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HotDocs13: Anita (2013)

An important piece on Anita Hill and sexual harassment.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013Anita, Anita Hill, civil rights, documentary, Freida Mock, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, sexual harassmentComment

Hot Docs 2013

Ongoing coverage of Hot Docs 2013.

FeaturesAren BergstromApril 27, 2013Anita, Die Like Children, documentary, Downloaded, Fight Like Soldiers, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Narco Cultura, Pussy Riot, Terms and Conditions May Apply, The Human Scale, The Only Son, Toronto, When I Walk, William and the WindmillComment

HotDocs13: Narco Cultura (2013)

A dark look at the Mexican drug war and the music subculture it spawned.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013documentary, drug trade, drug war, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Juarez, Mexico, music, narco, Narco Cultura, Shaul SchwarzComment

HotDocs13: The Human Scale (2012)

A fascinating doc about Jan Gehl's theory of the modern megacity.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013cars, documentary, HotDocs13, Jan Gehl, megacity, people, The Human Scale Comment

HotDocs13: Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2012)

A primer on the radical political performance art group.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 27, 2013documentary, HotDocs13, punk, Pussy Riot, Putin, RussiaComment

Review: Cloud Atlas (2012

Cloud Atlas gets points for camp ambition and narrative clarity.

Review: Oblivion (2013)

This Tom Cruise sci-fi film is a triumph of design.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 23, 2013action, Joseph Kosinski, Morgan Freeman, Oblivion, Olga Kurylenko, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, Tom Cruise, video gameComment

The Lasting Appeal of Primer

Shane Carruth's Primer is a puzzle film not meant to be solved.

Essays, Yesterday's CinemaAren BergstromApril 18, 2013David Sullivan, drama, Grand Jury Prize, independent, Primer, science fiction, Shane Carruth, Sundance, time travel, Upstream Color Comments

Re-Entering Fight Club

Fincher's satire is a dangerous text.

Review: From Up On Poppy Hill (2013)

From Up On Poppy Hill is a film about the push and pull of the past and modernity in 60s Japan.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromApril 5, 2013animation, From Up on Poppy Hill, Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, Studio Ghibli Comments

Review: Red Tails (2012)

An earnestly rousing, patriotic, corny WWII movie. Irony be damned!

Review: Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)

Sam Raimi's prequel to the classic is a joyous CGI spectacle.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 16, 2013adventure, blockbuster, Disney, fantasy, James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, Oz, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Rachel Weisz, Sam Raimi, The Wizard of OzComment

Review: Stoker (2013)

Stoker is disturbing, intelligent Gothic horror.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromMarch 14, 2013fate vs- free will, Gothic, horror, intertextuality, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, Park Chan-wook, psychological thriller, Wentworth MillerComment

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