Pearce’s Film Reviews
239 Films have been rated or reviewed by Pearce.
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.
Memoria (2021)- One of those movies you need to see with the best sound system possible and with absolutely no distractions.
- DVD $29.95
Exotica (1994)- Christ, that ending. A masterpiece of story structure as emotional manipulation.
High-Rise (High Rise) (2015)
The book was science fiction but the movie is a period piece, which demonstrates where this adaptation went wrong. Instead of being a near–future warning it becomes this–never–happened nostalgia. Watch Cronenberg's Shivers instead.
Crash (1996)- This was very controversial despite being a very toned down, smoothed out adaptation of a book that was already almost quarter of a century old, proving there's still plenty books can do that films can't – even if just because they won't let you.
Fall (2022)- Very by–the–numbers but the most vertiginous movie I've seen. I HATE heights.
©2025 AroVideo | Using the Catalogue | Feedback Opens in a new window | Terms of use Opens in a new window | Privacy Policy Opens in a new window | AroVideo on Twitter AroVideo on Facebook
