Blog — 3 Brothers Film

James Bond 007: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

A handsome action film, but it hasn't aged well.

Halloween Horror: Area 51 (2015)

Slow-burn found footage horror with no payoff.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At Home, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 1, 2015aliens, Area 51, Ben Rovner, Darrin Bragg, found-footage, Halloween Horror, horror, Jelena Nik, Oren Peli, Paranormal Activity-, Reid WarnerComment

James Bond 007: GoldenEye (1995)

A key Bond film that brought the franchise into the post-Cold War era.

The New Canadian Canon: Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Aren discusses the impact of Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner and its new designation as the best Canadian film ever made.

(Re)Viewing the Canon, EssaysAren BergstromSeptember 25, 2015Atanarjuat The Fast Runner, Zacharias Kunuk, Natar UngalaaqComment

TIFF15: The Witch

Revitalizes the conventions of witch-lore for chilling effect.

TIFF15: Our Little Sister

This gentle family drama packs a surprising emotional punch.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnders BergstromSeptember 22, 2015drama, family, Haruka Ayase, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan, Kaho, Masami Nagasawa, melodrama, Our Little Sister, Suzu Hirose, TIFF, TIFF15, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF15: Office

A musical unlike anything you've seen before.

TIFF15: High-Rise

High-Rise could be a future cult classic, but it's not entirely clear what Wheatley is up to.

A Very Short History of Film Criticism

Aren explores the history of film criticism until the advent of the Internet.

FeaturesAren BergstromSeptember 18, 2015criticism, film criticism, Roger Ebert, Francois Truffaut, Gene Siskel, Geoff PevereComment

TIFF15: The Assassin

An art film with a little martial arts.

TIFF15: Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous

Lovely imagery, but this pseudo-documentary is saying nothing significant.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 16, 2015Christopher Doyle, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Trilogy, Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschool Preoccupied Preposterous, TIFF, TIFF15, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF15: Sicario

A solid thriller that resonates deeply.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnton BergstromSeptember 13, 2015ambiguity, Benicio del Toro, crime thriller, Denis Villeneuve, Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Taylor Sheridan, thriller, TIFF, TIFF15, Toronto International Film Festival, US-Mexico border, War on DrugsComment

TIFF15: Son of Saul

A landmark film that resolves the possible issues of the Holocaust subgenre.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 11, 2015Cannes, Clara Royer, Géza Röhrig, Holocaust, Hungary, László Nemes, Son of Saul, TIFF, TIFF15, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

Is it Possible for a Fanboy to Be a Good Critic?

Aren lays out why self-professed superfans are incapable of providing good criticism.

Essays, Jump Cuts: Random EssaysAren BergstromSeptember 11, 2015Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Star Wars, fanboyComment

Roundtable: James Bond 007: Timothy Dalton

The 3 Brothers discuss Dalton's contributions to the Bond franchise.

James Bond 007, RoundtablesAren BergstromSeptember 4, 20151980s, action, James Bond, James Bond 007, James Bond 007 Retrospective, Licence to Kill, spy, The Living Daylights, Timothy Dalton Comment

Review: The Gift (2015)

Strong characters and interesting themes, but the film tries to do too much.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromSeptember 1, 2015actor-writer-director, bullying, directorial debut, drama, gift giving, Jason Bateman, Joel Edgerton, psychological thriller, Rebecca Hall, secrets from the past, social relations, stalker, The GiftComment

James Bond 007: Licence to Kill (1989)

The most violent James Bond film yet, and a pretty good one.

Review: Mistress America (2015)

Baumbach's best film by a mile.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 25, 2015Cindy Cheung, comedy, Dean Wareheim, Greta Gerwig, Heather Lind, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lola Kirke, Matthew Shear, Michael Chernus, Mistress America, New York, Noah Baumbach, screwball comedyComment

Review: Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

Even gamers and action junkies would be better served popping in a Blu-ray of John Wick and skipping Hitman: Agent 47.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 21, 2015Aleksander Bach, Michael Finch, Skip Woods, Hitman: Agent 47, Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciaran Hinds, Thomas Kretschmann, Angelababy, HitmanComment

James Bond 007: The Living Daylights (1987)

Consider Dalton an injection of energy.