Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: American Factory (2019)

A remarkable documentary that gets at the inherent tensions of a globalized economy.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromAugust 30, 2019Netflix, American Factory, Julie Reichert, Steven Bognar, Barack Obama, FuyaoComment

Star Wars: 5 Questions That Need to Be Addressed in The Rise of Skywalker

In the wake of the new trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Brothers point out pertinent issues with the Disney Trilogy that need addressing.

Star Wars, FeaturesAnton BergstromAugust 29, 2019Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, MacGuffin, mysteryComment

Review: The Great Hack (2019)

The Great Hack is an addictive primer on the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but it avoids delving into the muddier waters of its subject matter.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromAugust 23, 2019The Great Hack, Karim Amer, Jehane Noujaim, Erin Barnett, Cambridge AnalyticaComment

Review: The Highwaymen (2019)

John Lee Hancock’s revisionist take on Bonnie and Clyde leans into Western conventions while flirting with a deeper take on the mythology of American violence.

Reviews, Aren's Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromAugust 16, 2019The Highwaymen, John Lee Hancock, John Fusco, Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates, John Carroll Lynch, Kim Dickens, Thomas Mann, William Sadler, Bonnie and ClydeComment

Ranking the Films of the Jurassic Park Series

Aren looks back at the Jurassic Park series and offers an assessment of each film, as well as a final ranking.

FeaturesAren BergstromAugust 14, 2019Ranking the Jurassic Park Series, Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomComment

Review: Kindergarten Cop (1990)

Kindergarten Cop is sentimental, but also a strong encapsulation of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s strengths as a performer.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 9, 2019Kindergarten Cop, Ivan Reitman, Murray Salem, Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Linda Hunt, Richard Tyson, Carroll Baker, Arnold SchwarzeneggerComment

Growing Up On Tatooine: A Personal Reflection on Star Wars: A New Hope

Anton offers a short reflection on what Star Wars: A New Hope means to him.

Star Wars, EssaysAnton BergstromAugust 8, 2019Star Wars, Star Wars: A New Hope, Lawrence of Arabia, Saskatoon, childhood, adolescence, cinema, favourite movies, personal reflectionComment

Roundtable: Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood (2019)

The Brothers discuss Quentin Tarantino’s latest and its huge cast, historical revisionism, and function as a fairy tale.

RoundtablesAren BergstromAugust 2, 2019Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Julia Butters, Austin Baker, Dakota Fanning, Bruce Dern, Mike Moh, Luke Perry, Kurt Russell, Al Pacino, Once Upon a Time ... in HollywoodComment

Introduction to Star Wars Retrospective

The 3 Brothers begin their retrospective on the most popular film series of all time, Star Wars.

Features, Star WarsAren BergstromJuly 31, 2019Star Wars, Star Wars Retrospective, George Lucas, DisneyComment

Review: The Lion King (2019)

The 2019 photorealistic remake of the 1994 classic is pointless nostalgia.

Review: Armageddon (1998)

While it is often dismissed as a prime example of bad, American action films, Michael Bay’s Armageddon is actually carefully constructed, developing its film style in service of a powerful work of American propaganda.