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Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)

Review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)

Pretty focused and compelling, despite being just "Part 1."

Review: Maps to the Stars (2014)

Review: Maps to the Stars (2014)

Cronenberg indicts Hollywood with gusto and complexity.

Review: Birdman (2014)

Review: Birdman (2014)

Anders: A number of virtuoso performances ultimately in the service of, what exactly?

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromNovember 20, 2014Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárittu, Andrea Riseborough, Birman, drama, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Emmanuel Lubezki, Michael Keaton, superhero, theatre, Zach Galafianakis Comment

Review: Dumb and Dumber To (2014)

Review: Dumb and Dumber To (2014)

Aren: A derivative sequel, but who cares when the jokes are so good.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 18, 2014Bobby Farrelly, comedy, Dumb and Dumber, Dumb and Dumber To, Jeff Daniels, Jim Carrey, Kathleen Turner, Laurie Holden, Peter Farrelly, Rob Riggle, sequel, slapstick, The Farrelly BrothersComment

Review: Nightcrawler (2014)

Review: Nightcrawler (2014)

A great film of puncturing wit and punishing cynicism.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 7, 2014Bill Paxton, black comedy, Dan Gilroy, drama, Jake Gyllenhaal, Los Angeles, media satire, Nightcrawler, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed, Robert Elswit, satire, Taxi Driver, thrillerComment

Review: Fury (2014)

Review: Fury (2014)

Bits and pieces of a great war movie.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromOctober 23, 2014America, army, Brad Pitt, David Ayer, Germany, Jon Bernthal, Logan Lerman, Michael Pena, Shia LeBeouf, tanks, war, war is hell, war movie, WWIIComment

Halloween Horror: Dracula Untold (2014)

Halloween Horror: Dracula Untold (2014)

This silly blockbuster never outstays its welcome.

Review: The Trip to Italy (2014)

Review: The Trip to Italy (2014)

Delightful and even a bit profound.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromOctober 2, 2014comedy, dining, food, impersonations, improvisation, Italy, Michael Winterbottom, Rob Brydon, Romantic poetry, sequel, Steve Coogan, The Trip, The Trip to ItalyComment

Review: A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

Review: A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)

An exceptional crime mystery that'll prove to be a minor classic.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 27, 2014A Walk Among the Tombstones, Brian "Astro" Bradley, crime, Dan Stevens, detective, hard boiled, Lawrence Block, Liam Neeson, Matt Scudder, noir, Scott FrankComment

Review: Frank (2014)

Review: Frank (2014)

Clever and strange and more than a little profound.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 17, 2014Frank, Lenny Abrahamson, Jon Ronson, Peter Straughan, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scoot McNairy, Carla Azar, Francois Civil, Michael FassbenderComment

Review: Magic in the Moonlight (2014)

Review: Magic in the Moonlight (2014)

Allen's viewpoint is looking increasingly narrow.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromAugust 20, 2014Colin Firth, comedy, Eileen Atkins, Emma Stone, Hamish Linklater, Jacki Weaver, Magic in the Moonlight, Marcia Gay Harden, materialism, rationalism vs- belief, screwball comedy, Simon McBurney, spiritualism, Woody AllenComment

Review: Snowpiercer (2013)

Review: Snowpiercer (2013)

Bong's film is inventive and displays virtuoso filmmaking.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 14, 2014action, Bong Joon-ho, Chris Evans, Go Ah-sung, Jamie Bell, John Hurt, Korean, Le Transperceneige, Octavia Spencer, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, Snowpiercer, Song Kang-ho, Tilda SwintonComment

Review: Life Itself (2014)

Review: Life Itself (2014)

Anders reflects on Steve James documentary about film critic Roger Ebert.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromAugust 9, 2014documentary, film criticism, Life Itself, memoir, Roger Ebert, Steve JamesComment

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Irreverent heroes abound in this fun sci-fi adventure.

Review: Palo Alto (2014)

Review: Palo Alto (2014)

A moody and perceptive teen drama.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 28, 2014drama, Emma Roberts, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Gia Coppola, high school, Jack Kilmer, James Franco, Nat Wolff, Palo Alto, teenagers, teens, Zoe LevinComment

Review: 22 Jump Street (2014)

Review: 22 Jump Street (2014)

Ridiculous, hilarious, and irreverent, but in a nice way.

Review: Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (2014)

Review: Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (2014)

Its colourful, offbeat heroics make up for the paint-by-numbers plot.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 25, 2014action, animation, anime, Barnaby Brooks Jr-, HeroTV, Japanese, Masafumi Nishida, superheroes, Tiger & Bunny, Tiger & Bunny: The Rising, Wild Tiger, Yoshitomo YonetaniComment

Review: Locke (2013)

Review: Locke (2013)

An exceptional performance in a successful gimmick.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 20, 2014Andrew Scott, confined filmmaking, drama, England, Locke, Olivia Colman, one-man show, Ruth Wilson, Steven Knight, Tom HardyComment

Review: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Review: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Cruise's time looper is an action spectacle success!

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromJune 18, 2014action, alien invasion, Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson, Christopher McQuarrie, Doug Liman, Edge of Tomorrow, Emily Blunt, repetition, science fiction, time travel, Tom Cruise, video gameComment

Review: Chef (2014)

Review: Chef (2014)

Light, but exuberantly delightful.