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The Nihilism of American Comedy: Todd Phillips’ The Hangover Trilogy

The Nihilism of American Comedy: Todd Phillips’ The Hangover Trilogy

Aren explores the nihilism and satire of Todd Phillips' trilogy.

Essays, Movies TodayAren BergstromMay 27, 2013American, Bradley Cooper, comedy, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, nihilism, satire, The Hangover, The Hangover Part II, The Hangover Part III, Todd Phillips, Zach Galifianakis Comment

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) [Spoilers]

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) [Spoilers]

Anders offers another, spoiler-filled, take on Star Trek Into Darkness.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromMay 25, 2013action, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, J- J- Abrams, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek Into Darkness, Zachary Quinto Comment

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) [non-spoilers]

Review: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) [non-spoilers]

J.J. Abrams' latest sci-fi blockbuster is fast and exciting.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 23, 2013action, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Pine, J- J- Abrams, science fiction, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Zachary QuintoComment

Review: The Great Gatsby (2013)

Review: The Great Gatsby (2013)

Spectacular artifice.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromMay 22, 20131920s, adaptation, Amitabh Bachchan, Baz Luhrmann, Carey Mulligan, Elizabeth Debicki, F- Scott Fitzgerald, Isla Fisher, Jazz Age, Joel Edgerton, Leonardo DiCaprio, romance, The American Dream, The Great Gatsby, Tobey MaguireComment

The American Dream in Pain & Gain and Spring Breakers

The American Dream in Pain & Gain and Spring Breakers

Michael Bay and Harmony Korine's films satirize the concept of the American Dream.

Essays, Movies TodayAren BergstromMay 13, 2013action, American Dream, Dwayne Johnson, Harmony Korine, James Franco, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Bay, Pain & Gain, satire, Spring Breakers, trash cinema Comments

Roundtable: Iron Man 3 (2013)

Roundtable: Iron Man 3 (2013)

The 3 Brothers discuss the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

RoundtablesAren BergstromMay 9, 2013Ben Kingsley, comedy, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr-, Shane Black, superhero, The MandarinComment

The Emergent Subjectivity of Upstream Color

The Emergent Subjectivity of Upstream Color

Some thoughts on the challenging and beautiful new film from Shane Carruth.

Essays, Movies TodayAnders BergstromMay 8, 2013Amy Seimetz, Andrew Sensenig, identity, Primer, science fiction, Shane Carruth, subjectivity, Upstream ColorComment

HotDocs13: Blackfish (2013)

HotDocs13: Blackfish (2013)

An effective exposé, but it avoids the hard questions.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnton BergstromMay 6, 2013animal rights, Blackfish, documentary, exposé, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, HotDocs, orcas, SeaWorldComment

Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

Review: The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

An ambitious generational drama of fathers and sons.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 6, 2013Bradley Cooper, drama, Eva Mendes, fathers, generational drama, NY, Ryan Gosling, Schenectady, sons, The Place Beyond the PinesComment

HotDocs13: The Defector: Escape from North Korea (2012)

HotDocs13: The Defector: Escape from North Korea (2012)

Part escape thriller, part awareness campaign.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnton BergstromApril 30, 2013Ann Shin, defectors, documentary, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, North Korea, The Defector: Escape from North KoreaComment

HotDocs13: Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013)

HotDocs13: Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013)

A warning about the death of online privacy.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013Calum Hoback, documentary, Facebook, FBI, Google, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, NSA, online privacy, Terms and Conditions May ApplyComment

HotDocs13: Downloaded (2013)

HotDocs13: Downloaded (2013)

Napster is given its due in this chronicle of the birth of the modern Internet.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013Alex Winter, documentary, Downloaded, file-sharing, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Internet, Napster, piracy, Sean Parker, Shawn FanningComment

HotDocs13: The Only Son (2013)

HotDocs13: The Only Son (2013)

An overlong, repetitive look into the remote life of the Himalayas.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013arranged marriage, documentary, Himalayas, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Nepal, Simonka de Jong, The Only SonComment

HotDocs13: William and the Windmill (2013)

HotDocs13: William and the Windmill (2013)

A great doc on the developing world and William Kamkwamba.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 29, 2013documentary, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, inventor, Mawali, TED, Tom Rielly, William and the Windmill, William Kamkwamba, windmillComment

HotDocs13: When I Walk (2013)

HotDocs13: When I Walk (2013)

A personal diary on MS from Jason DaSilva.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 28, 2013documentary, Hot Docs, Hot Docs 2013, HotDocs13, Jason DaSilva, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, When I WalkComment

HotDocs13: Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children (2013)

HotDocs13: Fight Like Soldiers, Die Like Children (2013)

Romeo Dallaire's campaign to end the use of child soldiers.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 28, 2013child soldiers, Congo, Die Like Children, documentary, Fight Like Soldiers, genocide, Patrick Reed, Romeo Dallaire, RwandaComment

HotDocs13: Anita (2013)

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

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)

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)

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