David Thomson
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From the Sight and Sound archive
Sound and the fury: David Thomson on The Long Day Closes
This 2007 feature explores Terence Davies’ The Long Day Closes – its Liverpool of 1956, the Hollywood movies in the picture houses and its evocative soundscape. We republish in tribute to Davies, who has died aged 77.
By David Thomson
Sound and the fury: David Thomson on The Long Day Closes
Obituaries
James Caan obituary: The Godfather and Thief star with a real feeling for the underworld
By David Thomson
Features
Who’s afraid of fear? The real-life horrors of Relic
By David Thomson
Polls
The best film books, by 51 critics
By Geoff Andrew, Michael Atkinson and others
Features
Journey to the end of the beach: Godard, Karina and Pierrot le fou
By David Thomson
The Greatest Films of All Time
Is Citizen Kane still the greatest film of all time?
By David Thomson
Features
Free Solo: our love affair with the lone hero
By David Thomson
Features
Richard Schickel obituary: the critic who knew enough
By David Thomson
Features
Out-ward bound: Jacques Rivette’s Out 1 in the Arctic circle
By David Thomson