An (Sweet Bean) Review
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,…
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.
972 posts
Boorloo, Western Australia
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…
Captain America: Civil War Review
Andrew F Peirce
6 min read
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…
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…