Pearce’s Film Reviews

242 Films have been rated or reviewed by Pearce.

Red Shoes, The (1948): The best movie ever made about ballet.
Jagged Edge (1985): Joe Eszterhas gender–flipped this as Basic Instinct and both scripts are about as good as each other, which just shows what a phenomenal director Paul Verhoeven is because that one's great and this one's shit.
Shogun Assassin (1981): People complaining that it's the "dubbed version" miss the point – this is a new movie made of scenes from two other movies. Very well done, great new soundtrack. If you want it subtitled, get Lone Wolf and Cub.
Shaft in Africa (1973): If you want to see Shaft's shaft this is your best bet, keep your finger on that Pause button.
Hardware (1990): When you lose a lawsuit because your movie ripped off a three page comic strip, I'd hope you added more to the mix than this.
Step Into Liquid (2003): Why was Chis (X–Files) Carter in this? I watched it with the sound off and music on so I'll probably never know.
'R Xmas (2002): Ice–T gave an interview about the first time he got to see this movie that's absolutely perfect. Look it up!
Funeral, The (1996): Who knew Chris Penn could sing? Heck, who knew he could act?
King of New York (1990): This and Deep Cover are the best neo noir movies of their era.
Angel of Vengeance (Ms.45) (1981): One of the best movies of its type, thanks to subversive style and a hypnotic performance by the lead.