Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Supa Modo (2018)

Supa Modo is an appealing childhood empowerment story, but the more it veers away from human interest story, the better it becomes.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 4, 2019Supa Modo, Likarion Wainaina, Silas Miami, Mugambi Nthiga, Wanjeri Gakuru, Kamau Wa Ndung'u, Stycie Waweru, Maryanne Nungo, Nyawara Ndambia, Johnson Gitau ChegeComment

Review: High Flying Bird (2019)

Soderbergh’s basketball drama is winning combination of form and content.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 27, 2019High Flying Bird, Steven Soderbergh, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Andre Holland, Zazie Beetz, Melvin Gregg, Sonja Sohn, Zachary Quinto, Kyle MacLachlan, Bill DukeComment

Predicting the 2019 Oscars

Need help with your Oscar pool? Look no further.

FeaturesAren BergstromFebruary 22, 2019Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star Is Born, Vice, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Willem Dafoe, Rami Malek, Viggo Mortensen, At Eternity's Gate, Yalitizia Aparicio, Glenn Close, The Wife, Olivia Colman, Lady Gaga, Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Mahershala Ali, Adam Driver, Sam Elliott, Richard E. Grant, Sam Rockwell, Amy Adams, Marina de Tavira, Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Alfonso Cuaron, Spike Lee, Yorgos Lanthimos, Adam McKay, Pawel Pawlikowski, Cold War, First Reformed, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Never Look Away, Mary Poppins Returns, Mary Queen of Scots, First Man, A Quiet Place, Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Robin, Ready Player One, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Border, RBG, Isle of Dogs, Hale County, Hale County This Morning This Evening, Free Solo, Minding the Gap, Of Fathers and Sons, Capernaum, Shoplifters, Incredibles 2, Mirai, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseComment

Review: Cold War (2018)

Cold War is a gorgeous romance and a perceptive look at how history and politics define our lives.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 20, 2019Ida, Cold War, Pawel Pawlikowski, Janusz Glowacki, Piotr Borkowski, Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot, Borys Szyc, Agata Kulesza, Cedric Kahn, Jeanne BalibarComment

Review: The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part continues the frantic and funny LEGO adventures of Emmett and the Master Builders; it may not be quite “awesome” but it’s a worthy continuation of the series.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromFebruary 13, 2019children's film, family comedy, LEGO, The LEGO Movie, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, Christopher Miller and Phil Lord, Mike Mitchell, Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, The Lonely Island, musicalComment

Review: Fyre (2019)

Compelling documentation that indulges our schadenfreude, but never becomes insightful commentary.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 12, 2019Fyre, Fyre Festival, Netflix, Chris SmithComment

Review: Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Don’t let the satire misguide you; this is a classical horror film through and through.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromFebruary 7, 2019Velvet Buzzsaw, Dan Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen, John Malkovich, NetflixComment

David Cronenberg: Cosmopolis (2012)

This darkly comic adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel, Cosmopolis, is a thematically rich and rewarding examination of the late capitalist system we all live in.

David Cronenberg, ReviewsAnders BergstromFebruary 5, 2019David Cronenberg Retrospective, David Cronenberg, Robert Pattinson, Sarah Gadon, Paul Giamatti, capitalism, literary adaptation, Don DeLillo, dark comedyComment

Review: Glass (2019)

M. Night Shyamalan investigates the superhero genre in fascinating yet frustrating ways in Glass.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 1, 2019M. Night Shyamalan, James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Glass, Split, UnbreakableComment

David Cronenberg: A Dangerous Method (2011)

A self-portrait and manifesto that captures the psychological concepts that define David Cronenberg and his work.

David Cronenberg, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 22, 2019David Cronenberg, David Cronenberg Retrospective, Christopher Hampton, A Dangerous Method, The Talking Cure, A Most Dangerous Method, John Kerr, Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Gadon, Vincent CasselComment

Top 10 TV Shows of 2018

From Atlanta to The Looming Tower and Wild Wild Country, Aren lists the best television programs he watched in 2018.

TV CornerAren BergstromJanuary 16, 2019Best of 2018, Top 10 TV Shows of 2018, Atlanta, Who Is America?, BoJack Horseman, Better Call Saul, The Looming Tower, The Terror, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Wild Wild Country, Narcos: Mexico, ManiacComment

Review: Roma (2018)

Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma is a grand and sensitive story that showcases the director’s formal prowess while looking back to the traditions of neorealist cinema.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnders BergstromJanuary 11, 2019Roma, Alfonso Cuaron, Mexico, neorealism, black and white, NetflixComment

Review: Aquaman (2018)

Aquaman has a genuine sense of scale and grandeur and captures the imaginative possibility of big-budget fantasy.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 9, 2019Aquaman, DCEU, DC Comics, James Wan, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Will Beall, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison, Nicole KidmanComment

Aren's Top 10 Films of 2018

From Annihilation to Roma, Burning, and The Rider, Aren lists his top films of 2018.

FeaturesAren BergstromJanuary 4, 2019Top 10 Films of 2018, Best of 2018Comment

Roundtable: Christmas: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

The Brothers discuss the beloved Christmas classic, compare it to other adaptations of A Christmas Carol, praise Michael Caine’s performance, and explore its formal filmmaking.