As Beast goes on the question shifts from “is Pascal a serial killer?” to “if Pascal is a serial killer, are these two perfect for each other in a demented Natural Born Killers kind of way?”, which is where Michael Pearce likes to repeatedly flip the motives and truth on the audience. The trick never fully wears thin, but […]
Movie Review – Beast (2017)
Beast, 2017. Directed by Michael Pearce. Starring Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James, Trystan Gravelle and Emily Taaffe. SYNOPSIS: Moll lives at home on Jersey with her family, dividing her time between looking after her invalid father and her job as a tour guide. But she feels like the black sheep of the family and […]
Exclusive Interview – Michael Pearce, director and writer of Beast
British director and writer, Michael Pearce, is in the middle of promoting his first feature, Beast, which is released on Friday, 29th April. It’s a whistle stop tour around the country, a series of screenings followed by a Q and A with the audience, so he’s putting in some pre-tour practice with a few interviews […]
Trailer for psychological thriller Beast starring Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn
Altitude has released a UK trailer for the upcoming psychological thriller Beast. The film – which had its world premiere at the Toronto International, receiving critical acclaim – marks the feature directorial debut for Michael Pearce and stars Jessie Buckley and Johnny Flynn; watch it here… https://youtu.be/S9z5QGewPhQ Moll (Jessie Buckley, TABOO, WAR AND PEACE) is […]
