there's a good bit in a rosenbaum review of the dyer stalker and mars-jones ozu books where he is taken aback that both writers seem to regard thomson as an unquestionable expert
― devvvine, Tuesday, 8 February 2022 08:24 (two years ago) link
That's because both of them don't know much about film and are weak critics but were indulged by their publishers.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 8 February 2022 08:38 (two years ago) link
Dyer's Stalker book works because he isn't a film critic.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 February 2022 10:34 (two years ago) link