David Thompson
David Thompson's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
Sight & Sound
Film Comment Magazine
Movies reviews only
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Hit the Road (2021) |
The film is so accomplished, so witty and humane, that I sincerely hope more will follow from Panah Panahi. - The Arts Desk
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| Posted Aug 01, 2022
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Yanks (1979) |
Yanks is so much better than I expected that I hope I don't overrate it. - Sight & Sound
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| Posted Apr 17, 2020
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Main Street (1956) |
Bardem's neo-realist pretensions look a trifle thin now, but the film's portrait of a town riddled with prejudice and hypocrisy still packs a weighty punch. - Time Out
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| Posted Sep 10, 2019
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A Time for Dying (1969) |
The production values are strictly TV (flat lighting, crummy sets), and the actors fail to give their characters any credibility. - Time Out
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| Posted May 13, 2019
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Station Six-Sahara (1963) |
As Station Six Sahara demonstrates, [Seth Holt] had a remarkable gift for conjuring atmosphere, combined with an astute direction of actors (all are excellent) and a masterly use of montage. - Sight & Sound
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| Posted Jul 26, 2018
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The Lady Without Camelias (1953) |
The resulting cocktail is slight on psychology, but invariably stunning to behold. - Time Out
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| Posted Mar 16, 2015
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The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970) |
Now king of the spaghetti slasher, Argento made his directorial debut with this tightly constructed thriller. - Time Out
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| Posted Jun 24, 2006
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Innocent Sorcerers (1960) |
If the film still has value, it lies in the compelling lead performances and the vivid portrait of a newly restless milieu. - Time Out
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| Posted Jun 24, 2006
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Dracula's Daughter (1936) |
Apart from its haunting, low-key mood, the film is also notable for its subtle suggestion (hardly expected from a former director of B Westerns) of the lesbian nature of the female vampire. - Time Out
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| Posted Jun 24, 2006
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The Pumpkin Eater (1964) |
Fine performances notwithstanding, the world of the Hampstead soap opera now seems so far away as to almost rate as science fiction. - Time Out
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| Posted Jun 24, 2006
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Inside Daisy Clover (1965) |
Gavin Lambert's screenplay (from his own novel) lives in the land of the ambiguous and fey, which is probably why the film now seems subtle and attractive. - Time Out
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| Posted Feb 09, 2006
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Artists and Models (1955) |
Tashlin's splashy use of colour, and strong contributions from the female leads (including Anita Ekberg in a cameo), help to give the film its wacky, over-heated edge. - Time Out
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| Posted Feb 09, 2006
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Orphans of the Storm (1922) |
While the director's handling of humour (clumsy) and pathos (heavily milked) demands some generosity from the audience, the eternal radiance of Lillian Gish shines through everything. - Time Out
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| Posted Jan 26, 2006
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The Beast (1975) |
Seen from its own amoral perspective, aided by Borowczyk's remarkable sense of framing and rhythm, La Bte is that rare achievement, a truly erotic film. - Time Out
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| Posted Jan 26, 2006
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Haxan (1922) |
A weird and rather wonderful brew of fiction, documentary and animation based on 15th and 16th century witchcraft trials, Christensen's film has a remarkable visual flair that takes in Bosch, Breughel and Goya. - Time Out
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| Posted Jan 26, 2006
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The Pianist (2002) |
The Pianist is a far greater film than Polanski's recent variable track record suggested it might be, a work of sustained tension and ferocious clarity, and as near-perfect a marriage of subject and artist as could be imagined. - Sight & Sound
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| Posted Feb 04, 2003
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