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David Thompson

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Hit the Road (2021) 95% 4/5 EDIT “The film is so accomplished, so witty and humane, that I sincerely hope more will follow from Panah Panahi.” – The Arts Desk Aug 1, 2022 Full Review Main Street (1956) EDIT “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 Sep 10, 2019 Full Review A Time for Dying (1969) 40% EDIT “The production values are strictly TV (flat lighting, crummy sets), and the actors fail to give their characters any credibility.” – Time Out May 13, 2019 Full Review Station Six-Sahara (1963) EDIT “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 Jul 26, 2018 Full Review The Lady Without Camelias (1953) 90% EDIT “The resulting cocktail is slight on psychology, but invariably stunning to behold.” – Time Out Mar 16, 2015 Full Review The Bird With the Crystal Plumage (1970) 85% EDIT “Now king of the spaghetti slasher, Argento made his directorial debut with this tightly constructed thriller.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Innocent Sorcerers (1960) EDIT “If the film still has value, it lies in the compelling lead performances and the vivid portrait of a newly restless milieu.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Dracula's Daughter (1936) 64% EDIT “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 Jun 24, 2006 Full Review The Pumpkin Eater (1964) 69% EDIT “Fine performances notwithstanding, the world of the Hampstead soap opera now seems so far away as to almost rate as science fiction.” – Time Out Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Inside Daisy Clover (1965) 31% EDIT “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 Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Artists and Models (1955) 85% EDIT “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 Feb 9, 2006 Full Review Orphans of the Storm (1922) 88% EDIT “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 Jan 26, 2006 Full Review The Beast (1975) 68% EDIT “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 Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Haxan (1922) 93% EDIT “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 Jan 26, 2006 Full Review The Pianist (2002) 95% EDIT “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 Feb 4, 2003 Full Review
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