Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Aren lays out his reasons for thinking that Tim Burton has lost his creative touch.

Features, Thursday RethinkAren BergstromMay 17, 2012Alice in Wonderland, Batman, Batman Returns, Bettlejuice, Big Fish, Dark Shadows, Ed Wood, hack, Sleepy Hollow, Tim Burton Comments

A Fractured Epic: DeMille's Dual Vision in Samson and Delilah

DeMille's ambivalence splits his 1949 biblical epic.

Essays, Yesterday's CinemaAnton BergstromMay 12, 2012ambivalence, angela lansbury, biblical epic, cecil b- demille, epic, eroticism, george sanders, hedy lamarr, religion, samson and delilah, victor mature Comments

Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)

A funny, creative, minor animated movie.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 11, 2012Aardman, animation, Charles Darwin, claymation, comedy, Peter Lord, Queen Victoria, The Pirates! Band of MisfitsComment

Review: Keyhole (2011)

Guy Maddin's Keyhole is a frustrating, but affecting picture.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromMay 11, 2012black and white, gangster, Guy Maddin, haunted house, Isabella Rossellini, Jason Patric, KeyholeComment

Thursday Rethink: The Box Office Reporting System Is Broken

Anders offers his reasons for why the current box office reporting system no longer reflects the actual popularity of a movie.

Features, Thursday RethinkAnders BergstromMay 10, 20123D, box office, distribution, marketing, The Avengers, Thursday RethinkComment

Review: The Avengers (2012)

I'm not about to Hulk-out in rage about this film. It's a fun, satisfying summer blockbuster.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromMay 7, 2012action, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr-, Scarlett Johansson, science fiction, superhero, The Avengers, Tom Hiddleston Comments

Review: Bully (2012)

This documentary is more movement than movie.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 4, 20122012, Bully, bullying, documentary, Lee Hirsch, MPAA, SundanceComment

Review: Tetro (2009)

Francis Ford Coppola's beautiful black and white melodrama is certainly worthy of consideration.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnders BergstromMay 2, 2012black and white, Buenos Aires, family, Francis Ford Coppola, melodrama, Vincent GalloComment

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