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Review: All Is Lost (2013)

Review: All Is Lost (2013)

Elemental filmmaking of fascinating detail.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 3, 2013All is Lost, Cannes, drama, elemental filmmaking, J-C- Chandor, Robert Redford, sea, shipwreck, survival filmComment

Review: Short Term 12 (2013)

Review: Short Term 12 (2013)

An overly calculated drama full of individual moments of beauty.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 26, 2013abuse, Brie Larson, Destin Cretton, drama, foster care, independent film, John Gallagher Jr-, Keith Stanfield, Short Term 12, SXSWComment

Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)

Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)

A monumental film full of stunning technique and emotion.

Review: Ender's Game (2013)

Review: Ender's Game (2013)

Aren: A savvy adaptation of the popular YA sci-fi novel.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 15, 2013Gavin Hood, Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card, Harrison FOrd, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Viola Davis, Abigail Breslin, Ben KingsleyComment

Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Thor: The Dark World has its share of pleasures and disappointments, but never really engages.

Review: Enough Said (2013)

Review: Enough Said (2013)

A warm comedy about maturing expectations of romance.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 5, 2013Ben Falcone, Catherine Keener, comedy, Enough Said, James Gandolfini, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, middle-aged romance, Nicole Holofcener, romance, romantic comedy, Toni ColletteComment

Review: The Counselor (2013)

Review: The Counselor (2013)

Can you flirt with evil and remain unscathed?

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromNovember 4, 2013Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Cormac McCarthy, drama, drug trade, Javier Bardem, Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Ridley Scott, The CounselorComment

Halloween Horror: The Descent (2005)

Halloween Horror: The Descent (2005)

The setting–trapped underground–compounds the film's many terrors.

Flash Back, Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAnton BergstromOctober 31, 2013caving, Halloween Horror, horror, monsters, Natalie Mendoza, Neil Marshall, Shauna Macdonald, The DescentComment

Halloween Horror: Frailty (2001)

Halloween Horror: Frailty (2001)

A powerful yet neglected work of focused dread.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Halloween Horror IIIAnton BergstromOctober 25, 2013Bill Paxton, Brent Hanley, demons, divine will, Halloween Horror, horror, Jeremy Sumpter, Matt O'Leary, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, psychological horror, psychological thriller, religion, serial killer thrillerComment

Halloween Horror: Carrie (2013)

Halloween Horror: Carrie (2013)

The supporting players are the highlights of this bloodless remake.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 25, 2013bullying, Carrie, Chloe Grace Moretz, Halloween, Halloween Horror, horror, Julianne Moore, Kimberly Peirce, Stephen King, telekinetic powersComment

Halloween Horror: Ghostbusters (1984)

Halloween Horror: Ghostbusters (1984)

A classic comedy, although not a masterpiece.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 24, 2013Bill Murray, comedy, Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters, ghosts, Halloween Horror, Harold Ramis, horror, Ivan Reitman, Who You Gonna Call Comment

Halloween Horror: The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

Halloween Horror: The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

This flawed but charming film testifies to the appeal of Lovecraft.

Flash Back, Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAnders BergstromOctober 22, 2013black and white, H- P- Lovecraft, Halloween Horror, horror, low budget horror, silent film, The Call of CthulhuComment

Review: Captain Phillips (2013)

Review: Captain Phillips (2013)

A remarkably tense and surprisingly nuanced docudrama.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 18, 2013Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips, docudrama, drama, Navy SEALS, Paul Greengrass, Rich Phillips, Somali pirates, Tom HanksComment

Halloween Horror: The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Halloween Horror: The Blair Witch Project (1999)

The holy grail of found footage. A terrifying experience.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 16, 2013Blair Witch, Daniel Myrick, DIY filmmaking, Eduardo Sanchez, found-footage, Halloween Horror, horror, low budget horror, The Blair Witch ProjectComment

Halloween Horror: Pontypool (2008)

Halloween Horror: Pontypool (2008)

A gripping opening act undone by nonsensical explanations.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 15, 2013Bruce McDonald, Canada, Canadian film, Halloween Horror, horror, Lisa Houle, Pontypool, radio, shock jockey, Stephen McHattie, Tony Burgess, zombieComment

Table Talk: Gravity (2013)

Table Talk: Gravity (2013)

Anders and Anton discuss Alfonso Cuarón's groundbreaking new 3D experience.

RoundtablesAnders BergstromOctober 11, 20133D, Alfonso Cuaron, George Clooney, Gravity, Sandra Bullock, spaceComment

Review: The Spectacular Now (2013)

Review: The Spectacular Now (2013)

The high school of reality, not Hollywood, is on display here.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 9, 2013addiction, alcoholism, coming-of-age, drama, drunkeness, high school, James Ponsoldt, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kyle Chandler, Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, teenager, The Spectacular NowComment

Breaking Bad Finale was a Fitting End for Walter White

Breaking Bad Finale was a Fitting End for Walter White

Aren discusses the finale of AMC's Breaking Bad.

TV CornerAren BergstromOctober 4, 2013Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston, Jesse Plemons, Vince Gilligan, Walter WhiteComment

Review: The Hunt (2013)

Review: The Hunt (2013)

A powerful exploration of groupthink and persecution.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 2, 2013accusation, Cannes, child abuse, Danish, dark, drama, Mads Mikkelsen, persecution, The Hunt, Thomas VinterbergComment

Review: Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Review: Saturday Night Fever (1977)

People remember the dance scenes because the rest is so brutally honest.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 26, 20131970s, Brooklyn, dance, disco, drama, John Badham, John Travolta, New York, Saturday Night Fever Comment