Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: The Descendants (2011)

A dramatic failure with some interesting components and a strong performance by George Clooney.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 12, 2011Alexander Payne, black comedy, drama, George Clooney, Hawaii, Shailene Woodley, The DescendantsComment

Review: Hugo (2011)

A cinematic gift from Martin Scorsese.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromDecember 12, 20113D, Ben Kingsley, children, drama, family, film history, Georges Méliès, Martin Scorsese, Sacha Baron Cohen Comment

Review: Shame (2011)

A powerfully-acted, emotionally devastating exploration of sex addiction.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 2, 2011Carey Mulligan, drama, Michael Fassbender, sex addiction, Shame, Steve McQueen, TIFF Comments

Satire and Prophecy in Terry Gilliam's Brazil

This great satire is as relevant as ever!

(Re)Viewing the Canon, EssaysAnton BergstromNovember 29, 2011Bob Hoskins, Brazil, dystopia, Ian Holm, Jonathan Pryce, Katherine Helmond, Michael Palin, Robert De Niro, satire, Terry Gilliam, Tom StoppardComment

Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Gosling steals the show in this satisfying romantic comedy.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromNovember 21, 2011Crazy Stupid Love, Dan Fogelman, Emma Stone, Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, romantic comedy, Ryan Gosling, Steve CarellComment

What's in a remake?

Thoughts on how to make a good remake and why remakes are not inherently bad

Essays, Jump Cuts: Random EssaysAren BergstromNovember 20, 2011A Fistful of Dollars, Infernal Affairs, John Carpenter, remakes, Seven Samurai, The Departed, The Magnificent Seven, The Thing, The Thing (2011), Yojimbo Comment

Review: The Road (2009)

It captures the horror and hope at the heart of McCarthy’s tale, even if it doesn't quite have the same resonance.

Flash Back, ReviewsAnders BergstromNovember 2, 2011Cormac McCarthy, fathers, horror, John Hillcoat, post-apocalyptic, speculative fiction, Viggo MortensenComment

Review: Real Steel (2011)

A fun but dishonest family film about robot boxing.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 21, 2011action, Disney, Evangeline Lilly, family, Hugh Jackman, Real Steel, robot boxing, robots, Shawn Levy Comments

Review: Young Adult (2011)

Dark, funny, awkward, human.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromOctober 21, 2011Charlize Theron, dark comedy, Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt, Young AdultComment

Review: Oldboy (2003)

A disturbing, but brilliant Korean thriller.

Flash Back, ReviewsAnton BergstromOctober 14, 2011Choi Min-sik, Oldboy, Park Chan-wook, revenge, South Korea, thriller, tragedyComment

Aren Talks TIFF11 on Newstalk 650 CKOM's Entertainment Weekend

Aren talks TIFF11 with Craig Silliphant.

FeaturesAren BergstromOctober 1, 2011Craig Silliphant, Entertainment Weekend, Francis Ford Coppola, From Up on Poppy Hill, Goro Miyazaki, Into the Abyss, Lars Von Trier, Melancholia, Michael Fassbender, Newstalk 650 CKOM, radio, Shame, Steve McQueen, Twixt, Werner HerzogComment

Thoughts on The King's Speech, One Year Later

Long live the King!

(Re)Viewing the Canon, EssaysAnton BergstromOctober 1, 2011Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech, The Silence of the Lambs, TIFF, Tom Hooper Comments

Review: Drive (2011)

An atmospheric pastiche that manages to captivate and entertain.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromOctober 1, 2011action, car chases, Cary Mulligan, drama, genre, Nicholas Winding Refn, Ryan Gosling, soundtrackComment

Review: Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)

An illuminating documentary about the biggest newspaper in the world.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 27, 2011Page One Inside the New York Times, Andrew Rossi, Kate NovackComment

The Three Brothers at TIFF 2011

Anders, Anton and Aren giving the lowdown on their daily experiences at TIFF11.

FeaturesAren BergstromSeptember 9, 2011360, animation, documentary, drama, Fernando Mierelles, From Up on Poppy Hill, Goro Miyazaki, Into the Abyss, Kirsten Dunst, Lars Von Trier, Melancholia, Peter Morgan, Studio Ghibli, TIFF, Werner HerzogComment

Review: Attack the Block (2011)

Inner-city science fiction that utilizes its low-budget and specific location to full effect.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromSeptember 7, 2011class, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, London, low-budget, race, science fictionComment

Review: Meek's Cutoff (2010)

A critical darling that is lethally boring.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromSeptember 6, 2011Bruce Greenwood, Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff, Michelle Williams, Oregon Trail, westernComment

Review: Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson (2011)

A straightforward documentary on the famous activist.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 2, 2011activism, Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson, Greenpeace, Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd, Trish Dolman, whalingComment

Review: Outland (1981)

High Noon meets Alien.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton BergstromAugust 26, 2011Alien, Frances Sternhagen, High Noon, Peter Boyle, Peter Hyams, science fiction, Sean Connery, thrillerComment

Review: The Beaver (2011)

A tonal mess full of depression and cliches.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromAugust 16, 2011Anton Yelchin, depression, drama, Jennifer Lawrence, Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, The BeaverComment