David Thomson
Praise for A Sudden Flicker of Light
Thomson is unique in his field: intellectual, opinionated, informed and funny. So much film criticism is clichéd or unadventurous – he tackles it with a bullwhip, a magnifying glass and a sardonic grin… This book co ...
Ed Potton, The Times
David Thomson is the doyen of film historians, and for most of a century has, he tells us, seen two films a day pretty well every day. He knows a lot… Thoughtful, insightful and rather haunting… I enjoyed this book ...
Philip Hensher, Spectator
Deeply personal, persuasive and intelligently-argued… Lively, entertaining and unpredictable… Thomson is an excellent critic and his sharp, often witty writing brings to life many celebrated works
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus
Thomson is unique in his field: intellectual, opinionated, informed and funny. So much film criticism is clichéd or unadventurous – he tackles it with a bullwhip, a magnifying glass and a sardonic grin… This book co ...
Ed Potton, The Times
David Thomson is the doyen of film historians, and for most of a century has, he tells us, seen two films a day pretty well every day. He knows a lot… Thoughtful, insightful and rather haunting… I enjoyed this book ...
Philip Hensher, Spectator
Deeply personal, persuasive and intelligently-argued… Lively, entertaining and unpredictable… Thomson is an excellent critic and his sharp, often witty writing brings to life many celebrated works
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus
Thomson is unique in his field: intellectual, opinionated, informed and funny. So much film criticism is clichéd or unadventurous – he tackles it with a bullwhip, a magnifying glass and a sardonic grin… This book co ...
Ed Potton, The Times
David Thomson is the doyen of film historians, and for most of a century has, he tells us, seen two films a day pretty well every day. He knows a lot… Thoughtful, insightful and rather haunting… I enjoyed this book ...
Philip Hensher, Spectator
Deeply personal, persuasive and intelligently-argued… Lively, entertaining and unpredictable… Thomson is an excellent critic and his sharp, often witty writing brings to life many celebrated works
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus
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