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Review: The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

Davies’ The Deep Blue Sea is a lyrical portrait of a woman who leaves her husband for an RAF pilot in post-war England.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, The Current: At HomeAnders BergstromFebruary 27, 2013drama, England, Rachel Weisz, romance, Terrence Davies, The Deep Blue Sea, Tom Hiddleston, World War IIComment

Predicting the 2013 Oscars

The Brothers give their personal picks and predictions for the 2013 Oscars.

Review: Side Effects (2013)

Soderbergh skillfully manipulates our genre expectations and character sympathies.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromFebruary 18, 2013Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, depression, Jude Law, medicine, musical score, mystery, prescription drugs, Rooney Mara, Side Effects, social thriller, Steven Soderbergh, thrillerComment

The Best Unconventional Romances for Valentine's Day

The Brothers list the best unconventional romances for couples to watch this Valentine's Day.

FeaturesAren BergstromFebruary 14, 2013A Matter of Life and Death, Amour, Drive, Marty, My Week with Marilyn, romance, The Last of the Mohicans, The Matrix, The Terminator, unconventional, Valentine's day, Wild at Heart Comment

Review: Compliance (2012)

A dark, interesting, yet surface-level, examination of authority.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 9, 2013Ann Dowd, Compliance, Craig Zobel, drama, Dreama Walker, real-life, Sundance, thrillerComment

Review: Treasure Planet (2002)

An underrated Disney gem with gorgeous animation.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 3, 2013animation, David Hyde Pierce, Disney, Emma Thompson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Treasure Island, Treasure PlanetComment

Anders' Top 10 Films of 2012

Expected contenders and a couple of surprises work their way onto Anders’ list.

FeaturesAnders BergstromJanuary 30, 20132012, Best of 2012, Django Unchained, Haywire, Holy Motors, Like Someone in Love, Moonrise Kingdom, Prometheus, Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises, The Master, The Secret World of Arrietty, Top 10 Comments

Aren's Top 10 Films of 2012

Aren lists his Top 10 films of 2012, as well as his honourable mentions for a great year in film.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 25, 2013Django Unchained, Flight, Lincoln, Prometheus, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises, The Grey, The Master, Zero Dark Thirty Comment

Best Performances of 2012

Following the Oscar categories, Aren offers his picks for the best performances of 2012.

Review: Les Misérables (2012)

Tom Hooper and company work hard to make you feel sad.

Table Talk: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Anton and Aren discuss Peter Jackson's return to Middle Earth.

RoundtablesAren BergstromDecember 24, 2012dwarves, Ian McKellan, J- R- R- Tolkien, Martin Freeman, Middle Earth, orcs, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the Rings Comment

Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

A preliminary review of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromDecember 22, 2012adaptation, fantasy, Ian McKellan, J- R- R- Tolkien, Martin Freeman, Peter Jackson, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the RingsComment

The Best Movie Moments of 2012

Aren examines 20 of his favourite movie moments from 2012.

Review: Argo (2012)

Argo is classic Hollywood thrill-making at its best.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 22, 2012Alan Arkin, Argo, Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, drama, Hollywood, Iran, John Goodman, Scoot McNairy, thrillerComment

Roundtable: American Psyche: To the Wonder (2012) and The Master (2012)

The Brothers discuss the new films from P. T. Anderson and Terrence Malick and the state of American cinema.

RoundtablesAnders BergstromOctober 2, 201270 mm, America, Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Joaquin Pheonix, Olga Kurylenko, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, romance, sex, Terrence Malick, The Master, The Tree of Life, Tiff12, To the WonderComment

TIFF12: The Sessions (2012)

A light, likeable exploration of sex and illness.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 27, 2012Ben Lewin, comedy, drama, Helen Hunt, John Hawkes, Mark O'Brien, romance, sex surrogate, The Sessions, William H- MacyComment

TIFF12: Room 237 (2012)

Crazy theories abound in Room 237, a documentary on Kubrick's The Shining.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnders BergstromSeptember 20, 2012documentary, Rodney Ascher, Room 237, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, TIFF, Tiff12Comment

TIFF12: Much Ado About Nothing (2012)

A hilarious, stylish rendition of the Shakespeare classic.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 15, 2012Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, comedy, Joss Whedon, Much Ado About Nothing, Nathan Fillion, romance, Tiff12Comment

Review: Bottle Shock (2008)

This wine comedy neither charms nor informs.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromSeptember 4, 2012Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, California, Chris Pine, comedy, Dennis Farina, Eliza Dushku, France, Freddy Rodriguez, Rachel Taylor, Randall Miller, wineComment

Review: ParaNorman (2012)

A beautiful, melancholy stop-motion story.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 22, 2012animation, children's, Chris Butler, comedy, horror, John Goodman, Kodi Smit-McPhee, ParaNorman, Sam Fell, stop motionComment