Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Zack Snyder: Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

Zack Snyder’s Justice League is the best superhero team epic—and the last one we need, at least for a good while.

Zack Snyder, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromSeptember 3, 2021Zack Snyder, Zack Snyder Retrospective, superheroes, superhero team epic, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Ciaran Hinds, Jason Momoa, Chris TerrioComment

Review: Candyman (1992)

Bernard Rose’s modern horror classic is a striking film with a memorable villain and a potent subconscious effect.

Aren's Reviews, Flash Back, ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 1, 2021Candyman, Bernard Rose, Clive Barker, Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Xander Berkeley, Vanessa Estelle Williams, Kasi Lemmons, DeJuan Guy, Gilbert Lewis, Carolyn Lowery Comment

Review: Don't Breathe 2 (2021)

Rodo Sayagues’ follow-up to the 2016 home invasion horror film is a surprisingly effective and nasty sequel.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 30, 2021Don't Breathe 2, Rodo Sayagues, Fede Alvarez, Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn GraceComment

Review: The Suicide Squad (2021)

James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad plays like Guardians of the Galaxy with more violence and swearing.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 16, 2021The Suicide Squad, James Gunn, DCEU, Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Sylvester Stallone, Viola Davis, David Dastmalchian, Daniela Melchior, Jai Courtney, Peter Capaldi.Comment

Review: Zola (2020)

A film as ironically distanced, and ultimately, disposable as a Twitter thread.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromAugust 3, 2021Zola, Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris, Aziah Zola King, David Kushner, Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, Ari'el Stachel, Colman DomingoComment

Review: Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021)

The conclusion of Leigh Janiak’s Fear Street trilogy comes undone due to its narrative structure.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJuly 30, 2021Fear Street, Fear Street Part Three: 1666, Leigh Janiak, Phil Graziadei, Kate Trefry, R. L. Stine, Kiana Madeira, Ashley Zukerman, Gillian Jacobs, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Darrell Britt-GibsonComment

Review: Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021)

Fear Street Part Two: 1978 is the best film in the trilogy due to its well constructed relationships and emotional storytelling.

Review: Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)

Fear Street Part One: 1994 plays like Stranger Things, but for teen fans of horror movies.

Review: No Sudden Move (2021)

In its best moments, No Sudden Move recalls the easygoing crime plotting of Elmore Leonard.

The First 45 Minutes of Independence Day (1996) Epitomize Its Brilliance

The opening of Roland Emmerich’s 1996 disaster extravaganza ranks among the most effective blockbuster openings of all time.

Review: F9: The Fast Saga (2021)

F9 escalates the series into the realm of pure spectacle and melodrama.

Zack Snyder: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a thematically and visually rich film that takes its place among the best Batman and Superman stories of the last few decades.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Zack SnyderAnders BergstromJuly 7, 2021Zack Snyder, DC Comics, Batman, Superman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Holly Hunter, Jeremy Irons, superheroes, actionComment

Review: Oxygen (2021)

Alexandre Aja’s confined-space thriller mines plenty of claustrophobic tension, but ultimately doesn’t trust the strength of its limited premise to hold the viewer’s interest.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJune 30, 2021Oxygen, Netflix, Alexandre Aja, Christie LeBlanc, Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik ZidiComment

Zack Snyder: Man of Steel (2013)

Containing some of Snyder’s highest highs and lowest lows, Man of Steel is a valuable contribution to the Superman myth.

Reviews, Zack Snyder, Flash BackAnton BergstromJune 25, 2021Superman, Man of Steel, superheroes, Zack Snyder, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe, action, DCEU, DC ComicsComment

Review: Unhinged (2020)

Unhinged is a trashy exploitation flick that uses a bloated and creepy Russell Crowe to fuel its blunt-force thrills.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromJune 9, 2021Unhinged, Derrick Borte, Carl Ellsworth, Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorius, Gabriel Bateman, Jimmi Simpson, Austin P. McKenzieComment

Review: The Fast and the Furious (2001)

This rip-off of Point Break still coasts on the fumes of Vin Diesel’s star power 20 years after its release.

Review: The Hitch-Hiker (1953)

Ida Lupino’s tense film noir anticipates later horror movies in its portrait of uncompromising evil.

Aren's Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, ReviewsAren BergstromMay 28, 2021The Hitch-Hiker, Ida Lupino, Collier Young, Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William TalmanComment

Review: The Woman in the Window (2021)

Joe Wright’s adaptation of the popular bestseller is baffling, cynical trash that wastes a good cast and crew.

Review: One False Move (1992)

Carl Franklin’s neo-noir is fast, tense, and quietly revealing about how people are and the way the world works.

Aren's Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, ReviewsAren BergstromMay 14, 2021One False Move, Carl Franklin, Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson, Bill Paxton, Cynda Williams, Michael Beach, Earl Billings, Jim MetzlerComment

Hot Docs 2021: In the Same Breath

Nanfu Wang’s documentary is a useful primer on the early days of the COVID-19 crisis.

Reviews, The Festival CircuitAnton BergstromMay 12, 2021Nanfu Wang, coronavirus, COVID-19, China, USA, propaganda, social criticismComment