Blog — 3 Brothers Film

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 OnesComment

Remembering Abbas Kiarostami

Aren reflects on the films of the late Abbas Kiarostami.

FeaturesAren BergstromJuly 8, 2016Abbas Kiarostami, Certified Copy, Like Someone in Love, RIP Abbas Kiarostami, The Wind Will Carry UsComment

Predicting the 2016 Oscars

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

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

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.

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

Ranking the Films of the James Bond 007 Series

Every James Bond 007 film ranked by each Brother.

An Indigenous New Wave of Film

Aren interviews Jesse Wente and Daniel Northway-Frank to explore the burgeoning Indigenous New Wave.

FeaturesAren BergstromOctober 30, 2015Indigenous New Wave, Jesse Wente, imaginative, Daniel Northway-Frank, Rhymes for Young Ghouls, BoyComment

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

Thursday Rethink: 16 Years Out — Watching The Sixth Sense for the First Time

The movie as it remains today is very different than the cultural meme from 1999.

Features, Thursday RethinkAren BergstromJuly 23, 20151999, Bruce Willis, drama, ghosts, Haley Joel Osment, horror, M- Night Shyamalan, Olivia Williams, The Sixth Sense, thriller, Thursday Rethink, Toni Collette Comments

The Mad Max Trilogy (1979-1985)

Anders revisits the first three entries in George Miller's post-apocalyptic series.

FeaturesAnders BergstromMay 15, 2015action, Australian film, Bruce Spence, car chases, dystopia, George Miller, Mad Max, Mad Max 2, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mel Gibson, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, Tina Turner Comments

Thursday Rethink: Hulk Revisited

Ryan Holt offers a defence of Ang Lee's take on Marvel's green giant.

Features, Thursday RethinkRyan HoltMay 14, 2015action, Ang Lee, Eric Bana, Hulk, Nick Nolte, superhero, Thursday RethinkComment

The 3 Brothers Top 10 Films of the Decade (So Far)

The 3 Brothers share the result of their picks for best films of the decade (so far).

FeaturesAnders BergstromFebruary 27, 201512 Years a Slave, Best Films of the Decade, Best Films of the Decade (So Far), Certified Copy, Django Unchained, Hugo, Inception, Skyfall, The Decade So Far, The Social Network, The Tree of Life, The Wind Rises, The Wolf of Wall Street, Top 10 Comment

Thursday Rethink: Birdman Is Clichéd, Empty Spectacle

Aren offers three reasons why Birdman is a failure.

Predicting the 2015 Oscars

Aren offers predictions and commentary for the 2015 Academy Awards.

Introduction to James Bond 007 Retrospective

The 3 Brothers begin their year-long retrospective on cinema's greatest spy.

Features, James Bond 007Aren BergstromFebruary 4, 2015007, action, Daniel Craig, EON Productions, George Lazenby, Ian Fleming, James Bond, James Bond 007, Pierce Brosnan, retrospective, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Timothy DaltonComment

Anton's Year in Movies: 2014

Five moments that didn't work, nine that did, and Anton's top choice for 2014.

FeaturesAnton BergstromJanuary 30, 20152014, 300: Rise of an Empire, Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárittu, Best Films of 2014, Best Movie Moments of 2014, Birdman, Bong Joon-ho, Christopher Miller, Christopher Nolan, Colin Firth, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, Doug Liman, Edge of Tomorrow, Emily Blunt, Emma Stone, Eva Green, Gone Girl, Graham Moore, Ida, Interstellar, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Gray, Joaquin Phoenix, Magic in the Moonlight, Marion Cotillard, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Keaton, Michael Winterbottom, Morten Tyldum, Neil Patrick Harris, Nightcrawler, Noah, Noam Murro, Pawel Pawlikowski, Phil Lord, Rosamund Pike, Snowpiercer, Steve Coogan, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, The Immigrant, The LEGO Movie, The Prestige, The Trip to Italy, Tom Cruise, Wes Anderson, Will Ferrell, Woody AllenComment

Anders' Top 10 Films of 2014

Anders shares his favourite films of last year.

The Best Movie Moments of 2014

Aren examines the best movie scenes and images from 2014.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 8, 20152014, Best Movie Moments of 2014, best movie scenes, Best of 2014, Dumb and Dumber To, Interstellar, John Wick, Nightcrawler, Noah, Snowpiercer, The Immigrant, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, WhiplashComment