Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Pacific Rim (2013)

Guillermo del Toro offers a sprawling, science fiction adventure with a human touch and a sense of fun.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromJuly 12, 2013adventure, Charlie Day, Charlie Hunnam, Guillermo del Toro, Idris Elba, monsters, Pacific Rim, Rinko Kikuchi, robots, Ron Perlman, science fictionComment

Review: The Bling Ring (2013)

Coppola's satire on the celebrity lust of American culture.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 11, 2013Emma Watson, fashion, Hollywood, Hollywood Hills Burglar Bunch, Katie Chang, Leslie Mann, luxury, Marc Broussard, privilege, satire, Sofia Coppola, The Bling Ring Comment

Review: Before Midnight (2013)

An honest testament to the hardship and romance of love.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 5, 2013Before Midnight, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, drama, Ethan Hawke, Greece, independent, Julie Delpy, Richard Linklater, romanceComment

Review: White House Down (2013)

Roland Emmerich's patriotic action film is big, dumb, and gloriously entertaining.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 4, 2013action, American, buddy comedy, Channing Tatum, comedy, Fourth of July, Independence Day, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, politics, Richard Jenkins, Roland Emmerich, White House, White House DownComment

Review: World War Z (2013)

A big-scale action thriller that leaves out the human element.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 27, 2013action thriller, Brad Pitt, Damon Lindelof, Drew Godard, horror, Marc Forster, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Max Brooks, Mireille Enos, World War Z, zombie Comment

Roundtable: Man of Steel (2013)

The 3 Brothers discuss Zack Snyder's bold new Superman film, Man of Steel.

RoundtablesAnders BergstromJune 19, 2013action, Amy Adams, Christopher Nolan, comic book, DC, Diane Lane, Henry Cavill, Kevin Costner, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, science fiction, superhero, Superman, Zach Snyder, Man of Steel Comment

Review: The Kings of Summer (2013)

One half honest whimsy, one half forced humour.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 13, 2013Chris Galletta, comedy, coming-of-age, drama, Gabriel Basso, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Nick Offerman, Nick Robinson, The Kings of SummerComment

Review: After Earth (2013)

Shymalan's best in years, but still not enough.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 7, 2013After Earth, fantasy, Jaden Smith, M- Night Shyamalan, science fiction, Will SmithComment

Review: Mud (2013)

Jeff Nichols' pure American tall tale.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 6, 2013Americana, Jeff Nichols, Mark Twain, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Shannon, Mud, Reese Witherspoon, tall tale, Tye SheridanComment

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]

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]

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)

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

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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