Palm Beach Actor Bryan Brown Interview
Andrew was able to catch up with Aussie icon, Bryan Brown, on his press tour for his new film, Palm Beach. This is a new film by Rachel Ward about a group of friends coming together to celebrate a…
Andrew F Peirce
Andrew is the co-chair of the Australian Film Critics Association, a Golden Globes voter, author of Lonely Spirits and the King. You can find him online trying to enlist people into the cult of Mac and Me.
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It All Started With a Stale Sandwich Review - A Grand Celebration of the Importance of Public Art
Andrew F Peirce
11 min read
If you stand over a certain grate on a fairly innocuous concrete island in Times Square, New York City, you’ll experience something unique and memorable. This grate looks exactly like every other subw…
Dot and the Kangaroo Review - A Kids Film with a Timeless Conservation Message
Andrew F Peirce
7 min read
To the CHILDREN OF AUSTRALIA In the hope of enlisting their sympathies for the many Beautiful and frolicsome creatures of their fair land; Whose extinction through ruthless destruction is surely be…
Ophelia Review - A Welcome Recontextualisation of Shakespeare's Hamlet
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
The power of enduring stories is that they can be reshaped, remoulded, transmogrified, and morphed throughout time to become echoes of what they once were. Shakespeare’s Hamlet is one such story, havi…
The Pyjama Girl Case Review - Australia's Sole Giallo Film is a Depressing Affair
Andrew F Peirce
6 min read
It’s always fascinating to see how non-Australian directors handle Australian stories. What views do they bring to Australia, and how do those views inform the Australian story they intend to tell? Te…
Palm Beach Review - A Welcome Celebration of White Privilege
Andrew F Peirce
5 min read
For the majority of film reviewers in Australia, Palm Beach is not a film aimed at them. With a huge wealth of older reviewers having been costed out of the industry due to decreasing wages and becaus…
International Childfree Day: Why I'm Living a Life Without Children
Andrew F Peirce
12 min read
I’ll say what you’re thinking right away, ‘what kind of white nonsense is this?’ Why do people who want to live a childfree life need a day of celebration? What even is ‘childfree’ living? Do we reall…
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw Review - Much Noise, Little Wow
Andrew F Peirce
4 min read
We’re eight films deep in the main Fast & Furious franchise, and thanks to some off screen squabbling between series headliner Vin Diesel and franchise kick-starter Dwayne Johnson, we’re now prese…
One Night the Moon Review - A Thematically Relevant Outback Opera
Andrew F Peirce
8 min read
Amidst the deceptive darkness of the wide open outback, the moon hangs high in the sky like a beacon, luring a young girl from her bedroom and into a world she knows little about. Startled out of her…
AUSgust - The Second Annual Australian Film Month is Here!
Andrew F Peirce
15 min read
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A year ago we kicked off the first annual celebration of Australian films – AUSgust. A whole month dedicated to Australian cinema and the brilliant work that has been made throughout the years. Just…
Call Connect and Stakeout Films Directors Indianna Bell and Josiah Allen Interview
Andrew F Peirce
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At the 2019 Revelation Film Festival, the short film Call Connect. played before the great film Chained for Life. It was a perfect pairing of films. While both will linger in my memory for a long w…
Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road Filmmakers Jaime Lewis and Jeremy Dylan and Tommy Emmanuel Interviews
Andrew F Peirce
Filmmakers Jaime Lewis and Jeremy Dylan talk with Andrew about their documentary Tommy Emmanuel: The Endless Road, which is followed by a discussion with the subject of the documentary himself, To…