Beautiful Boy Review
The film watching period between October and January is one that’s full with films that simply exist to earn their talent an Oscar nomination. These are films that roll along, exist in the public cons…
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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Boorloo, Western Australia
Unravel Review
Andrew F Peirce
6 min read
Unravel is the equivalent of looking at your very talented photographer friend’s holiday shots. Their photos of mountaintops and luscious forests look absolutely brilliant and are some of the finest p…
Spider-Man and the Map of Markers - Playstation 4 Review
Andrew F Peirce
6 min read
Spider-Man. Peter Parker. Great power. Great responsibility. Yada yada yada. You know the drill. After three different cinematic portrayals of the web swinging New Yorker (with a massive, multi-unive…
Jirga Review
Andrew F Peirce
5 min read
War stories on film are often focused on the soldiers journey, presenting their path in war as an 'us v them' mentality. So rarely do they explore what the 'other side' is going throug…
Backtrack Boys Review
Andrew F Peirce
4 min read
Full disclosure - this film will have you crying within the first five minutes. And odds are, you won't stop crying til the credits roll. Not only is Backtrack Boys an immensely powerful film, it&…
Valiant Hearts Review
Andrew F Peirce
4 min read
World War One is sadly under represented in video games. It’s a war that - to steal from a film critic I follow - is simply not ‘sexy’. It’s a war without the same level of firepower or artillery as W…
Ghost Stories Review
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
After an irrelevant childhood focused opening, Ghost Stories kicks into its narrative with obnoxious sceptic Professor Phillip Goodman (co-director Andy Nyman) interrupting a psychics attempt to (fals…
The Cleaners Review
Andrew F Peirce
5 min read
It's been a couple of months since I wrote up my first impressions on The Cleaners. I had copped a facebook ban for posting a picture of Prince Harry in Nazi attire, and it had made me think back…
Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist Review
Andrew F Peirce
4 min read
As the documentary Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist started to roll out around the world, the subject of the documentary, Vivienne Westwood, tweeted the following: As searing an indictment of first t…
Reigns Review
Andrew F Peirce
5 min read
As my work life has changed, I have found my available gaming time has changed as well. Where I used to sit down for hours on end to play through a fantasy epic, I now find myself struggling to comple…
Jirga enters the Oscars Best Foreign Language Film Race
Andrew F Peirce
7 min read
That headline is a little bit of a clickbait grabber, but no less important. The superb Australian film Jirga has been submitted by Australia for consideration at the next Academy Awards. What does t…
Harmony star Jerome Meyer on Fantasy, Working with Jessica Falkholt, and Parental Reactions
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
Writer/Director Corey Pearson has crafted something of an anomaly for the Australian film industry. He's managed to create a superb new, original fantasy film, that showcases a great ensemble cast…