Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: You Were Never Really Here (2018)

Lynne Ramsay's latest is a tedious bore that wastes a great actor and indulges in the worst impulses of art-film storytelling.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 20, 2018Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette, John Doman, Judith Roberts, Alessandro Nivola, Frank Pando, Lynne Ramsay, Jonathan Ames, You Were Never Really HereComment

Review: Annihilation (2018)

Ex Machina was a promising debut and a superior work of science-fiction, but Annihilation is on a whole other level.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 16, 2018Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Benedict Wong, Oscar Isaac, Alex Garland, Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation, Ex MachinaComment

Review: Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)

If you were charmed by the adventures of Kiki and Chihiro and Mei and Satsuki in the films of Studio Ghibli, the adventure of Mary and the cat Tib will delight you.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 14, 2018Ruby Barnhill, Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Kate Winslet, Jim Broadbent, Ewen Bremner, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Riko Sakaguchi, Mary and the Witch's Flower, Studio Ponoc, Studio GhibliComment

Review: Black Panther (2018)

It never breaks free of the confines of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Black Panther is exciting and dramatically-rich in ways few MCU films are.

Review: The 15:17 to Paris (2018)

This is a bizarre film, but one that confronts reality in often-fascinating ways.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 19, 2018Spencer Stone, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Judy Greer, Jenna Fischer, Clint Eastwood, Dorothy Blyskal, Jeffrey E. Stern, The 15:17 to ParisComment

Review: The Breadwinner (2017)

With grace and unflinching honesty, The Breadwinner powerfully contemplates the power of stories and the meaning of hardship in the world.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 9, 2018Saara Chaudry, Soma Bhatia, Noorin Gulamguas, Kane Mahon, Laara Sadiq, Ali Badshah, Shaista Latif, Nora Twomey, The Breadwinner, Anita Doron, Deborah Ellis, Cartoon SaloonComment

Review: Phantom Thread (2017)

Phantom Thread is a beguiling masterwork from Paul Thomas Anderson, full of psychological and artistic insights and aesthetic delights.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 18, 2018Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Vicky Krieps, Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas AndersonComment

Review: The Disaster Artist (2017)

This is a work of exceptional sympathy, of one artist bonding with another and transcending his own failings as he explores the failings of another.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 8, 2017James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogen, Alison Brie, Ari Graynor, Josh Hutcherson, Jacki Weaver, The Disaster Artist, The Room, Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero, Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, Tom BissellComment

Review: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is funny and thoughtful with moments of arresting pathos, but it's also a little confounding.

Review: Justice League (2017)

Justice League is merely good, while aspects of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and the presence of both Whedon and Snyder suggest that it could’ve been great.

Review: mother! (2017)

A staggeringly-coherent allegory with unrelenting emotional intensity.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 12, 2017Brian Gleeson, Darren Aronofsky, Domhnall Gleeson, Ed Harris, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Jovan Adepu, Kristen Wiig, Laurence Leboeuf, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mother, Stephen McHattieComment

Halloween Horror: It (2017)

A genuine mega-hit that earns its popularity.

Review: Logan Lucky (2017)

Too slow-paced and saggy to work effectively as a heist comedy.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 26, 2017Adam Driver, Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig, Dwight Yoakam, Hilary Swank, Katherine Waterston, Katie Holmes, Logan Lucky, Rebecca Blunt, Riley Keough, Sebastian Stan, Seth MacFarlane, Steven SoderberghComment

Review: Let There Be Light (2017)

Let There Be Light is short and always remains engaging, even if it seems to be jumping the gun as pertains to this particular subject matter.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 22, 2017Let There Be LightComment

Review: Detroit (2017)

As much a horror movie as a Civil Rights epic.

Review: The Big Sick (2017)

The Big Sick is a delightful film that provides laughs, insight, and tears in equal measure.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 30, 2017The Big Sick, Michael ShowalterComment

Review: I, Daniel Blake (2016)

A passionate declaration for justice in the here and now.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 23, 2017Briana Shann, Cannes Film Festival, Dave Johns, Dylan McKiernan, Hayley Squires, I Daniel Blake, Kate Rutter, Ken Loach, Palme d'Or, Paul LavertyComment

Review: Wonder Woman (2017)

If only all superhero films were this good.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 15, 2017Allan Heinberg, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, DC, DCEU, Elena Anaya, Gal Gadot, Patty Jenkins, Robin Wright, William Moulton Marston, Wonder WomanComment

Review: Graduation (2016)

Graduation is an excellent film in the European arthouse tradition, challenging viewers with its moral inquiries and empathetic portraits of damaged characters.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 2, 2017Graduation, Cristian Mungiu, Adrian Titieni, Maria-Victoria Dragus, Lia BugnarComment

Review: The Lost City of Z (2017)

A beguiling masterwork from a key American auteur.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 15, 2017Angus Macfadyen, Charlie Hunnam, David Grann, Franco Nero, Ian McDiarmid, James Gray, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, The Lost City of Z, Tom HollandComment