Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Don't Look Up (2021)

The problem with Adam McKay’s political satire isn’t that it’s not satire, but that it’s toothless satire.

Christmas: 12 Unconventional Christmas Movies

The Brothers offer up 12 unconventional picks to watch over the Christmas holidays.

Features, ChristmasAnton BergstromDecember 24, 2021unconventional, Christmas movies, Die Hard, Blade Runner 2049, Carol, Children of Men, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Dekalog, Eyes Wide Shut, Fanny and Alexander, Hook, Lethal Weapon, The Lion in Winter, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingComment

Christmas: Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

Home Sweet Home Alone is bad in ways that are revealing of the differences between 1990s family entertainment and that of the 2020s.

Christmas, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromDecember 23, 2021Home Alone, home invasion, family comedy, Dan Mazer, Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates, Christmas movies, Home Sweet Home Alone, slapstick, diegetic reboot, Christmas VacationComment

The Witcher Season 1 is Intriguing Fantasy Marred by Cynicism and Confusing Storytelling

In spite of some compelling aspects, Season 1’s execution impedes its storytelling, world-building, and generally high-quality production value.

TV CornerAnton BergstromDecember 20, 2021The Witcher Season 1, The Witcher, fantasy, dark fantasy, Henry Cavill, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich, Freya Allan, Eamon Farren, Anya Chalotra, Joey Batey, MyAnna Buring, Game of Thrones, Dune, ethics, Tolkien, weak narrativeComment

Christmas: 8-Bit Christmas (2021)

Michael Dowse’s Christmas comedy about the quest for an NES plays like A Christmas Story set in the 1980s.

Review: Nightmare Alley (1947)

Nightmare Alley is a stunning film noir about a marvellously successful bastard and his dreadful comeuppance.

Aren's Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 10, 2021Nightmare Alley, Edmund Goulding, Jules Furthman, William Lindsay Gresham, Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Helen Walker, Taylor Holmes, Mike Mazurki, Ian KeithComment

Zack Snyder: Ranking the Films of Zack Snyder

The Brothers cap off their Zack Snyder Retrospective by offering their individual rankings of his films.

Features, Zack SnyderAnders BergstromDecember 7, 2021Zack Snyder Retrospective, Zack Snyder, Dawn of the Dead, 300, Watchmen, Man of Steel, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueComment

Roundtable: Zack Snyder: Army of the Dead (2021)

The Brothers dig into Zack Snyder’s latest film, discussing its high concept, visual style, cast of characters, and relevance to current events.

Review: Spencer (2021)

Pablo Larraín’s film starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana smartly plays more like a psychological horror film than a tasteful biopic.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromNovember 29, 2021Spencer, Pablo Larrain, Steven Knight, Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Jack Farthing, Sean Harris, Sally Hawkins, Jack Nielen, Freddie SpryComment

Review: Untold: Crime & Penalties (2021)

The Way Brothers’ raucous film about the Danbury Trashers plays like a sequel to their previous sports documentary, The Battered Bastards of Baseball.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromNovember 18, 2021Untold, Crime & Penalties, Maclain Way, Chapman Way, documentaryComment

1917 (2019) Is Slick and Relentless, But Unconvincing as a Study of War

1917 can only seem incredibly real and immersive for generations far removed from the actual horrors of 1914–1918.

Review: A Glitch in the Matrix (2021)

Rodney Ascher’s film on the simulation hypothesis plays more like a religious testament than a documentary primer.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromNovember 8, 2021A Glitch in the Matrix, Rodney Ascher, simulation hypothesis, Philip K. DickComment

Roundtable: Dune (2021)

Digging into Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, focusing on its immersive cinematic experience, its role as an adaptation, and its visuals and sound.

Halloween Horror: Ranking the Major Films of the Classic Universal Horror Series

Ranking the iconic Universal horror classics, including Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Wolf Man.

Features, Halloween HorrorAren BergstromOctober 30, 2021Universal, Universal Horror, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Black Cat, The Wolf Man, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Raven, The Creature from the Black LagoonComment

Halloween Horror: The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

The Most Dangerous Game is a layered, atmospheric pre-Code Hollywood horror-adventure.

Halloween Horror: Cure (1997)

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s horror drama is a quiet film with a haunting effect that’s as disturbing as anything you’ll find in horror cinema.

Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror, Flash Back, ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 27, 2021Halloween Horror, Cure, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Koji Takusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa, Masato HagiwaraComment

Halloween Horror: Re-Animator (1985)

Stuart Gordon’s cult classic Lovecraft adaptation starring Jeffrey Combs is a dark comedy of memorable grotesquery.

Halloween Horror, Flash Back, ReviewsAnders BergstromOctober 25, 2021Halloween Horror, horror comedy, Jeffrey Combs, Stuart Gordon, H- P- Lovecraft, Barbara Crampton, 1980sComment

Halloween Horror: The Old Ways (2020)

Depending on your affection for and familiarity with exorcism films, Christopher Alender’s The Old Ways may seem admirably novel or hopelessly rote.

Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror, Reviews, The Current: At HomeAren BergstromOctober 18, 2021The Old Ways, Halloween Horror, Netflix, Christopher Alender, Marcos Gabriel, Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortés, Julia Vera, Sal Lopez, AJ BowenComment

Review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

Andy Serkis’s Venom sequel is a deliriously entertaining, profoundly goofy camp blockbuster.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromOctober 13, 2021Venom, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Andy Serkis, Kelly Marcel, Tom Hardy, Marvel, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris, Reid Scott, Stephen Graham, Woody HarrelsonComment

Review: No Time to Die (2021)

No Time to Die is pulled in too many directions by the trends and tastes of the moment, displaying a less sure vision of who Bond is in the second decade of the 21st century.