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Review: Missing Link (2019)

Review: Missing Link (2019)

Missing Link is a delightful juvenile adventure in the vein of Kipling or Heinlein.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 2, 2019Laika, Missing Link, Chris Butler, Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, David Walliams, Timothy Olyphant, Matt Lucas, Amrita Acharia, Zach GalifianakisComment

Review: Police Story (1985)

Review: Police Story (1985)

1985’s Police Story stands as one of the greatest examples of Jackie Chan’s skill as an actor and director, and is one of the all-time great action-comedies.

Reviews, Flash BackAnders BergstromApril 30, 2019Jackie Chan, Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, action comedy, stunts, 1980s, Police StoryComment

Review: Galveston (2018)

Review: Galveston (2018)

A textured character piece that could’ve used more noir elements.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromApril 25, 2019Mélanie Laurent, Nic Pizzolatto, Jim Hammett, Ben Foster, Elle Fanning, Lili Reinhart, Adepero Oduye, Robert Aramayo, María Valverde, CK McFarland, Beau Bridges, GalvestonComment

Review: A Star is Born (1937)

Review: A Star is Born (1937)

Anton looks back at the original telling and the two myths of Hollywood it presents.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAnton BergstromApril 18, 2019A Star Is Born, Janet Gaynor, Frederic March, William A. Wellman, Dorothy Parker, Hollywood, classical Hollywood style, myth, movie starComment

The Matrix: The Animatrix (2003)

The Matrix: The Animatrix (2003)

The Animatrix expanded the possibilities of the world the Wachowskis created, paying homage to the influence of Japanese animation on the series in the process.

Reviews, The MatrixAnders BergstromApril 12, 2019The Matrix, The Animatrix, anime, animation, science fiction, Lana Wachowski, Lily Wachowski, Kōji Morimoto, Shin’ichirô Watanabe, Mahiro Maeda, Peter Chung, retrospectiveComment

Review: Shazam! (2019)

Review: Shazam! (2019)

Essentially Big as a superhero movie, Shazam! is a jolt of goofy energy in the DCEU.

Review: Us (2019)

Review: Us (2019)

An ambitious follow-up to Get Out that proves Peele has become a master at playing an audience, even if his central conceit could’ve been left more ambiguous.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 8, 2019Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, UsComment

10 Best TV Dramas Since The Sopranos

10 Best TV Dramas Since The Sopranos

The Brothers offer their 10 Best TV Dramas since The Sopranos, as well as individual picks for favourite TV Shows they wish would’ve made the cut.

TV CornerAnton BergstromApril 5, 2019Lost, Friday Night Lights, Bloodline, Battlestar Galactica, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Deadwood, Hannibal, Mad Men, Game of Thrones, True Detective, Twin Peaks The Return, The WireComment

The Matrix: The Matrix (1999)

The Matrix: The Matrix (1999)

To mark its 20th anniversary, Aren plugs back into The Matrix to explore how it’s the definitive film of the past two decades.

The Matrix, Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 1, 2019The Matrix, The Matrix Retrospective, The Wachowskis, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe PantolianoComment

Ranking the Films of David Cronenberg

Ranking the Films of David Cronenberg

Aren caps off the David Cronenberg Retrospective with a ranking of his films.

David Cronenberg: Maps to the Stars (2014)

David Cronenberg: Maps to the Stars (2014)

The last review in our Cronenberg Retrospective considers his bizarre Gothic Hollywood satire.

Review: Apollo 11 (2019)

Review: Apollo 11 (2019)

A stunning use of archival footage and an essential document of human achievement.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 22, 2019Apollo 11, Todd Douglas Miller, NASAComment

Review: Wanda (1970)

Review: Wanda (1970)

Recently restored and now on Blu-ray and DVD, Barbara Loden’s Wanda (1970) is a landmark portrayal of one woman aimless and adrift in America.

Reviews, Flash BackAnders BergstromMarch 19, 2019Wanda, Barbara Loden, 1970s, existentialism, drama, independent filmComment

Review: Beau travail (1999)

Review: Beau travail (1999)

Claire Denis’ beguiling riff on Billy Budd, Sailor lives up to its reputation.

Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 14, 2019Beau travail, Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Gregoire Colin, Richard Courcet, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Billy BuddComment

Review: Soul Boy (2010)

Review: Soul Boy (2010)

Soul Boy is classical storytelling with astute observations on class.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 7, 2019Hawa Essuman, Billy Kahora, Samson Odhiambo, Leila Dayan Opou, Krysteen Savane, Frank Kimani, Joab Ogolla, Lucy Gachanja, Katherine Damaris, Kevin Onyango Omondi, Calvin Shikuku Odhiambo, Nordeen Abdulghani, Soul BoyComment

Review: Kati Kati (2016)

Review: Kati Kati (2016)

This is entertainment that is dramatically engaging, culturally-specific, and aesthetically bold.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromMarch 5, 2019Kati Kati, Mbithi Masya, Mugambi Nthiga, Nyokabi Gethaiga, Elsaphan Njora, Paul Ogola, Peter King MwaniaComment

Review: Supa Modo (2018)

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)

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

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)

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