Andrew Pulver
Andrew Pulver's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Guardian
Observer (UK)
Movies reviews only
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Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman (2023) |
It does... draw Cassatt out as a tough and independent character, pursuing her own artistic path and very much worthy of the respect she has been largely denied by history. - Guardian
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| Posted Mar 08, 2023
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Godzilla (1998) |
Godzilla fills its non-spectacle sequences with turgid emoting and plot shifts so clearly at the service of the special effects budget that they are painful to behold. - Guardian
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| Posted Feb 14, 2023
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McCurry: the Pursuit of Color (2021) |
So what does this admiring profile tell us? McCurry is a pretty truculent customer, unwilling to give much away; but uncompromisingly direct when he wants to be. - Guardian
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| Posted Oct 18, 2022
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The Ring (1998) |
A most artfully creepy piece of work. - Guardian
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| Posted Sep 16, 2022
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Tosh (2022) |
This is a fascinating glimpse into a football world that has entirely vanished, for better or worse. - Guardian
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| Posted May 17, 2022
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Exhibition On Screen: Easter in Art (2020) |
Whatever your faith, or if you have none, there’s something of considerable interest here. - Guardian
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| Posted Apr 04, 2022
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Rooney (2022) |
A film designed to reboot the collective memory banks and secure his status as a footballing great. - Guardian
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| Posted Feb 14, 2022
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Shane (2022) |
Warne no doubt intended the film to shore up his bloody-good-bloke image, and in this he's got to be satisfied how it's turned out. - Guardian
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| Posted Jan 05, 2022
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A quiet, reflective film. - Guardian
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| Posted Nov 30, 2021
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Jane Campion's latest project is part of a now-honourable tradition of film-making that is a bridge between features and high-end TV. - Guardian
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| Posted Nov 16, 2021
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Dettori (2021) |
Director Anthony Wonke picks a beautifully clear path through the blizzard of life events and intra-family strife; it can't have been easy. - Guardian
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| Posted Nov 12, 2021
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Arsène Wenger: Invincible (2021) |
While Wenger proves a genial and sage-like interviewee, it's fair to say that he still remains almost as much a mystery as before. - Guardian
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| Posted Nov 11, 2021
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Exhibition on Screen: Raphael Revealed (2020) |
If nothing else, this is a superb motivator to get to the National's exhibition; otherwise it's a fine stand-in for the real thing. - Guardian
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| Posted Oct 14, 2021
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Frida. Viva la Vida (2019) |
It does draw together key themes in Kahlo's work: the drama of her physical pain, her sense of theatre, and her ability to transmute gruesome anatomical detail into symbolic architecture. - Guardian
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| Posted Sep 30, 2021
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Phil Liggett: the Voice of Cycling (2020) |
This film (and Liggett) is likable and charming enough. - Guardian
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| Posted Jul 21, 2021
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King Otto (2021) |
As with most great football stories, there is a tale of redemption underlying all this; you can't say it isn't fully deserved. - Guardian
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| Posted Jul 02, 2021
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Sparkling: The Story of Champagne (2021) |
This is a warm-hearted, pleasant film, full of enthusiasm for its subject; a fine aperitif for the summer. - Guardian
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| Posted Jun 24, 2021
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Acasa, My Home (2020) |
Ciorniciuc and his co-writer Lina Vdovîi, in allowing events to unfold slowly in front of the camera, have created a beautifully measured portrait of an amazingly resonant topic. - Guardian
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| Posted Jun 22, 2021
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Brabham (2020) |
Brabham remains best known for being the only Formula One driver to win the world title in a car of their own construction, and this profile makes much of his engineering skills and constant tinkering in the workshop. - Guardian
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| Posted Jun 10, 2021
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Pariah Dog (2019) |
At 77 minutes, this is a brief inspection, but so heartfelt that it never seems too short. - Guardian
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| Posted Apr 30, 2021
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House of Cardin (2019) |
A watchable portrait of the late fashion designer that astutely showcases Cardin's ease in front of the camera. - Guardian
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| Posted Apr 23, 2021
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Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017) |
An illuminating, affecting piece of work. - Guardian
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| Posted Apr 22, 2021
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Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story (2020) |
Happy Happy Joy Joy is a dismal coda to a fondly remembered show, with Kricfalusi's collaborators still distressed over what happened. - Guardian
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| Posted Apr 16, 2021
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Henry Glassie: Field Work (2019) |
[A] brave, unusual film. - Guardian
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| Posted Apr 13, 2021
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Banksy: Most Wanted (2020) |
Watchable, if slaveringly adulatory... - Guardian
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| Posted Mar 22, 2021
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Killing Escobar (2021) |
