Pearce’s Film Reviews

239 Films have been rated or reviewed by Pearce.

Venus in Furs (Paroxismus) (1969): One of the first of Franco's sex psychedelics, this is almost up there with The Other Side of the Mirror and Lorna the Exorcist.
Brotherhood of Satan, The (1971): Caught this on late–night tv as a teenager and was entranced by the combination of cheese and genuine frights.; Blu-Ray $34.95
Blood On Satan's Claw (Satan's Skin) (1977): Subtracting a star for one of the most perfunctory endings ever.
Haunted Palace, The (1963): Shine a coloured light on Vincent Price's face and have him arch his eyebrows and you've got movie magic, baby!
Haunted Mansion, The (2003): How did an Eddie Murphy vehicle made at Disney end up with so much homage to Mario Bava's Lisa and the Devil?
Love Lies Bleeding (2024): Funny, tense, disturbing and often absurdist, this marks both director Rose Glass and star Katy O'Brian as major talents.
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979): PJ Soles shoulda had a bigger career, unfortunately she's known more for her lesser roles in Halloween and Carrie than for this.
Only God Forgives (2013): Gorgeous to look at but monumentally silly.
Animal House (1979): Probably the best of these frat boy shenanigans movies, all of which are full of "they wouldn't do THAT now" moments.
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017): Why is it so long? Why is the dialogue so laboured? Why do they linger on the gore until it looks like bits of rubber?