Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Relentless linear storytelling.

Review: Elle (2016)

Elle is merely a good bit of trash dolled up with an artful sheen.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 11, 2016Paul Verhoeven, Isabelle Huppert, ElleComment

Review: Ghostbusters (2016)

Pretty enjoyable, faithful enough, but not very remarkable.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromNovember 10, 2016action comedy, blockbuster, Christ Hemsworth, comedy, Ghostbusters, ghosts, horror comedy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Neil Casey, paranormal, Paul Feig, reboot Comment

Review: Moonlight (2016)

Wonderfully observant and particular filmmaking.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 8, 2016André Holland, Ashton Sanders, Barry Jenkins, Janelle Monáe, Jharrel Jerome, Mahershala Ali, Moonlight, Naomie Harris, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Trevante RhodesComment

Halloween Horror: Alien: Cosmic Horror/Intimate Horror

A discussion of how Ridley Scott's 1979 film uses science fiction to merge two kinds of horror to unsettle and disturb.

(Re)Viewing the Canon, Essays, Halloween Horror IIAnders BergstromOctober 28, 2016Alien, body horror, cosmic horror, essay, H- P- Lovecraft, Halloween Horror, horror, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Ridley Scott, science fiction, Sigourney WeaverComment

Halloween Horror: Ranking the Films of the Paranormal Activity Series

An examination of the Paranormal Activity series and the strengths of every individual film.

Features, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 22, 2016Halloween Horror, Oren Peli, Paranormal Activity 2, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Paranormal Activity-, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Comment

Halloween Horror: Evil Dead (2013)

Redundant but also entertainingly nasty.

Flash Back, Reviews, Halloween Horror II, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 14, 2016Elizabeth Blackmore, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, Halloween Horror, Jane Levy, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci, Rodo Sayagues, Sam Raimi, Shiloh FernandezComment

Review: Keeping up with the Joneses (2016)

Not even a fan of mindless comedies will be able to sit through this one.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 14, 2016Keeping Up with the Joneses, Greg Mottola, Michael LeSieur, Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher, Gal Gadot, Matt Walsh, Maribeth Monroe, Patton Oswalt, Kevin DunnComment

Halloween Horror: The Others (2001)

Richly atmospheric ghost story.

The Nostalgia of Horror

Films like Halloween, The Shining, The House of the Devil, and It Follows rely on nostalgia to fuel their horror.

Essays, Jump Cuts: Random EssaysAren BergstromOctober 7, 2016Halloween, The House of the Devil, It Follows, The Shining, Stranger ThingsComment

Review: The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

The Lovers and the Despot tells a fascinating story in a mediocre manner.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 30, 2016The Lovers and the Despot, Robert Cannan, Ross AdamComment

Review: Hell or High Water (2016)

Authentic and intelligent, while still providing rollicking entertainment.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 27, 2016Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Dale Dickey, David Mackenzie, Gil Birmingham, Hell or High Water, Jeff Bridges, Katy Mixon, Kevin Rankin, Taylor SheridanComment

TIFF16: Personal Shopper

A ghost story for the present age, starring Kristen Stewart.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnders BergstromSeptember 24, 2016drama, film festival, ghost story, Kristen Stewart, Olivier Assayas, Personal Shopper, TIFF, TIFF16, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

Review: In Order of Disappearance (2014)

There's little to recommend In Order of Disappearance beyond its amusing opening and the presence of Skarsgard.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 23, 2016In Order of Disappearance, Hans Petter Moland, Kim Fupz Aakeson, Stellan Skarsgard, Pal Sverre Valheim, Bruno GanzComment

TIFF16: Salt and Fire

Occasionally breathtaking, but mostly baffling.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 21, 2016Gael García Bernal, Lawrence Krauss, Michael Shannon, Salt and Fire, TIFF, TIFF16, Toronto International Film Festival, Veronica Ferres, Volker Michalowski, Werner HerzogComment

TIFF16: Maliglutit (Searchers)

A film of primal intensity.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 16, 2016Benjamin Kunuk, Jocelyne Immaroitik, Joey Sarpinak, Jonah Qunaq, Karen Ivalu, Maliglutit, Maliglutit (Searchers), Natar Ungalaaq, Norman Cohn, Zacharias KunukComment

TIFF16: After the Storm

A mellowing and enriching family dramedy.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnton BergstromSeptember 15, 2016Abe Hiroshi, comedy, detective, divorce, drama, dramedy, family, family drama, father and son, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan, Kiki Kirin, Maki Yôko, TIFF, TIFF16, writer, Yoshizawa TaiyôComment

TIFF16: The Unknown Girl

A compelling film, even as it shows the limits of the Dardennes' filmmaking style.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 14, 2016Adèle Haenel, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Jérémie Renier, Louka Minnella, Luc Dardenne, Olivier Bonnaud, The Unknown Girl, TIFF, TIFF16, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

Review: Sleeping Giant (2016)

Intimate, authentic Canadian filmmaking.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromSeptember 2, 2016Andrew Cividino, Jackson Martin, Nick Serino, Reece Moffett, Sleeping Giant Comment

Review: Don't Breathe (2016)

Focused, formally impressive horror.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 1, 2016Daniel Zovatto, Don't Breathe, Dylan Minnette, Fede Alvarez, Jane Levy, Rodo Sayagues, Stephen LangComment