Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Bad Boys For Life (2020)

Bad Boys For Life jettisons the problematic politics of the franchise, but also loses the stylistic flare that made its predecessors so unique.

Review: 1917 (2019)

Sam Mendes’s one-shot WWI epic is a stunning technical achievement, but its central gimmick limits its overall effect.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 13, 20201917, Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns, George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Clarie Duburcq, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch Comment

Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)

Marielle Heller’s film challenges us to become better people much as Fred Rogers’ show did.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 10, 2019A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Marielle Heller, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Tom Junod, Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris CooperComment

Review: Pain and Glory (2019)

Pedro Almodóvar extends grace to those in his life in this beautiful autofiction.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 26, 2019Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar, Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Julieta Serrano, Asier Flores, Penelope CruzComment

Review: Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Dark Fate takes the franchise back to basics.

Review: The Lighthouse (2019)

Robert Eggers’ follow-up to The Witch is a hilarious, nightmarish marvel.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 8, 2019The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers, Max Eggers, Willem Dafoe, Robert PattinsonComment

Review: Ad Astra (2019)

James Gray’s Ad Astra is a stunning example of science-fiction worldbuilding, even if its philosophical view of the cosmos is surprisingly reductive.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 24, 2019Ad Astra, James Gray, Ethan Gross, Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, John Ortiz, Greg Bryk, Loren Dean, Natasha LyonneComment

Review: Joker (2019)

Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix weaponize our familiarity with comic book narratives to paint a portrait of personal evil and social dysfunction.

Halloween Horror: It Chapter Two (2019)

It Chapter Two is effective and scary if a bit muddled.

Review: Ready or Not (2019)

A gruesome, funny B-movie to end the summer movie season.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 5, 2019Ready or Not, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell, Nicky Guadagni, Melanie Scrofano, Elyse Levesque, Kristian Bruun, John RalstonComment

Review: The Lion King (2019)

The 2019 photorealistic remake of the 1994 classic is pointless nostalgia.

Review: Midsommar (2019)

Ari Aster’s follow-up to Hereditary is formally impressive, but also indulgent and narratively myopic.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 17, 2019Ari Aster, Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Will Poulter, Midsommar, HereditaryComment

Review: Rocketman (2019)

Rocketman reinvigorates the musical biopic through its full-on musical approach.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 4, 2019Dexter Fletcher, Lee Hall, Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rocketman, Elton JohnComment

Review: All Is True (2018)

All Is True could’ve been a disastrous work of biographical criticism, but instead, it’s a quiet drama that understands Shakespeare’s appeal.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 18, 2019All Is True, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Lydia Wilson, Kathryn Wilder, William ShakespeareComment

Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters has plenty of action to satisfy kaiju fanboys, but the storytelling lacks nuance and interesting human characters.

Review: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum still has exceptional action sequences, but the franchise is starting to suffer diminished returns.

Review: Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

It’s naked franchise extension, but with enough humour and strong world-building to justify its existence.

Review: Missing Link (2019)

Missing Link is a delightful juvenile adventure in the vein of Kipling or Heinlein.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 2, 2019Laika, Missing Link, Chris Butler, Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, David Walliams, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, Amrita Acharia, Zach GalifianakisComment

Review: Shazam! (2019)

Essentially Big as a superhero movie, Shazam! is a jolt of goofy energy in the DCEU.

Review: Us (2019)

An ambitious follow-up to Get Out that proves Peele has become a master at playing an audience, even if his central conceit could’ve been left more ambiguous.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 8, 2019Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, UsComment