Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)

A full appreciation of Attack of the Clones requires the upheaval of some established viewpoints on the film.

Table Talk: The Irishman a.k.a. I Heard You Paint Houses (2019)

Anders and Aren break down the intricacies of Martin Scorsese’s haunting new film, The Irishman, including its iconic cast and connections to Scorsese’s previous film.

Review: Pain and Glory (2019)

Pedro Almodóvar extends grace to those in his life in this beautiful autofiction.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 26, 2019Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar, Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Julieta Serrano, Asier Flores, Penelope CruzComment

Table Talk: Parasite (2019)

Anders and Aren discuss one of the year’s must see films: the latest from New Korean Cinema master, Bong Joon-ho, Parasite.

RoundtablesAnders BergstromNovember 22, 2019New Korean Cinema, South Korea, Parasite, Palme d'Or, Bong Joon-ho, Song Kang-ho, drama-thriller, black comedyComment

Review: Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Dark Fate takes the franchise back to basics.

Review: The Lighthouse (2019)

Robert Eggers’ follow-up to The Witch is a hilarious, nightmarish marvel.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 8, 2019The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers, Max Eggers, Willem Dafoe, Robert PattinsonComment

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

Twenty years after it launched the Prequel Trilogy, The Phantom Menace remains a pivotal film in both the Star Wars saga and the transformation of global film culture.

Halloween Horror: The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes has a grimy atmosphere, nasty deaths, and a simmering subtext of class rage

Star Wars: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)

The second Ewoks spin-off film, The Battle for Endor, learns from the mistakes of its predecessor while relying heavily on fantasy conventions and parallels to the Original Trilogy.

Review: Ad Astra (2019)

James Gray’s Ad Astra is a stunning example of science-fiction worldbuilding, even if its philosophical view of the cosmos is surprisingly reductive.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 24, 2019Ad Astra, James Gray, Ethan Gross, Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, John Ortiz, Greg Bryk, Loren Dean, Natasha LyonneComment

Halloween Horror: Christine (1983)

Christine finds John Carpenter working at the height of his formal powers, transforming a ridiculous concept into a thrilling film.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIAren BergstromOctober 22, 2019Christine, John Carpenter, Bill Phillips, Stephen King, Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul, Robert Prosky, Harry Dean Stanton, Christine Belford, Robert BlossomComment

Star Wars: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)

Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure shows that not all Lucasfilm Star Wars productions can capture the same magic as the Original Trilogy, though it isn’t without some interest.

Reviews, Star Wars, Flash BackAnders BergstromOctober 18, 2019Star Wars, Star Wars Retrospective, Ewoks, Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, fantasy, children's movie, Warwick DavisComment

Planet in Focus 2019: The Hottest August

This essayistic documentary explores the city of New York in the month of August 2017 and the hopes and fears of the people in it.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnders BergstromOctober 17, 2019Planet in Focus 2019, Planet in Focus, documentary, climate change, economyComment

Planet in Focus 2019: The Last Male on Earth

A quietly critical documentary exploring the spectacle around Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino who died in 2018.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 17, 2019The Last Male on Earth, Planet in Focus, Planet in Focus 2019, Floor van der Meulen, Renko Douze, SudanComment

Planet in Focus 2019: Earth

Earth is visually arresting, but also repetitive, which dulls its overall message.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 15, 2019Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Earth, Planet in Focus 2019, Planet in FocusComment

Roundtable: Star Wars: The Original Trilogy

The Brother dig into the Star Wars Original Trilogy and focus on the expansion of the story world, Michael Kaminski’s The Secret History of Star Wars, nostalgia, and the Special Editions.