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Hot Docs 2012

It's spring in Toronto: time to watch some docs!

FeaturesAnton BergstromMay 2, 20121980s nostalgia, 2012, art, comedy, documentary, Finding Truelove, high school reunion, Hot Docs, indie, Indie Game: The Movie, James Swirsky, Lisanne Pajot, road trip, Sam Kuhn, video gamesComment

Review: Being Flynn (2012)

An indecisive, yet interesting father-son drama.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 1, 2012Being Flynn, drama, homelessness, Paul Dano, Paul Weitz, Robert De NiroComment

Review: The Flowers of War (2011)

Christian Bale returns to China; Zhang Yimou plays Spielberg.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromApril 28, 2012China, Christian Bale, drama, Empire of the Sun, Ni Ni, personal redemption, Rape of Nanking, self-sacrifice, Steven Spielberg, The Flowers of War, Zhang YimouComment

Review: The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

A clever, funny satirizing of horror movies.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 24, 2012Chris Hemsworth, Drew Goddard, horror, Joss Whedon, meta, Richard Jenkins, satire, slasher, The Cabin in the Woods Comments

Review: Saboteur (1942)

A very enjoyable Hitchcock wrong man thriller.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton BergstromApril 20, 2012Alfred Hitchcock, fifth columnists, Norman Llyod, Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Saboteur, thriller, wrong manComment

Thursday Rethink: The Lost World: Jurassic Park Is Actually a Pretty Good Film

A defense of Steven Spielberg’s much-maligned sequel to his 1993 classic.

Features, Thursday RethinkAnders BergstromApril 19, 2012action, adventure, dinosaurs, Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Jurassic Park, Pete Postlethwaite, Steven Spielberg, The Lost World, Thursday Rethink Comments

Review: The Raid: Redemption (2012)

A streamlined, stunning martial arts film.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 17, 2012action, Gareth Evans, Iko Uwais, martial arts, silat, The Raid, The Raid: Redemption Comment

Thursday Rethink: Mumblecore is Not Good Filmmaking

Aren points out his issues with mumblecore.

Features, Thursday RethinkAren BergstromApril 12, 2012filmmaking, Humpday, independent film, Mumblecore, storytelling, style, Thursday Rethink Comments

Review: Titanic (1997)

The best disaster film ever made.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 7, 20121997, 2012, 3D re-release, blockbuster, disaster, epic, James Cameron, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, romance, Titanic Comments

The Best Easter Movies

The best conventional and unconventional movie choices for the Easter season.

FeaturesAren BergstromApril 6, 2012Ben-Hur, E-T- The Extra Terrestrial, Easter, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jesus of Montreal, Life of Brian, The Gospel According to St- Matthew, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Passion of the Christ Comments

Thursday Rethink: The Passion is Not a Meaningless Work of Pornographic Violence

Mel Gibson’s controversial film is full of meaningful violence.

Features, Thursday RethinkAnton BergstromApril 5, 2012Christianity, drama, Jesus Christ, Jim Caviezel, Mel Gibson, religion, religious drama, The Passion of the Christ, Thursday Rethink, violenceComment

Playing the Viewer like an Organ: Norman Bates as the Protagonist of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho

Exploring the ways Alfred Hitchcock makes the audience root for Norman Bates in Psycho.

(Re)Viewing the Canon, EssaysAren BergstromApril 2, 2012Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, hero, horror, Janet Leigh, killer, manipulation, Marion Crane, Norman Bates, protagonist, Psycho Comment

Review: Friends with Kids (2012)

Good actors and funny lines undone by a preposterous script.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 30, 2012Adam Scott, Chris O'Dowd, comedy, Friends with Kids, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, romance Comment

Thursday Rethink: The Usual Suspects Is Massively Overrated

Bryan Singer’s Oscar-winning thriller is a fraud.

Features, Thursday RethinkAnders BergstromMarch 29, 2012Bryan Singer, Kevin Spacey, Keyser Soze, overrated, The Usual Suspects, thriller, Thursday Rethink, twist ending, Verbal Kint Comments

Review: The Hunger Games (2012)

The young adult best-seller makes a decent, if half-realized, adventure.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromMarch 22, 2012Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Ross, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci, Suzanne Collins, Wes Bentley, Woody HarrelsonComment

Review: Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

A funny and authentic exploration of the American teenager.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 18, 2012Amy Heckerling, Cameron Crowe, comedy, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, high school, Jennfier Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Sean Penn, teenager Comments

Thursday Rethink: John Carter is Not a Failure

Disney’s epic adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ sci-fi adventure may be a commercial flop, but it’s an artistic success.

Features, Thursday RethinkAnders BergstromMarch 15, 2012adventure, Andrew Stanton, Barsoom, blockbuster, Dejah Thoris, Disney, John Carter, John Carter of Mars, Lynn Collins, Mars, Taylor Kitsch, Thursday Rethink Comments

Thursday Rethink: Nicolas Cage is a Good Actor

Nicolas Cage is one of the most dedicated actors working today.

Features, Thursday RethinkAren BergstromMarch 8, 2012Nicolas Cage, The Bad Lieutenant, Thursday Rethink Comments

Review: Goon (2012)

This rough and rude hockey comedy knows the game.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromMarch 3, 2012Alison Pill, Canada, Evan Goldberg, Goon, hockey, Jay Baruchel, Liev Schreiber, Marc-André Grondin, Michael Dowse, Seann William Scott, sports comedyComment

Thursday Rethink: The Phantom Menace is a Good Movie

Contrary to popular wisdom, the first Star Wars prequel is an exceptional work of entertainment.

Features, Thursday RethinkAnton BergstromMarch 1, 2012George Lucas, Liam Neeson, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Thursday Rethink Comments