Demolition Review
Welcome to Man Child: The Movie. Demolition is the latest film from Jean-Marc Vallèe - you may know him as the director who helped add an Oscar to Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto’s bathroom shelve…
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.
939 posts
Boorloo, Western Australia
The Wailing (곡성/Goksung) Review
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
Trying to explain the intricacies of a fever dream to someone is as desperate and difficult to grasp as the loose strands of the dream itself. You start by telling about the naked woman standing outsi…
Art of the Prank Review
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
There’s something joyful about sitting down and watching a film that you have no prior knowledge of before it’s unveiled on the silver screen in front of you. There’s no pre-conceived notions as to wh…
An (Sweet Bean) Review
Andrew F Peirce
2 min read
Films are just like food. They nourish, they enrich, they provide an energy you can't find anywhere else. Just like food, films follow a set of ingredients - you have a script, you add a director,…
Warcraft Review
Andrew F Peirce
5 min read
As Meat Loaf once sang, two out three aint bad. Except, maybe, when that third film in your oeuvre happens to be Warcraft. Duncan Jones had a good run, having made the notable sci-fi films Moon and So…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows Review
Andrew F Peirce
4 min read
I’ve often criticised superhero films for resorting to using an ‘end of the world’ scenario as the climactic element of their story, or for including non-sensical elements or characters - and Teenage…
Observance Review - A Low Budget Genre Flick That Needed More Time
Andrew F Peirce
2 min read
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Contrary to popular belief, reviewers don’t enjoy giving films a bad review. I love Aust…
Green Room Review
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
Green Room is a brutal anxiety attack of a film. It heaves and explodes its way through a breathless ninety five minute run time, leaving you exhausted and shaken at the end. Where Blue Ruin hinted at…
In Which Andrew Tells... Why Cinema Will Never Die.
Andrew F Peirce
15 min read
In Which Andrew Tells… is a series of articles about a certain topic, film or event, where Andrew - the unlikely voice of reason - tells that particular topic, film or event a hard truth. Whether that…
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Review
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
If there’s a running theme through the films of directing duo Glenn Ficara and John Requa, it’s that of characters finding their place in the world. Whether it be Jim Carrey’s con-man Steven Russell i…
Bad Neighbours 2 Review
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
Part of my excitement for going into the somewhat unexpected comedy sequel Bad Neighbours 2 (as it's known in Australia) was getting to see the great on screen chemistry between leads Seth Rogen a…
A Month of Sundays Review
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
Frank Mollard (Anthony LaPaglia) is a real estate agent finding it difficult to sell a house at a reasonable price. One day he receives a call from someone claiming to be his mother - the only thing i…