Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)

An essential work for anyone with an interest in Iranian filmmaking or art cinema in general.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 21, 2016Abbas Kiarostami, Behzad Dorani, The Wind Will Carry UsComment

Review: I Saw the Light (2015)

Even diehard country music lovers and Tom Hiddleston fans will be severely disappointed.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 18, 2016I Saw the Light, Hank Williams, Marc Abraham, Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Cherry Jones, Bradley Whitford, Maddie Hasson, Wrenn SchmidtComment

Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Exciting and pleasantly modest for a Hollywood pseudo-sequel.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 17, 201610 Cloverfield Lane, Cloverfield, Damien Chazelle, Dan Trachtenberg, J- J- Abrams, John Gallagher Jr-, John Goodman, Josh Campbell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matt StueckenComment

Review: Hail, Caesar! (2016)

Beneath all the mockery lies a tribute to the movies.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 10, 2016Alden Ehrenreich, Barton Fink, Channing Tatum, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Hail Caesar!, Joel and Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda SwintonComment

Review: Bridge of Spies (2015)

Spielberg's sturdy Cold War spy thriller.

Predicting the 2016 Oscars

Anders and Aren offer up their picks for the 2016 Academy Awards.

Review: Gods of Egypt (2016)

Everything about this movie adds up to nothing.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 26, 2016Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Elodie Yung, Courtney Eaton, Chadwick Boseman, Geoffrey Rush, Burk Sharpless, Matt Sazama, Alex Proyas, Gods of EgyptComment

Review: Amy (2015)

Asif Kapadia's film rescues Winehouse's story from the realm of tabloid tragedy.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 19, 2016Amy, Amy Winehouse, archival footage, Asif Kapadia, documentary, music, tragedyComment

Review: The Big Short (2015)

Adam McKay surprises with this winning, comedic take on the 2008 financial crisis.

Review: Tokyo Tribe (2014)

Sono's rap musical is one-of-a-kind trash.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 5, 2016Japan, musical, Nana Seino, rap, Ryohei Suzuki, Santa Inoue, Shion Sono, Tokyo Tribe, Young DaisComment

Review: Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Rickman and Thompson excel at Austen.

Table Talk: The Revenant (2015)

Anton and Aren table talk Iñárritu's latest, considering his direction, Leo's performance, and the film's storytelling and realism.

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