Andrew F. Peirce
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Broker (2022) |
This yet another grand entry in an already esteemed career from one of the finest working filmmakers today. - The Curb
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| Posted Jan 31, 2023
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Talk to Me (2023) |
Talk to Me is a new benchmark for horror films. It instantly stands as one of the grittiest, grimiest, gruelling and grotty, goretastic Aussie horror films ever. - The Curb
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| Posted Jan 26, 2023
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Run Rabbit Run (2023) |
...in its conclusion (Run Rabbit Run) tumbles over the edge, opting for ambiguity and uncertainty rather than a defined conclusion, making this an unsatisfying mystery that I cannot heartily recommend. - The Curb
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| Posted Jan 23, 2023
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Kim's Video (2023) |
As Kim’s Video rolled on, I found myself become increasingly conflicted as Redmon further inserts himself into the narrative. - The Curb
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| Posted Jan 23, 2023
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My Old School (2022) |
At 104 minutes long, My Old School is a fluffy and frictionless film that lacks any real heft to make it a substantially entertaining and engaging endeavour. - The Curb
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| Posted Jan 12, 2023
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Everybody Loves Jeanne (2022) |
Everybody Loves Jeanne makes the grounded reality of our daily existence so deeply relatable, while actively exposing the farcical elements in ways that only the French could. - The Curb
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| Posted Jan 09, 2023
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Ennio (2021) |
… an awe-inspiring and engaging documentary that will definitely satiate lovers of all artforms who wish to understand the creative process and mindset of one of the most iconic creative figures of modern times. - FILMINK (Australia)
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| Posted Dec 09, 2022
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Corsage (2022) |
Corsage presents a timeless story of the impact of fame, fortune, and the search for the self within the confines of these societal structures. - The Curb
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| Posted Nov 29, 2022
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Blueback (2022) |
Blueback is both inspirational and hopeful, all the while quietly acknowledging that we’ve lost in the bid to implement actions to halt the devastating impact of the climate crisis we live in. - The Curb
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| Posted Nov 23, 2022
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Franklin (2022) |
Franklin is Kasimir Burgess’ most accomplished work to date. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 19, 2022
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Ticket to Paradise (2022) |
It’s good to remember that films don’t always need to aspire to be great, challenging, or subversive. Sometimes aspiring to simply be ‘good fun’ is enough, and that’s what Ticket to Paradise delivers in spades. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 19, 2022
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Alvin's Harmonious World of Opposites (2015) |
Alvin’s Harmonious World of Opposites, an occasionally surreal, continually thought-provoking indie film that proudly defies genre-trappings. - The Curb
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| Posted Jun 29, 2022
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How to Please a Woman (2022) |
This is a rare film that makes you feel lighter, fresher, and fully revitalised after watching it. It’s the kind of film that you want to spend hours talking with your friends about, reminiscing about how you could relate to what you’ve just seen. - The Curb
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| Posted Jun 07, 2022
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Anonymous Club (2021) |
For the Courtney Barnett faithfuls, this is a comfort watch, a warm embrace, a rare connection in the audience with a stranger across the room as you both sing in unison, tears running down your face, the lyrics to Sunday Roast. - The Curb
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| Posted Mar 08, 2022
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Nitram (2021) |
With a transformative, searing performance from American actor, Caleb Landry Jones ... Nitramevolves from being a domestic character study of a freefalling family, into a gripping, devastating, and ultimately respectful essay of tragedy writ large. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 17, 2021
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I'm Wanita (2021) |
I sure do hope that like Searching for Sugarman did for Rodriguez, I'm Wanita ushers Wanita onto the mainstage in the prime spot, because she darn well deserves it. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 07, 2021
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I Met a Girl (2020) |
I Met a Girl feels a little bloated as the machinations of the third act roll out, it's Thwaites and Sullivan's comfortable chemistry together that help deliver a welcome satisfying emotional climax and conclusion. - The Curb
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| Posted Aug 08, 2021
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The Suicide Squad (2021) |
This Year You Will Believe that The Suicide Squad Will Make You Cry - The Curb
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| Posted Aug 04, 2021
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Streamline (2021) |
Streamline is an impressive and towering achievement from Tyson Wade Johnston, one that will be earmarked as a turning point in Levi Miller's enduring career, a possible pivot point that will likely guide him towards more mature performances. - The Curb
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| Posted Jul 28, 2021
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Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) |
I love Welcome to Woop Woop for its mania and madness, for Elliott's unbridled direction and decision making. For the manner that Jonathan Schaech, Susie Porter, and Rod Taylor, thrust themselves with vigour into their roles. - The Curb
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| Posted Jun 10, 2021
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Paddington 2 (2017) |
A guiding light in the dark to help place a worldwide blanket of comfort over us all, all the while placing a hand on our shoulders and saying, if you're kind and polite, the world will be right. - The Curb
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| Posted Mar 31, 2021
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Mac and Me (1988) |
Mac and Me ... is pure entertainment. - The Curb
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| Posted Mar 11, 2021
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Penguin Bloom (2020) |
...a well-meaning life-lesson narrative wrapped up in ableist rhetoric and a sappy sheen. - The Curb
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| Posted Feb 08, 2021
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High Ground (2020) |
...High Ground is an overwhelming achievement of cinematic brilliance. It continues the legacy of Sweet Country by exposing the horrifying actions of White Australians... - The Curb
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| Posted Feb 01, 2021
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The Furnace (2020) |
