bradley Cooper, drama, Eva Mendes, fathers, generational drama, NY, Ryan Gosling, Schenectady, sons, The Place Beyond the PinesComment

Review: Oblivion (2013)

Review: Oblivion (2013)

This Tom Cruise sci-fi film is a triumph of design.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 23, 2013action, Joseph Kosinski, Morgan Freeman, Oblivion, Olga Kurylenko, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, Tom Cruise, video gameComment

Review: From Up On Poppy Hill (2013)

Review: From Up On Poppy Hill (2013)

From Up On Poppy Hill is a film about the push and pull of the past and modernity in 60s Japan.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromApril 5, 2013animation, From Up on Poppy Hill, Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, Studio Ghibli Comments

Review: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)

Review: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)

Sam Raimi's prequel to the classic is a joyous CGI spectacle.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 16, 2013adventure, blockbuster, Disney, fantasy, James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Oz, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Rachel Weisz, Sam Raimi, The Wizard of OzComment

Review: Stoker (2013)

Review: Stoker (2013)

Stoker is disturbing, intelligent Gothic horror.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromMarch 14, 2013fate vs- free will, Gothic, horror, intertextuality, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Park Chan-wook, psychological thriller, Wentworth MillerComment

Review: Side Effects (2013)

Review: Side Effects (2013)

Soderbergh skillfully manipulates our genre expectations and character sympathies.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromFebruary 18, 2013Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, depression, Jude Law, medicine, musical score, mystery, prescription drugs, Rooney Mara, Side Effects, social thriller, Steven Soderbergh, thrillerComment

Review: Les Misérables (2012)

Review: Les Misérables (2012)

Tom Hooper and company work hard to make you feel sad.

Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

A preliminary review of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromDecember 22, 2012adaptation, fantasy, Ian McKellan, J- R- R- Tolkien, Martin Freeman, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the RingsComment

Review: Argo (2012)

Review: Argo (2012)

Argo is classic Hollywood thrill-making at its best.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 22, 2012Alan Arkin, Argo, Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, drama, Hollywood, Iran, John Goodman, Scoot McNairy, thrillerComment

Review: ParaNorman (2012)

Review: ParaNorman (2012)

A beautiful, melancholy stop-motion story.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 22, 2012animation, children's, Chris Butler, comedy, horror, John Goodman, Kodi Smit-McPhee, ParaNorman, Sam Fell, stop motionComment

Review: The Campaign (2012)

Review: The Campaign (2012)

The Campaign can't maintain satiric momentum.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromAugust 16, 2012comedy, Jay Roach, politics, Will Ferrell, Zach GalifianakisComment

Review: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Review: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

A modest, enjoyable indie sci-fi film.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 5, 2012Audrey Plaza, Colin Trevorrow, comedy, independent, Mark Duplass, romance, science fictionComment

Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

Beasts of the Southern Wild is a stunning debut, but leaves me feeling uneasy.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromAugust 3, 2012America, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Hurricane Katrina, magic realism, Quvenzhané Wallis, Southern Louisiana, SundanceComment

Review: Sound of My Voice (2012)

Review: Sound of My Voice (2012)

A lifeless film about a cult.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 28, 2012Brit Marling, Christopher Denham, drama, independent, science fiction, Sound of My Voice, Sundance, Zal BatmanglijComment

Review: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Review: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

A gargantuan, emotional, legendary ending to Christopher Nolan's trilogy.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 21, 2012Anne Hathaway, Batman, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight Rises, Tom HardyComment

Review: Cosmopolis (2012)

Review: Cosmopolis (2012)

A heady, impenetrable, fascinating work of art.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 27, 2012Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg, Don DeLillo, drama, metaphor, political, Robert Pattinson, surrealComment

Review: Brave (2012)

Review: Brave (2012)

Pixar's latest is a beautiful, heartfelt fairy tale.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 23, 2012animated, Brave, Brenda Chapman, fairy tale, Kelly Macdonald, Mark Andrews, PixarComment

Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

A fantastically visual update of the classic fairy tale.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 9, 2012action, adventure, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, fairy tale, Kristen Stewart, Rupert Sanders, Snow White, Snow White and the HuntsmanComment