Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Cemetery of Splendour (2015)

Joe’s 2015 feature captures the karmic drift between the waking and dreaming worlds.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 6, 2020Cemetery of Splendour, Thailand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinpattra Rueangram, Petcharat ChaiburiComment

Review: The Vanishing (1988)

George Sluizer’s celebrated mystery film subverts our obsession with mystery itself.

Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 1, 2020George Sluizer, Tim Krabbé, The Vanishing, The Golden Egg, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen EckhausComment

Review: A Touch of Sin (2013)

Jia Zhangke’s anthology film examines how people react violently in times of precariousness, which is more relevant than ever.

Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 23, 2020A Touch of Sin, Jia Zhangke, Jiang Wu, Zhao Tao, Wang Baoqiang, Luo Lanshan, ChinaComment

Table Talk: Peter Bogdanovich's Targets (1968)

Anders and Aren discuss Peter Bogdanovich’s debut feature, Targets, and how the film is a touchstone for the work of Quentin Tarantino and explores the relationship between violence and cinema.

RoundtablesAnders BergstromApril 21, 2020Targets, Table Talk, Peter Bogdanovich, Samuel Fuller, Boris Karloff, Tim O'Kelly, Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time ... in HollywoodComment

Review: Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Edgar Wright’s classic “rom zom com” is primarily a triumph of brilliant editing and montage.

Reviews, Flash Back, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 15, 2020Shaun of the Dead, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, Kate Ashfield, Lucy Davis, Nick Frost, Dylan Moran, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, zombie, comedy, romantic comedyComment

Lenten Reflections from Dekalog (1989)

Examining each film in Krzysztof Kieslowski’s celebrated 10-part television series in relation to the Gospels and Christ’s Parables.

TV CornerAren BergstromApril 11, 2020Dekalog, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz, Lent, Parables Comment

12 More Movies for Easter

The Brothers expand upon their list from 2012, citing 12 more movies that make for appropriate Easter viewing.

FeaturesAnton BergstromApril 10, 2020Movies for Easter, Easter, Barabbas, Blade Runner 2049, Dekalog, Of Gods and Men, Knight of Cups, The Miracle Maker, My Neighbor Totoro, Risen, The Robe, Demetrius and the Gladiators, The Sign of the Cross, SilenceComment

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) Epitomizes the Paradoxical Genius of Burt Lancaster

Birdman of Alcatraz captures Burt Lancaster’s unique capacity to play both hard and soft in the same moment.

Review: The Invisible Man (2020)

Elisabeth Moss and Leigh Whannell craft one of the most entertaining horror movies in years.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 31, 2020The Invisible Man, Leigh Whannell, H.G. Wells, Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Droman, Oliver Jackson-CohenComment

Review: Sorry We Missed You (2019)

Ken Loach’s latest kitchen sink drama showcases the living nightmare of precarious work.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 24, 2020Sorry We Missed you, Ken Loach, Paul Laverty, Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, Katie Proctor, Ross BrewsterComment

9 Films for a Pandemic

The Brothers offer up suggested viewing in light of COVID-19.

FeaturesAnton BergstromMarch 20, 2020COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic, Films for a PandemicComment

Review: Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019)

Albert Shin’s neo-noir set in Niagara Falls is a perceptive look at Canadian rot.

Remembering Max von Sydow

The Brothers remember the legendary Swedish actor.

FeaturesAnders BergstromMarch 11, 2020Remembering Max von Sydow, Max von SydowComment

Review: Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

Birds of Prey is another example of the DCEU successfully playing fast and loose with tone and consistency.

Top 30 TV Shows of the Decade (2010-2019)

Aren delves into his 30 favourite TV shows of the past decade, including True Detective, BoJack Horseman, and Hannibal.

Review: The Gentlemen (2019)

The Gentlemen finds Guy Ritchie up to his old, entertaining tricks.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 18, 2020Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies, The Gentlemen, Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, Hugh GrantComment

Review: Color Out of Space (2019)

Richard Stanley’s adaptation, Color Out of Space, shows how deeply the science fiction horror genre is indebted to Lovecraft.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromFebruary 14, 2020Color Out of Space, Richard Stanley, Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Tommy Chong, Q'Oriana Kilcher, Madeleine Arthur, Eliot KnightComment

Review: Bad Boys For Life (2020)

Bad Boys For Life jettisons the problematic politics of the franchise, but also loses the stylistic flare that made its predecessors so unique.

Aren's Top 50 Films of the Decade (2010-2019)

Aren reflects on the last decade in film and lists his 50 favourite movies from 2010 to 2019.

FeaturesAren BergstromFebruary 7, 2020Kubo and the Two Strings, Skyfall, The Social Network, The Wind Rises, The Tree of Life, Dunkirk, It Follows, Inside Llewyn Davis, Phantom Thread, The Wolf of Wall Street, Certified Copy, Inception, Son of Saul, Annihilation, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, Silence, Blade Runner 2049, The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence, Mad Max: Fury Road, First Reformed, 12 Years a Slave, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Hugo, A Dangerous Method, The Immigrant, Parasite, The Dark Knight Rises, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Sicario, A Separation, Black Swan, Upstream Color, The Master, The Irishman, Django Unchained, Gone Girl, Zero Dark Thirty, O.J. Made in America, Drug War, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Nightcrawler, Roma, Sunset, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, La La Land, A Star Is Born, John Wick, Moonrise Kingdom, After the Storm, Hypernormalisation, Top 50 Films of the Decade, Best of the DecadeComment

Anders' Top 10 Films of 2019

Anders shares some of his favourite films from 2019, some widely acclaimed, like Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood and Parasite , as well as a couple of more offbeat picks …

FeaturesAnders BergstromFebruary 7, 2020Anders' Top 10, 2019, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood, Parasite, The Irishman, Uncut Gems, Ash Is Purest White, The Lighthouse, Missing Link, Frozen II, American DharmaComment