Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015)

A slight film, but it’ll play well to anyone with an interest in the finer details of Hollywood’s past.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJanuary 22, 2016Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story, Daniel RaimComment

Review: Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Parents are unlikely to find a better children’s film to see with their kids in theatres this winter.

Review: Ip Man 3 (2015)

Despite its dramatic limitations, its craft and fight scenes make it the best in the series.

Roundtable: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Part 2

The 3 Brothers discuss the film as a reboot or remake, fandom, Han Solo, and the ending.

Spaghetti for the First Time: Food as Cultural Introduction in Film

Many filmmakers use meals as dramatic shorthand to explore the cultural differences of their characters.

Essays, Jump Cuts: Random EssaysAren BergstromJanuary 15, 2016food in film, cultural introduction, Brooklyn, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Black Rain, Crocodile Dundee, Cairo Time, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Comment

The Sensual Pleasures of Tampopo, the Ramen Western

Juzo Itami’s Tampopo is the food movie to end all food movies.

Essays, Yesterday's CinemaAren BergstromJanuary 15, 2016Tampopo, Juzo Itami, ramen westernComment

The Best Movie Moments of 2015

Aren picks his standout moments from 2015.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 12, 20162015, Best Movie Moments of 2015, Best of 2015, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Creed, Crimson Peak, Far from the Madding Crowd, It Follows, Love & Mercy, Sicario, Son of Saul, SPECTRE, Star Wars: The Force AwakensComment

Puttin' On the Ritz: The Appealing Classicism of the Hollywood Musical

The classic Hollywood musical captures the charm of the Golden Age of Cinema.

Essays, (Re)Viewing the CanonAren BergstromJanuary 8, 2016Golden Age of Hollywood, musicals, Top Hat, 42nd Street, Singin' in the Rain, The Wizard of OzComment

When the Camera Learned to Fly: F.W. Murnau and the Visual Achievement of Silent Filmmaking

In his silent masterpieces, F.W. Murnau invented a new visual vocabulary for cinema.

Essays, (Re)Viewing the CanonAren BergstromJanuary 8, 2016F.W. Murnau, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, The Last LaughComment

Roundtable: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Part 1

The 3 Brothers discuss the good and the bad of the new Star Wars film.

Aren's Top 10 Films of 2015

Aren offers up his favourite films of the past year.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 5, 2016Aren's Top 10 Films of 2015, Best of 2015, Creed, It Follows, Love & Mercy, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mistress America, Office, Sicario, Son of Saul, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Look of Silence, Top 10 Films of 2015Comment

3 Brothers' Essential Films of 2015

The 3 Brothers catalogue their essential films of 2015.

Top 10 TV Shows of 2015

Aren offers up his picks for the best in the year of television.

TV CornerAren BergstromDecember 21, 2015Better Call Saul, BoJack Horseman, Fargo, Game of Thrones, Hannibal, House of Cards, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Justified, Louie, Mad Men, New Girl, Rick and Morty, Show Me a Hero, Silicon Valley, The Leftovers, Top 10 TV Shows of 2015Comment

Christmas: The Night Before (2015)

Amiable enough, even though its themes are a little stale.

Review: Creed (2015)

This is a special film.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 3, 2015Aaron Covington, Andre Ward, Creed, Gabriel Rosado, Graham McTavish, Michael B- Jordan, Phylicia Rashad, Rocky, Ryan Coogler, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Tony Bellew, Wood HarrisComment

Review: Experimenter (2015)

A compelling and experimental look at a significant researcher.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromDecember 1, 20151960s, Anton Yelchin, biography, biopic, drama, Experimenter, Jim Gaffigan, John Leguizamo, Michael Almereyda, Peter Sarsgaard, psychology, Stanley Milgrim, Winona RyderComment

Review: Spotlight (2015)

A sober-minded movie of substance.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 27, 2015Billy Crudup, Brian "Astro" Bradley, John Slattery, Josh Singer, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Spotlight, Stanley Tucci, Thomas McCarthyComment

Review: Mr. Holmes (2015)

Enjoyable, slight mystery about an old Sherlock Holmes.

Review: In Jackson Heights (2015)

Anyone attempting to understand multiculturalism and the challenges of urban diversity needs to see In Jackson Heights.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 20, 2015Frederick Wiseman, In Jackson HeightsComment

Thursday Rethink: Crimson Peak is a sumptuous gothic romance and horror

Aren offers up a rereading of Guillermo del Toro's gothic romance and horror film.

Features, Thursday RethinkAren BergstromNovember 19, 2015Charlie Hunnam, Crimson Peak, Gothic horror, gothic romance, Guillermo del Toro, haunted house, horror, Jessica Chastain, Jim Beaver, Mia Wasikowska, Thursday Rethink, Tom HiddlestonComment