Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Table Talk: Prometheus (2012)

Anders and Aren discuss Ridley Scott's ambitious return to science-fiction.

RoundtablesAren BergstromJune 15, 2012Alien, horror, Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, science fictionComment

Review: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

A fantastically visual update of the classic fairy tale.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 9, 2012action, adventure, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, fairy tale, Kristen Stewart, Rupert Sanders, Snow White, Snow White and the HuntsmanComment

"More human than human": Ridley Scott's Blade Runner

Revisiting some of the themes and questions posed in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner

(Re)Viewing the Canon, EssaysAnders BergstromJune 8, 2012Blade Runner, ethics, Frankenstein, Harrison Ford, humanism, posthumanism, Ridley Scott, Rutger Hauer, science fiction Comments

Review: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Like a book you read in Grade 7 or 8, by Wes Anderson.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromJune 6, 2012Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, comedy, Edward Norton, Francis McDormand, Harvey Keitel, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman, Kara Hayward, Roman Coppola, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson, Young Adult Comment

Review: Men in Black III (2012)

J and K return in this more satisfying sequel to the 1997 film.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromJune 3, 2012action comedy, aliens, Barry Sonnenfeld, Josh Brolin, Men in Black III, science fiction, time travel, Tommy Lee Jones, Will SmithComment

Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

A delightful comedy-drama about the struggles of growing old.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 1, 2012Bill Nighy, comedy, Dev Patel, drama, India, John Madden, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Tom WilkinsonComment

Review: The Hunter (2012)

A thematically rich, simple drama.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 25, 2012Daniel Nettheim, drama, Sam Neill, Tasmania, Tasmanian tiger, The Hunter, Willem DafoeComment

Review: The Dictator (2012)

A hilarious, offensive, juvenile satire.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 22, 2012Admiral General Aladeen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen, satire, The Dictator, Wadiya Comment

Thursday Rethink: Tim Burton is a Hack

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