McAleese and Tomkins relate the story of their mission efficiently enough. - Guardian
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| Posted Mar 18, 2021
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An Impossible Project (2020) |
It's never clear exactly what roles Kaps has in any of these activities, or how he earns money, but he is genial company and makes a persuasive case for life beyond the digital realm... - Guardian
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| Posted Mar 12, 2021
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Eye of the Storm (2021) |
As a painter, Morrison ought to be better known; this film should give his reputation and legacy a major uplift. - Guardian
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| Posted Mar 04, 2021
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Zappa (2020) |
Winter has created a fascinating watch. - Guardian
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| Posted Feb 19, 2021
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Pelé (2021) |
Here's a slightly more upscale contribution to the deluge of feature-length football documentaries that have flooded our screens in the last few years. - Guardian
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| Posted Feb 18, 2021
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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020) |
An interesting, grown-up musical profile. - Guardian
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| Posted Dec 11, 2020
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Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan (2020) |
In the end, the film operates best as an act of ancestor-worship to an extraordinary musician whose best days - we are forced to sadly conclude - appear to be behind him. - Guardian
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| Posted Dec 04, 2020
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The End of the Storm (2020) |
Anyone looking for more than what is essentially a feature-length corporate statement will be disappointed. - Guardian
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| Posted Nov 27, 2020
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Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story (2020) |
If there's one world heavyweight champion whose legend needs a little burnishing, it's Lennox Lewis, and this documentary profile does a decent nuts-and-bolts job. - Guardian
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| Posted Nov 13, 2020
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Fantastic Fungi (2019) |
The liberal use of speeded-up footage of growth and decay is unfailingly spectacular, while Stamets and fellow interviewees have a gift for a memorable turn of phrase. - Guardian
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| Posted Nov 06, 2020
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Wolfwalkers (2020) |
This is a charming and thoroughly likable film. - Guardian
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| Posted Oct 30, 2020
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Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb (2020) |
This is fascinating stuff, smoothly put together, and carrying genuine human interest. - Guardian
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| Posted Oct 30, 2020
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The Three Kings (2020) |
Though there's quite a bit of familiar material on show here, this exercise in football nostalgia has an interesting, original focus... - Guardian
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| Posted Oct 30, 2020
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A Call to Spy (2019) |
A Call to Spy has a stolid pacing that makes you feel every minute of its two-hours-plus running time. But it's still an interesting story that's yet to fully come into the light. - Guardian
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| Posted Oct 22, 2020
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Anelka: Misunderstood (2020) |
This is a subtle, modulated portrait of someone who gives little away. - Guardian
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| Posted Aug 05, 2020
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Before Stonewall (1984) |
It may sound kind of worthy, but in fact it's an utterly fascinating slice of social history. - Guardian
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| Posted May 28, 2020
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Lucian Freud: A Self Portrait (2020) |
There's an unavoidable temptation to want to wander into areas not connected to self-portraiture. But there's no harm in leaving the viewer wanting more. - Guardian
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| Posted Jan 14, 2020
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Busby was clearly someone who didn't want to give much away: other than noting his occasional ruthless streak, this film, decent though it is, doesn't really get past the public image. - Guardian
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| Posted Nov 08, 2019
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Leonardo: The Works (2019) |
As gallery films go, this is pretty monumental. - Guardian
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| Posted Oct 29, 2019
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Exhibition On Screen: Van Gogh & Japan (2018) |
It is possibly something of a niche subject for a full-length documentary; but it demonstrates again how that clutch of impressionist and post-impressionist artists are just gravy to galleries and film-makers. - Guardian
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| Posted Jun 04, 2019
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There may be too much to cover satisfactorily, but Mansoor's film has an impressive try. - Guardian
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| Posted Apr 09, 2019
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The Cell (2000) |
Jazzy photography and fancy design in no way compensate for a dull, suspense-free screenplay and unwise casting. - Guardian
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| Posted Apr 01, 2019
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Exhibition On Screen: Young Picasso (2019) |
You can almost see the Victorian era disintegrating in real time. - Guardian
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| Posted Feb 01, 2019
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Never Been Kissed (1999) |
[B]y and large she generates the kind of charm that, since Scream and Everyone Says I Love You, she's made her trademark. - Guardian
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| Posted Jan 23, 2019
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Salvador Dalí: In Search of Immortality (2018) |
This documentary about the relentlessly eccentric Spanish painter benefits - as you would hope it would - from plentiful archive access and a scholarly level of appreciation. - Guardian
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| Posted Jan 18, 2019
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