Roderick MacKay's debut is a quieter affair than what audiences may have grown to expect from the ever-expanding Australian genre, but its subdued journey into the Golden unknown of the outback is no less engaging or powerful. - The Curb
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| Posted Feb 01, 2021
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The Magician (2005) |
The Magician, while predominantly a character study, does highlight how comfortable Australia is with criminality. - The Curb
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| Posted Jan 27, 2021
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Chopper (2000) |
This is a masterpiece of a film, a sign that Australian cinema can reach monstrous heights of glory. - The Curb
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| Posted Jan 21, 2021
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The Xrossing (2020) |
The Xrossing highlights the ingenuity of indie filmmakers, who excel with their ability to craft compelling narrative arcs with minimal financial backing. - The Curb
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| Posted Jan 05, 2021
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100% Wolf (2020) |
Show it to your kids, your nieces, your nephews, and get them hooked on a dog bone-afide Aussie animation treat. - The Curb
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| Posted Dec 31, 2020
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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) |
For the diehard fans out there, there are genre aspects that will no doubt elevate the enjoyment of this flick, but for the average viewer, this may just struggle to satiate that blockbuster entertainment we've been craving. - The Curb
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| Posted Dec 21, 2020
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Promising Young Woman (2020) |
Promising Young Woman does to misogyny what Get Out did to racism: Tears. It. Down. - The Curb
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| Posted Dec 17, 2020
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Maslin Beach (1997) |
I find it hard to believe that anyone managed to get any kind of entertainment from the film itself, lurid or otherwise. - The Curb
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| Posted Dec 15, 2020
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The Dressmaker (2015) |
...easily one of the most iconic, defining entries in the Australian film pantheon. - The Curb
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| Posted Dec 15, 2020
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An Ideal Host (2020) |
An Ideal Host delivers a smorgasbord of pot luck dishes, swaying from mumblecore comedy, to horror, to sci-fi, and back again. - The Curb
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| Posted Dec 08, 2020
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She Dies Tomorrow (2020) |
Amy Seimetz's film is a powerful, unshakeable slice of horror cinema. This is a grand, great film, one that feels all too relatable, and is all too proud for knowing that too. - The Curb
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| Posted Nov 06, 2020
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Keyboard Fantasies (2019) |
The Kindest Film of the Year. - The Curb
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| Posted Nov 06, 2020
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Cameraperson (2016) |
To explore Kirsten Johnson's immersive Cameraperson is to witness a unique, powerful memoir unfolding and unfurling. - The Curb
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| Posted Oct 05, 2020
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On the Rocks (2020) |
Maybe the worst thing about On the Rocks is that it doesn't even feel like a Sofia Coppola film, but rather a cheap imitation of her work. A major disappointment is an understatement. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 25, 2020
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Dirt Music (2019) |
Dirt Music is a perfect postcard promotion image for Western Australia, and while it has its fair share of stumbles (...) there is still an undeniable emotional truth to the film that resonates long and loud. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 25, 2020
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Two Hands (1999) |
Two Hands cements its crims at home in suburbia, with the city as their playground, both of which are represented by Sydney and its outskirts perfectly. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 19, 2020
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H Is for Happiness (2019) |
H is for Happiness is so assured and confident with what it wants to be, managing to execute its intentions perfectly, that it can't help but be an immediate modern Australian classic. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 09, 2020
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The High Note (2020) |
for all its familiarities, there is so much unexpected joy and refreshing brilliance within the film that I can't help but sing its praises proudly. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 05, 2020
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Dean Spanley (2008) |
Dean Spanley is a film that predominantly operates within the realm of light comedy, it does so with a powerful meditation on the resonance of grief across a lifetime. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 02, 2020
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Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) |
Bill & Ted Face the Music is an instant laugh creator. It'll make you smile, and lift your spirits. - The Curb
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| Posted Sep 02, 2020
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Tenet (2020) |
Tenet instead feels like it's pushing you away from engaging with its deeper plot, rather than inviting you in to engage with it intimately. - The Curb
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| Posted Aug 22, 2020
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Black Water (2007) |
...the indie-stylings of Black Water help distinguish it as a unique entry in the creature feature horrors. It may be the smallest of the Aussie croc flicks, but it's no less effective. - The Curb
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| Posted Aug 04, 2020
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Babyteeth (2019) |
There's an attempt to make this cancer-drama unique and different than the norm ... but it's not enough to shake the feeling that we've done all of this before. - The Curb
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| Posted Jul 28, 2020
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VHYes (2019) |
Director Jack Henry Robbins crams an eighties aesthetic into his magnificent feature debut that blasts apart families, nostalgia, capitalism, art, and just about everything else that can be tarnished with the brush of absurd kookiness. - The Curb
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| Posted Jul 14, 2020
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The King of Staten Island (2020) |
To call a film like The King of Staten Island 'nice' feels like faint praise, but in the current landscape, it's exactly the kind of film that I wanted and needed, and it delivered (in spades) a mood of ease that I loved immersing myself in. - The Curb
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| Posted Jul 14, 2020
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The Booksellers (2019) |
The Booksellers is an absolute delight, a treasure trove of stacked aisles that provide endless opportunities. - The Curb
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| Posted Jun 29, 2020
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