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Halloween Horror: Ghostbusters (1984)

Halloween Horror: Ghostbusters (1984)

A classic comedy, although not a masterpiece.

Flash Back, Reviews, Aren's Reviews, Halloween Horror IIIAren BergstromOctober 24, 2013Bill Murray, comedy, Dan Aykroyd, Ghostbusters, ghosts, Halloween Horror, Harold Ramis, horror, Ivan Reitman, Who You Gonna Call Comment

TIFF13: Blind Detective (2013)

TIFF13: Blind Detective (2013)

A hilarious riff on the buddy cop genre from Johnnie To.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 14, 2013action, Andy Lau, Blind Detective, buddy cop, comedy, Hong Kong, Johnnie To, Sammi Cheng, TIFF, TIFF13, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

TIFF13: The F Word (2013)

TIFF13: The F Word (2013)

A charming, funny, romantic rom-com. How rare!

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 9, 2013Adam Driver, Canadian film, comedy, Daniel Radcliffe, Elan Mastai, Michael Dowse, romantic comedy, The F Word, TIFF, TIFF13, Toronto, Toronto International Film Festival, Zoe KazanComment

TIFF13: Roland (2013)

TIFF13: Roland (2013)

A confident exercise in tonal juxtaposition.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 6, 2013Canadian, comedy, Daniel Beirne, film festival, Richard Denison, Roland, Short Cuts Canada, short film, TIFF, TIFF13, Toronto International Film Festival, Trevor CornishComment

Review: Frances Ha (2013)

Review: Frances Ha (2013)

A fleet comedy exploring contemporary twenty-somethings.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromJuly 20, 2013black and white, comedy, drama, Frances Ha, Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, New York, Noah Baumbach, twenty-somethingsComment

Review: The Way, Way Back (2013)

Review: The Way, Way Back (2013)

An authentic coming-of-age comedy made from familiar parts.

Review: White House Down (2013)

Review: White House Down (2013)

Roland Emmerich's patriotic action film is big, dumb, and gloriously entertaining.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJuly 4, 2013action, American, buddy comedy, Channing Tatum, comedy, Fourth of July, Independence Day, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, politics, Richard Jenkins, Roland Emmerich, White House, White House DownComment

Review: The Kings of Summer (2013)

Review: The Kings of Summer (2013)

One half honest whimsy, one half forced humour.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 13, 2013Chris Galletta, comedy, coming-of-age, drama, Gabriel Basso, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Nick Offerman, Nick Robinson, The Kings of SummerComment

The Nihilism of American Comedy: Todd Phillips’ The Hangover Trilogy

The Nihilism of American Comedy: Todd Phillips’ The Hangover Trilogy

Aren explores the nihilism and satire of Todd Phillips' trilogy.

Essays, Movies TodayAren BergstromMay 27, 2013American, Bradley Cooper, comedy, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, nihilism, satire, The Hangover, The Hangover Part II, The Hangover Part III, Todd Phillips, Zach Galifianakis Comment

Roundtable: Iron Man 3 (2013)

Roundtable: Iron Man 3 (2013)

The 3 Brothers discuss the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

RoundtablesAren BergstromMay 9, 2013Ben Kingsley, comedy, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr-, Shane Black, superhero, The MandarinComment

Review: Cloud Atlas (2012

Review: Cloud Atlas (2012

Cloud Atlas gets points for camp ambition and narrative clarity.

TIFF12: The Sessions (2012)

TIFF12: The Sessions (2012)

A light, likeable exploration of sex and illness.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 27, 2012Ben Lewin, comedy, drama, Helen Hunt, John Hawkes, Mark O'Brien, romance, sex surrogate, The Sessions, William H- MacyComment

TIFF12: Much Ado About Nothing (2012)

TIFF12: Much Ado About Nothing (2012)

A hilarious, stylish rendition of the Shakespeare classic.

Reviews, The Festival Circuit, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 15, 2012Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, comedy, Joss Whedon, Much Ado About Nothing, Nathan Fillion, romance, Tiff12Comment

Review: Bottle Shock (2008)

Review: Bottle Shock (2008)

This wine comedy neither charms nor informs.

Reviews, The Current: At HomeAnton BergstromSeptember 4, 2012Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, California, Chris Pine, comedy, Dennis Farina, Eliza Dushku, France, Freddy Rodriguez, Rachel Taylor, Randall Miller, wineComment

Review: ParaNorman (2012)

Review: ParaNorman (2012)

A beautiful, melancholy stop-motion story.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 22, 2012animation, children's, Chris Butler, comedy, horror, John Goodman, Kodi Smit-McPhee, ParaNorman, Sam Fell, stop motionComment

Review: The Campaign (2012)

Review: The Campaign (2012)

The Campaign can't maintain satiric momentum.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnders BergstromAugust 16, 2012comedy, Jay Roach, politics, Will Ferrell, Zach GalifianakisComment

Review: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

Review: Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

A modest, enjoyable indie sci-fi film.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromAugust 5, 2012Audrey Plaza, Colin Trevorrow, comedy, independent, Mark Duplass, romance, science fictionComment

Review: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Review: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Like a book you read in Grade 7 or 8, by Wes Anderson.

Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAnton BergstromJune 6, 2012Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Bruce Willis, comedy, Edward Norton, Francis McDormand, Harvey Keitel, Jared Gilman, Jason Schwartzman, Kara Hayward, Roman Coppola, Tilda Swinton, Wes Anderson, Young Adult Comment

Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

Review: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

A delightful comedy-drama about the struggles of growing old.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJune 1, 2012Bill Nighy, comedy, Dev Patel, drama, India, John Madden, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Tom WilkinsonComment

Review: The Dictator (2012)

Review: The Dictator (2012)

A hilarious, offensive, juvenile satire.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMay 22, 2012Admiral General Aladeen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, comedy, Sacha Baron Cohen, satire, The Dictator, Wadiya Comment