Laura Bushell
Laura Bushell's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
BBC.com
Film4
Little White Lies
Movies reviews only
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The Devil's Wanton (1949) |
Good for fans of the director but perhaps too heavy going for an afternoon in front of the television. - Film4
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| Posted Feb 06, 2018
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North Sea Texas (2011) |
Brilliant, affecting filmmaking. A beautiful love story. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Apr 05, 2012
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An African Election (2011) |
Timely and balanced, this is a great insight into an otherwise closed process, but would it be more at home on TV? - Little White Lies
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| Posted Nov 24, 2011
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Broken Lines (2008) |
Broken Lines is all about Bettany, who gives a fantastic performance. But even he can't paper over the cracks. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Sep 29, 2011
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My Dog Tulip (2009) |
Quirky and bittersweet, a treat for dog lovers and the dogless alike. - Little White Lies
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| Posted May 05, 2011
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Oranges and Sunshine (2010) |
This is a solid debut, but the hangover from Loach's TV past looks large on the big screen. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Mar 31, 2011
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The Arbor (2010) |
This is a deeply resonant piece of filmmaking that leaves you sure of one thing -- there's always more than one truth. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Oct 21, 2010
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Beautiful Kate (2009) |
Beautifully acted and shot, this isn't comforting cinema but is bold and haunting, marking Ward out as a director of note. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Aug 03, 2010
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The Joneses (2009) |
The Joneses never makes it into full on satire but is smart and clear enough in its setup not to have to spell out a message in some soapy conclusion. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Apr 23, 2010
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Julie & Julia (2009) |
Julie & Julia seems satisfied to fall short of its potential - whether as an insightful romantic comedy or an exploration of food lust - relying on Streep to carry the film with her witty turn as Child. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Sep 11, 2009
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Rudo y Cursi (2008) |
It's a tale of two humble Mexican boys filmed with rough-around-the-edges production values and lots of energy, whose appeal will stretch to footie fans who wouldn't normally park themselves in front of a subtitled film. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Jul 03, 2009
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The Philadelphia Story (1940) |
A delight to watch from start to finish, The Philadelphia Story is intelligent and witty. Romantic comedies are rarely this fabulous. - Film4
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| Posted Apr 23, 2009
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Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008) |
Anvil! is hilarious and painful by turns, much like Spinal Tap, but with the added pathos of knowing these guys are real. - Little White Lies
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| Posted Feb 20, 2009
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Dial M for Murder (1954) |
A modest thriller in comparison to Hitchcock's later works, but one that's nonetheless taut and cleverly managed. - Film4
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| Posted Aug 24, 2008
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Stop-Loss (2008) |
Stop Loss takes some time out from the argument over the validity of the war to ask a question closer to home - whether the emotional battlefield America subjects its young soldiers to is actually worth it. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 25, 2008
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Fool's Gold (2008) |
Like Tess and Finn, the makers of Fool's Gold are motivated by lucre, not love. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 18, 2008
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Leatherheads (2008) |
It's good-looking, good-natured and sophisticated, but Leatherheads can't choose between football biopic or screwball romance. - BBC.com
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| Posted Apr 11, 2008
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Step Up 2 the Streets (2008) |
Will dance triumph over adversity? Will love between two attractive vacuous actors conquer all? - BBC.com
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| Posted Mar 25, 2008
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You Can't Take It With You (1938) |
Demonstrates Capra's skill at tweaking the heartstrings as well as the funny bone. - Film4
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| Posted Feb 20, 2008
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It Happened One Night (1934) |
With Gable and Colbert on top form this is a charming and memorable comedy. - Film4
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| Posted Feb 19, 2008
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The Good Night (2007) |
Sadly not the stuff of dreams. - BBC.com
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| Posted Jan 18, 2008
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4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) |
Brilliant. - BBC.com
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| Posted Jan 15, 2008
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Closing the Ring (2007) |
The film hangs on themes of lost love, longing and lies buried deep in family history, but with a tonne of sentimentality and mawkishness to carry it really drags its feet. - BBC.com
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| Posted Dec 28, 2007
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Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) |
With such a thin plot, the CGI here is adequate yet underwhelming, and the same can be said for the gags - BBC.com
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| Posted Dec 18, 2007
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The Magic Flute (2006) |
A huge budget allows for spectacular CGI sequences and Branagh concocts some startlingly inspired ways to accompany Mozart's music in visuals. - BBC.com
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| Posted Nov 29, 2007
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Blame It on Fidel (2006) |
What makes this film a real gem is Kervel's brilliant performance, personifying this stage of growing up with a perfect balance of bratishness, bright intellect, humour and innocence. She's a revelation. - BBC.com
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| Posted Oct 19, 2007
