Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Halloween Horror: A Viewer's Guide to Found Footage

This introductory guide to found footage tells you which films to watch and how to approach the subgenre.

Features, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 17, 2017As Above So Below, Blair Witch, Chronicle, Cloverfield, Creep, found-footage, Halloween Horror, Paranormal Activity-, REC, The Blair Witch Project, The Last Exorcism, The Sacrament, V/H/S, V/H/S/2Comment

Halloween Horror: Blair Witch (2016)

An assaultive exercise in found-footage terror.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 13, 2017Adam Wingard, Blair Witch, Brandon Scott, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Halloween, Halloween Horror, James Allen McCune, Simon Barrett, Valerie Curry, Wes RobinsonComment

Review: mother! (2017)

A staggeringly-coherent allegory with unrelenting emotional intensity.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 12, 2017Brian Gleeson, Darren Aronofsky, Domhnall Gleeson, Ed Harris, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lawrence, Jovan Adepu, Kristen Wiig, Laurence Leboeuf, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mother, Stephen McHattieComment

Halloween Horror: As Above, So Below (2014)

Innovates just enough to rise above its limitations.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 6, 2017Ali Marhyar, As Above So Below, Ben Feldman, Drew Dowdle, Edwin Hodge, Francois Civil, Halloween Horror, John Erick Dowdle, Marion Lambert, Perdita WeeksComment

Halloween Horror: It (2017)

A genuine mega-hit that earns its popularity.

Review: Logan Lucky (2017)

Too slow-paced and saggy to work effectively as a heist comedy.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 26, 2017Adam Driver, Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig, Dwight Yoakam, Hilary Swank, Katherine Waterston, Katie Holmes, Logan Lucky, Rebecca Blunt, Riley Keough, Sebastian Stan, Seth MacFarlane, Steven SoderberghComment

TIFF17: Mudbound

Combines emotional depth with insight on race and culture.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 22, 2017Carey Mulligan, Dee Rees, Garrett Hedlund, Hillary Jordan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Jonathan Banks, Mary J- Bilge, Mudbound, Rob Morgan, TIFF, TIFF17, Toronto International Film Festival, Virgil WilliamsComment

Review: Let There Be Light (2017)

Let There Be Light is short and always remains engaging, even if it seems to be jumping the gun as pertains to this particular subject matter.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 22, 2017Let There Be LightComment

TIFF17: First Reformed

Schrader’s new film acts as the culmination of his work as a filmmaker and critic.

TIFF17: The Day After

About as accessible as a Hong Sang-soo film is likely to get.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 20, 2017Cho Yun-hee, Hong Sang-soo, Kim Min-hee, Kim Sae-byuk, Kwon Hae-hyo, The Day After, TIFF, TIFF17, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF17: Roman J. Israel, Esq.

A profound disappointment coming from such talent.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 13, 2017Carmen Ejogo, Colin Farrell, Dan Gilroy, Denzel Washington, Esq-, Roman J- Israel, TIFF, TIFF17, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

Ranking Every Episode of BoJack Horseman

Aren ranks every episode of seasons one to three of BoJack Horseman.

TV CornerAren BergstromSeptember 8, 2017Aaron Paul, Alison Brie, Amy Sedaris, BoJack Horseman, Netflix, Ranking BoJack Horseman, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Will Arnett Comments

Review: The Rock (1996)

Pop cinema is rarely so satisfying.

Review: Rising Sun (1993)

Passable thriller, but fascinating juncture.

Roundtable: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

The 3 Brothers discuss Luc Besson's sci-fi spectacle, dissecting its story, casting, and world-building.

RoundtablesAren BergstromAugust 25, 2017Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Dane DeHaan, Elizabeth Debicki, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, Luc Besson, Rihanna, Rutger Hauer, Valerian and Laureline, Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsComment

Thursday Rethink: John Wick: Chapter 2 Is a Disappointment

Anders offers a rethink on the well-received action film from earlier this year, finding it disappointing.

Features, Thursday RethinkAnders BergstromAugust 24, 2017action, action choreography, Chad Stahelski, Ian McShane, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, Keanu Reeves, Thursday Rethink, world buildingComment

Review: Detroit (2017)

As much a horror movie as a Civil Rights epic.

Roundtable: Dunkirk (2017)

The 3 Brothers discuss the structure and merits of Christopher Nolan's World War II film.

Review: Your Name (2016)

A gorgeous animation with tender emotions.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJuly 31, 2017Aoi Yuko, Etsuko Ichihara, Kaito Ishikawa, Kanon Tani, Makoto Shinkai, Masami Nagasawa, Mone Kamishiraishi, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Ryo Narita, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Your NameComment

Review: Bad Boys (1995)

Skillful, influential trash.

Flash Back, Reviews, Michael Bay, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 7, 2017Bad Boys, Doug Richardson, Jim Mulholland, Joe Pantoliano, Martin Lawrence, Michael Barrie, Michael Bay, Summer of Bay, Tchéky Karyo, Téa Leoni, Theresa Randle, Will Smith Comment