Pearce’s Film Reviews

224 Films have been rated or reviewed by Pearce.

Witchfinder General (The Conqueror Worm) (1968): This kicked off a very dubious series of movies about women being tortured as witches but is one of the few of the entire cycle to have a conscience and not play it for pervy thrills.
Bad Lieutenant (1992): Dropping this an entire star because Led Zeppelin's lawsuit removed the Schooly D track that originally drove this movie... now only people who saw it at the cinema will remember that.
Devils, The (1971): Release the uncut version, Warner Brother, you cowards!
Bucket of Blood, A (1959): The best beatnik movie ever made, this minor classic is 65 minutes of fun.
Ghost Stories (2017): All build–up, no pay–off.
Muppets, The (2011): I dreaded the idea of a Muppet movie from people out of the Apatow stable but this works beautifully.
Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968): The only ghost in a sheet that's actually scary.
Crimes of Passion (1984): Part of Ken Russell's final stretch as a truly great director, helped by a marvellously profane script from Barry Sandler and a superb lead from Turner. Perkins does his usual turn but at least the movie around him is better than, say, Edge of Sanity.
Cosmopolis (2012): The beginning of Robert Pattinson shaking off his typecasting. He gets better but he's definitely trying here.
Pi (1998): Whenever a director starts off with an Eraserhead, expect a turbulent career.