Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Young Ahmed (2019)

The newest film from the Dardenne Brothers, Young Ahmed, tells the story of a young teenager in Belgium who has been radicalized by fundamentalist Islam and how that affects his relationship with his community and society.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnders BergstromJune 4, 2020The Dardenne Brothers, Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Europe, social criticism, social realism, neorealism, drama, IslamComment

Review: The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014)

Before they made Wild Wild Country, Maclain and Chapman Way directed this winning documentary about the Portland Mavericks, an independent baseball team run by TV actor (and father of Kurt) Bing Russell.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 3, 2020The Battered Bastards of Baseball, Maclain Way, Chapman Way, Portland Mavericks, Kurt Russell, Bing RussellComment

The Righteous Gemstones Captures the Contradictions of American Evangelicalism

Danny McBride’s HBO comedy mocks the excesses of American evangelicalism while capturing the essence of its focus on family and forgiveness.

TV CornerAren BergstromMay 27, 2020The Righteous Gemstones, Danny McBride, Adam DeVine, Edi Patterson, Tony Cavalero, Cassidy Freeman, Skyler Gisondo, Gregalan Williams, Tim Baltz, Dermot Mulroney, Walton Goggins, John Goodman, Jennifer Nettles, American evangelicalism, ChristianityComment

Table Talk: The Last Dance (2020)

Anders and Aren discuss the recent ESPN/Netflix doc on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, The Last Dance, touching on celebrity culture, documentary narratives, and shared pandemic viewing.

RoundtablesAnders BergstromMay 21, 2020documentary, basketball, Michael Jordan, ESPN, Netflix, celebrity culture, sportsComment

Review: Beastie Boys Story (2020)

Beastie Boys Story is an inspiring look back on the journey of the band, as told by two of the guys who lived it.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnders BergstromMay 19, 2020documentary, concert film, Spike Jonze, Beastie Boys, Adam Yauch, Mike D, Adam Horovitz, music, hip-hopComment

Roundtable: Assassin 33 A.D. (2020)

The Brothers discuss Jim Carroll’s Christian time travel drama, Assassin 33 A.D., and how it stands out from other evangelical Christian films.

RoundtablesAren BergstromMay 13, 2020Assassin 33 A.D., Jim Carroll, Morgan Roberts, Donny Boaz, Niki Spiridakos, Lamar Usher, Gerardo Davila, Jason Castro, Johnny Rey Diaz, Heidi MontagComment

Review: Yesterday (2019)

With Yesterday, Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis craft a serviceable romantic comedy around the idea of a world where only one man can remember the Beatles, but never take its high-concept to the next level.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnders BergstromMay 8, 2020The Beatles, music, Richard Curtis, Danny Boyle, Hamish Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, Ed Sheeran, romantic comedy, comedyComment

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.