Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Christmas: The Night Before (2015)

Amiable enough, even though its themes are a little stale.

Review: Creed (2015)

This is a special film.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 3, 2015Aaron Covington, Andre Ward, Creed, Gabriel Rosado, Graham McTavish, Michael B- Jordan, Phylicia Rashad, Rocky, Ryan Coogler, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Tony Bellew, Wood HarrisComment

Review: Experimenter (2015)

A compelling and experimental look at a significant researcher.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromDecember 1, 20151960s, Anton Yelchin, biography, biopic, drama, Experimenter, Jim Gaffigan, John Leguizamo, Michael Almereyda, Peter Sarsgaard, psychology, Stanley Milgrim, Winona RyderComment

Review: Spotlight (2015)

A sober-minded movie of substance.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 27, 2015Billy Crudup, Brian "Astro" Bradley, John Slattery, Josh Singer, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Spotlight, Stanley Tucci, Thomas McCarthyComment

Review: In Jackson Heights (2015)

Anyone attempting to understand multiculturalism and the challenges of urban diversity needs to see In Jackson Heights.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 20, 2015Frederick Wiseman, In Jackson HeightsComment

Review: The Keeping Room (2015)

A few bold images and ideas don’t make up for the film's tedium.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 30, 2015Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Muna Otaru, Sam Worthington, Amy Nutall, Kyle Soller, Ned Dennehy, Julia Hart, Daniel Barber, The Keeping RoomComment

Review: The Assassin (2015)

Essential viewing for those of you who are familiar with Hou's style and sensibility.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 30, 2015Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Zhou Yun, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chu Tien-wen, Hsieh Hai-meng, Zhong Acheng, The Assassin

Review: Stonewall (2015)

A lame whitewashing of the landmark riots.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 9, 2015Stonewall, Roland EmmerichComment

Review: Black Mass (2015)

The film never attempts to comprehend Bulger's humanity.

Review: The Gift (2015)

Strong characters and interesting themes, but the film tries to do too much.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromSeptember 1, 2015actor-writer-director, bullying, directorial debut, drama, gift giving, Jason Bateman, Joel Edgerton, psychological thriller, Rebecca Hall, secrets from the past, social relations, stalker, The GiftComment

Review: Mistress America (2015)

Baumbach's best film by a mile.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 25, 2015Cindy Cheung, comedy, Dean Wareheim, Greta Gerwig, Heather Lind, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lola Kirke, Matthew Shear, Michael Chernus, Mistress America, New York, Noah Baumbach, screwball comedyComment

Review: Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

Even gamers and action junkies would be better served popping in a Blu-ray of John Wick and skipping Hitman: Agent 47.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 21, 2015Aleksander Bach, Michael Finch, Skip Woods, Hitman: Agent 47, Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciaran Hinds, Thomas Kretschmann, Angelababy, HitmanComment

Review: Fantastic Four (2015)

Possibly the worst superhero film ever made.

Review: Ant-Man (2015)

Fun, but blandly on-brand.

Review: Slow West (2015)

An ode to the violence of naiveté.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 15, 2015Ben Mendelsohn, Caren Pistorius, drama, John Maclean, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, New Zealand, Rory McCann, Slow West, Sundance Film Festival, western Comment

Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

Fatally attached to its protagonist's sour perspective.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 9, 2015Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, comedy, Connie Britton, drama, Grand Jury Prize, Jesse Andrews, Jon Bernthal, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Molly Shannon, Nick Offerman, Olivia Cooke, Ronald Cyler II, Sundance Film Festival, Thomas MannComment

Review: When Marnie Was There (2014)

A profound, melancholy depiction of adolescent self-loathing.

Review: Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)

An intimate and passionate romance, with fascinating editing and camerawork.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 16, 2015Carey Mulligan, classical novel, Dan Nicholls, drama, Far from the Madding Crowd, Juno Temple, literary adaptation, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, romance, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Vinterberg, Tom SturridgeComment

Review: Jurassic World (2015)

Successes and blunders in this franchise revival.

Review: While We're Young (2015)

Baumbach's portrait of a middle-age crisis is his most accessible film yet.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromMay 29, 2015Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried, Ben Stiller, Charles Grodin, comedy, documentary, drama, Naomi Watts, New York City, Noah Baumbach, While We're YoungComment