Guy Pearce
The Proposition: Nick Cave’s savage outback western reveals ugly truths about Australia
Released in 2005, this brutal tale of sibling conflict is set against the backdrop of colonial racism, violence and misogyny
Adam Fleet
07, Dec, 2021 @4:30 PM
Guy Pearce: ‘There’s always someone you want to punch’
Neighbours launched him, and since then the star of Memento and Zone 414 has seized his Hollywood roles with a unique intensity. He talks about death, drugs, being a dad and divorce
Ryan Gilbey
30, Sep, 2021 @3:00 PM
Zone 414 review – Guy Pearce grimaces through soulless Blade Runner clone
Pearce, chasing after a sinister tech billionaire’s lost daughter, gives undeserved credibility to a feeble sci-fi bereft of real ideas
Cath Clarke
30, Sep, 2021 @7:00 AM
The Seventh Day review – Guy Pearce’s hipster priest dices with the devil
Training Day meets the Exorcist in this satanic horror as a nattily dressed cleric reveals the ways of evil to a young acolyte
Leslie Felperin
22, Apr, 2021 @10:00 AM
Memento at 20: Christopher Nolan's memory thriller is hard to forget
The ambitiously structured noir gave us an early sign of what was to come from the director who would go on to bigger, if not always better, things
Scott Tobias
16, Mar, 2021 @6:28 AM
From Memento to Interstellar: our writers pick their favourite Christopher Nolan films
With the much-anticipated staggered release of Tenet, writers argue why each of Christopher Nolan’s 10 previous films should be seen as his best
Beatrice Loayza, Peter Bradshaw, Benjamin Lee, Wendy Ide, Charles Bramesco, Radheyan Simonpillai, Adrian Horton, Noah Gittell, Jordan Hoffman and Steve Rose
27, Aug, 2020 @6:24 AM
My streaming gem: why you should watch Lockout
The latest in our series of writers recommending under-appreciated gems is an ode to a schlocky yet gleefully entertaining action thriller
Luke Holland
22, Jun, 2020 @6:25 AM
My streaming gem: why you should watch Results
Continuing a series of writers highlighting underseen films available to stream, a recommendation for a warm and humane comedy about an unusual love triangle
Scott Tobias
20, Apr, 2020 @7:15 AM
The Guardian view on the new Scrooge: a charismatic antihero for Christmas | Editorial
Editorial: Guy Pearce’s reinvention of Charles Dickens’ creation has been the real revelation of the holiday television schedules
Editorial
23, Dec, 2019 @6:32 PM
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert review – riotous return trip
In this smart, lovable gem, now rereleased, a trans woman and two drag queens kick up the dust in Australia’s outback
Peter Bradshaw
07, Jun, 2019 @10:00 AM
Mary Queen of Scots review – power and passion in a battle royal
Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronan excel as wily foes in Josie Rourke’s striking take on the rivalry between Elizabeth I and her Scottish cousin
Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
20, Jan, 2019 @8:00 AM
From Storm Boy to Breath: the 10 best Australian beach films | Luke Buckmaster
Australian beach films have celebrated everything from life, love and freedom to the flesh-piercing dangers of renegade umbrellas
Luke Buckmaster
19, Jan, 2019 @9:21 PM
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