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Once (2006) |
In some places the camerawork feels a little underwhelming, and at times the leads' inexperience in acting shows up in comparison to their musical performances, but overall it works as a quiet, wistful modern romance. - BBC.com
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| Posted Oct 19, 2007
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Manufacturing Dissent (2007) |
The problem in making a documentary about Moore, though, is that it probably won't be as interesting as a documentary made by him, even if his techniques are used. - BBC.com
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| Posted Oct 05, 2007
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Michael Clayton (2007) |
It's all very smooth, but the problem is it's also a bit anodyne and unlikely to hold up in comparisons to Clooney's other 'serious' films, whose stories have more to offer underneath the polish. - BBC.com
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| Posted Sep 28, 2007
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Evening (2007) |
Evening is a slow burner, so slow in fact the credits roll before it ever gets going. - BBC.com
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| Posted Sep 21, 2007
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In the Hands of the Gods (2007) |
Lest we think that all youths in sportswear are out to mug us, energetic documentary In the Hands of the Gods shows there are at least five British boys in hoodies who've got something positive to do. - BBC.com
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| Posted Sep 14, 2007
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Someone Else (2006) |
Someone Else is the top end of indie filmmaking, with a polished script and even shinier cinematography from Trevor Forrest, but it's low-key enough not to verge onto Richard Curtis territory. - BBC.com
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| Posted Sep 07, 2007
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Transylvania (2006) |
Gatlif's vision of life on the open road is highly (sometimes overly) romantic, peppered with lively music and striking landscapes: it's the feeding of the senses that takes priority over plotting or polish in Transylvania. - BBC.com
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| Posted Aug 10, 2007
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Live Free or Die Hard (2007) |
It's less yippe-kay-yay, more yippee-kay-maybe. - BBC.com
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| Posted Jul 06, 2007
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La môme (2007) |
Fractured portrait of the singer is centred by some glorious samples of her music and a sterling central performance from Marion Cotillard. - BBC.com
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| Posted Jun 19, 2007
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Tell No One (2006) |
Brilliant action set pieces. - BBC.com
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| Posted Jun 15, 2007
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Black Gold (2006) |
A worthy look at an exploitation that really shouldn't exist in this day and age, Black Gold will hopefully shock audiences into looking for the Fairtrade symbol next time they're in the supermarket. - Film4
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| Posted Jun 08, 2007
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Alphaville (1965) |
A perfect example of Godard shaking up convention and exploring new ways of making cinema, Alphaville is challenging in places and thematically familiar in others. - Film4
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| Posted May 29, 2007
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Goya's Ghosts (2006) |
Despite noteworthy attention to period detail in production and costume design, these are not enough to carry the film's confused plot. - BBC.com
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| Posted May 04, 2007
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(undefined) |
The film is light on fact, but the interviewees are articulate about modern choro. - BBC.com
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| Posted Mar 23, 2007
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Funny Ha Ha (2003) |
Low budget and intimate, perhaps to the point of belonging on the small screen rather than the cinema, its still an intelligent and unpretentious slice of life true American life. - BBC.com
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| Posted Mar 16, 2007
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Piccadilly (1929) |
A drama of sexual and racial politics set against the buzz of jazz-age London culture, Piccadilly is an incredibly modern silent film featuring a career-best performance from Anna May Wong. - Film4
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| Posted Jul 03, 2004
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9 Dead Gay Guys (2003) |
Unfortunately director Mo Lab is so caught up in flashy visuals that he misses the fact that the script is badly structured and stuffed with cringe-worthy gags. - BBC.com
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| Posted Aug 27, 2003
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The Sure Thing (1985) |
A sweet film with many laugh-out-loud moments, this is what teen comedies were like before apple pies entered the equation. - Film4
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| Posted May 24, 2003
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Stage Fright (1950) |
Fun rather than thrilling, this duplicitous tale certainly isn't Stranger On A Train, but Hitchcock's weak films are still better than most. - Film4
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| Posted May 24, 2003
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Green for Danger (1946) |
A hugely likeable gem of postwar British film. - Film4
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| Posted May 24, 2003
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La Bête Humaine (1938) |
The central performances in this tragic love triangle are brilliant and utterly convincing. - Film4
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| Posted May 24, 2003
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Tristana (1970) |
Arguably among Buuel's most accessible films, Tristana illustrates how the director channeled his personal vision into his work, even when the outcome was more mundane than his most lauded surrealist works. - Film4
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| Posted May 24, 2003
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Summertime (1955) |
As a coming-of-age story it remains touching. As a showcase for Katharine Hepburn, it is superb. - Film4
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| Posted May 24, 2003
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) |
[Stewart] plays the idealistic and patriot politician to a tee and, along with director Frank Capra, rarely bettered this film. - Film4
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| Posted May 20, 2003
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