Pearce’s Film Reviews

239 Films have been rated or reviewed by Pearce.

Z (1968): This movie made me angry in the best way, and it's sadly still relevant to the modern world.
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010): If you're not squeamish, this is a must–see documentary about so much more than the titular subject that packs an incredible amount into a short running time.
One Cut of the Dead (Kamera wo tomeruna!) (2017): Don't read anything about this movie before watching it, and don't turn it off if you think it's bad – keep giving it a chance.
I'm Your Man (2021): Maybe my favourite movie of 2021, this was funnier and more charming than I expected while actually mining new material from the well–worn premise of "what's the difference between human and machine?"; DVD $29.95
Raw (Grave) (2016): A compelling central performance, masterful command of style & pacing and superb horror setpieces mark this as one of the best takes on the vampire story in years.
Possessor (2020): Deeply nihilistic movie about someone destroying their own humanity works on multiple levels. The scene where someone has a job hijacking webcams to surveil people's material possessions sums up the themes nicely.
Cutthroat Island (1995): Believe the hype, this is endless lifeless action scenes rampaging through an empty story while a charismatic cast gets lost in the noise. Frank Langella looks like he's having fun.
Thin Man, The (1934): I felt drunk just watching this.
Psycho Goreman (2020): A bit self–conscious and with too many flaccid scenes, this still has enough inspired moments (including a great ending) and fun performances (especially the lead girl) to get over the finish line
Go (1999): One of the great Christmas ensemble movies, this saga of many people consistently making believably bad decisions is a riot of misadventure and a real time capsule for those of us who were young and dumb in the '90s.; Poster (G) $9.95

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