Captain America: Civil War Review
Where Joss Whedon’s first Avengers film felt like the natural culmination of years of stand alone superhero films, Captain America: Civil War is the straw that breaks the camel's back in regards t…
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
Pawno Review
Andrew F Peirce
4 min read
Pawno is a film that announces the very welcome arrival of a pair of new voices in Australian cinema – Paul Ireland and Damian Hill. Ireland and Hill are seasoned actors, but for the first time they d…
Eddie the Eagle Review
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
Where Kingsman announced the arrival of new talent Taron Egerton, Eddie the Eagle cements his place as a bonafide movie star. This is the infectiously positive story of Olympic ski jumper, Michael ‘Ed…
Hush Review
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
As with any genre, there exists many sub-genres within horror. Hush is an entry in the ‘house invasion’ sub-genre, making its presence proudly known alongside other notable ‘house invasion’ films like…
The Jungle Book Review
Andrew F Peirce
4 min read
John Favreau’s The Jungle Book is the latest in Disney’s modernisation of their animated classics. From Maleficent to Cinderella, Disney has decided to mine their animated classic films and create liv…
Experimenter Review
Andrew F Peirce
5 min read
When portraying a real life event on film, it’s sometimes easier to dramatise elements to enforce a certain emotional reaction from the viewer. With Michael Almereyda’s Experimenter, the real life of…
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Review
Andrew F Peirce
6 min read
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are warned that this post may contain images of deceased persons. There is nothing more unsettling about the film The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith than the fact t…
The Mermaid Review
Andrew F Peirce
3 min read
The Mermaid is a wonder of a film. As the latest colourful Stephen Chow film to jump off the screen, it’s done a lot to impress audiences in China with it quickly becoming the highest grossing film in…
In Which Andrew Tells... How to Create Equality in Cinema.
Andrew F Peirce
13 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…
The Witch Review - Will Wrap You Up in a Blanket of Fear
Andrew F Peirce
4 min read
Available to Watch Here: Powered by JustWatch Help keep The Curb independent by joining our Patreon. Let’s get one thing out of the way immediately – Robert Eggers The Witch (or The VVitch:…
10 Cloverfield Lane Review
Andrew F Peirce
2 min read
10 Cloverfield Lane is the latest Mystery Box film from the minds at Bad Robot. Producer JJ Abrams uses not only the weight of his name, but apparently the weight of the 2008 monster flick Cloverfield…
Death in Brunswick Review
Andrew F Peirce
5 min read
For a long while now, Australian comedies have been regularly considered our weakest of film genres. Sure, everybody loves The Castle, a couple of lines from Crocodile Dundee are oft-quoted and Muriel…