Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Visitors (2014)

A documentary in the spirit of "pure cinema."

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromJanuary 24, 20144K, avant-garde, documentary, Dziga Vertov, godfrey reggio, infrared, Koyaanisqatsi, Man With a Movie Camera, Philip Glass, Steven Soderbergh, TIFF13, visitorsComment

Review: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Inside Llewyn Davis is a beautiful and darkly humourous film about pursuing artistic and personal success.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromJanuary 16, 2014black comedy, Carey Mulligan, Coen brothers, drama, folk music, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, Oscar IsaacComment

Review: All Is Lost (2013)

Elemental filmmaking of fascinating detail.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 3, 2013All is Lost, Cannes, drama, elemental filmmaking, J-C- Chandor, Robert Redford, sea, shipwreck, survival filmComment

Review: Short Term 12 (2013)

An overly calculated drama full of individual moments of beauty.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 26, 2013abuse, Brie Larson, Destin Cretton, drama, foster care, independent film, John Gallagher Jr-, Keith Stanfield, Short Term 12, SXSWComment

Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)

A monumental film full of stunning technique and emotion.

Review: Ender's Game (2013)

Aren: A savvy adaptation of the popular YA sci-fi novel.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 15, 2013Gavin Hood, Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card, Harrison FOrd, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Ben KingsleyComment

Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Thor: The Dark World has its share of pleasures and disappointments, but never really engages.

Review: Enough Said (2013)

A warm comedy about maturing expectations of romance.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 5, 2013Ben Falcone, Catherine Keener, comedy, Enough Said, James Gandolfini, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, middle-aged romance, Nicole Holofcener, romance, romantic comedy, Toni ColletteComment

Review: The Counselor (2013)

Can you flirt with evil and remain unscathed?

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromNovember 4, 2013Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Cormac McCarthy, drama, drug trade, Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Ridley Scott, The CounselorComment

Halloween Horror: Carrie (2013)

The supporting players are the highlights of this bloodless remake.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 25, 2013bullying, Carrie, Chloe Grace Moretz, Halloween, Halloween Horror, horror, Julianne Moore, Kimberly Peirce, Stephen King, telekinetic powersComment

Review: Captain Phillips (2013)

A remarkably tense and surprisingly nuanced docudrama.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 18, 2013Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips, docudrama, drama, Navy SEALS, Paul Greengrass, Rich Phillips, Somali pirates, Tom HanksComment

Review: The Spectacular Now (2013)

The high school of reality, not Hollywood, is on display here.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 9, 2013addiction, alcoholism, coming-of-age, drama, drunkeness, high school, James Ponsoldt, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kyle Chandler, Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, teenager, The Spectacular NowComment

Review: The Hunt (2013)

A powerful exploration of groupthink and persecution.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 2, 2013accusation, Cannes, child abuse, Danish, dark, drama, Mads Mikkelsen, persecution, The Hunt, Thomas VinterbergComment

Review: Blue Jasmine (2013)

Intense and interesting and different than Allen's usual work.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 25, 2013Alec Baldwin, Andrew Dice Clay, Blue Jasmine, Bobby Cannavale, Cate Blanchett, Louis C- K-, Michael Stulhbarg, Peter Sarsgaard, Sally Hawkins, Woody AllenComment

Review: Fruitvale Station (2013)

A devastating depiction of Oscar Grant's last day.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 4, 2013drama, Fruitvale Station, Melonie Diaz, Michael B- Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Oscar Grant, Ryan Coogler, Sundance, Trayvon Martin, true storyComment

Review: Blue Jasmine (2013)

Blanchett's Jasmine is breaking down; clearly Allen isn't.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromAugust 23, 2013Alec Baldwin, Andrew Dice Clay, Blue Jasmine, Bobby Cannavale, Cate Blanchett, class conflict, dark comedy, financial fraud, Louis C- K-, Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Sarsgaard, Sally Hawkins, Woody AllenComment

Review: The Conjuring (2013)

James Wan's traditional horror film is spectacularly scary.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 19, 2013demon, demonologist, Ed and Lorraine Warren, horror, James Wan, Lili Taylor, paranormal, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, supernatural, The Conjuring, Vera FarmigaComment

Review: Only God Forgives (2013)

Refn's Drive follow-up is a nightmarish disappointment.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 15, 2013Bangkok, Cannes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Nicolas Winding Refn, Only God Forgives, revenge, Ryan Gosling, Thailand, thriller, vengeance, westernComment

Review: The Wolverine (2013)

A satisfying return for Wolverine that falls short of its potential.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromAugust 2, 2013action, Hugh Jackman, Japan, science fiction, superhero, The Wolverine, X-Men Comment

Review: The Act of Killing (2013)

A remarkable documentary about the humanity of evil.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 30, 2013Adi Zulkadry, Anwar Congo, documentary, Errol Morris, genocide, Indonesia, Joshua Oppenheimer, The Act of Killing, Werner HerzogComment