Blog — 3 Brothers Film

TIFF23: Wildcat

Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat examines the life and work of Flannery O’Connor in unconventional, passionate fashion.

TIFF23: Mandoob

Ali Kalthami’s Mandoob is a strong debut that recalls classic film noirs in its exploration of one pathetic man’s increasingly bad decision making.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Festival CircuitAren BergstromSeptember 12, 2023TIFF23, Toronto International Film Festival, Mandoob, Ali Kalthami, Mohammed Algarawi, Mohammed Aldokhi, Hajar Alshammari, Mohammed Alttowayan, Sarah Taibah, Saudi ArabiaComment

Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)

The third Pirates film threatens to spin out of control, but such an eccentric vision of a dark and whimsical fantasy world has rarely been as vividly imagined on screen.

Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, ReviewsAnders BergstromSeptember 8, 2023Disney, Pirates of the Caribbean, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Gore Verbinski, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Chow Yun-fat, pirates, adventure, fantasyComment

Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Dead Man’s Chest is the best film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, a big, fun, rollicking adventure.

Review: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

An imperfect film yet still a classic adventure, mostly thanks to Johnny Depp’s iconic performance.

Review: American Graffiti (1973)

At 50, George Lucas’s masterpiece of nostalgia is far deeper, more complex, more innovative, and more influential than is often remembered.

Review: The Day After Trinity (1981)

Jon Else’s documentary The Day After Trinity is a useful nonfiction companion to Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, Overlooked and Under-AppreciatedAren BergstromAugust 24, 2023The Day After Trinity, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer, John Else, documentaryComment

Roundtable: Oppenheimer (2023)

The Brothers dig into the specifics of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, including its complex twin narratives, performances, stylistic approach, and thematic resonance.

RoundtablesAren BergstromAugust 23, 2023Oppenheimer, Barbenheimer, Oppenheimer movie, Christopher Nolan, American Prometheus, Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Matt Damon

Review: Talk to Me (2022)

Talk to Me hides some clever commentary on the dissociation of Gen Z in its creepy seance scenario.

Why You Should Revisit the Tron Movies in 2023

The Tron movies are visual and franchise landmarks for cinema.

Review: Tightrope

This Clint Eastwood-starring psychosexual thriller interrogates Eastwood’s onscreen persona in a way similar to Sudden Impact.

Aren's Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 9, 2023Tightrope, Richard Tuggle, Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya, Alison Eastwood, Jennifer Beck, Marco St. JohnComment

Ranking the Films of the Mission: Impossible Series

Anders ranks the films in the Mission: Impossible series and offers his thoughts on what each film brings to the series.

A Year Later, It’s Clear Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022) Was a Miscalculation in Conception and Execution

In Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, there’s almost no electricity to events that should be stirring.

TV CornerAnton BergstromAugust 2, 2023Star Wars, Deborah Chow, Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram, Vivien Lyra Blair, Rupert Friend, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Sung Kang, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, rescue the princessComment

Review: Barbie (2023)

Barbie is a summer confection that never resolves the contradictions behind its approach.

Aren's Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 27, 2023Barbie, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Mattel, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Will Ferrell, Simu Liu, Michael Cera, Helen MirrenComment

Review: Oppenheimer (2023)

Oppenheimer is a biographical epic that is also distinctly a film by Christopher Nolan.

Review: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One has industry-leading actions sequences, but the structure and length demonstrate the bloat that has infected all of Hollywood.