Donald Clarke
@donaldclarke.bsky.social
Man on couch. Film bonce for The Irish Times. The Essence of the All is the Godhead of the True.
This is hilariously desperate. For years they’ve been saying “the Actor goes too…” while everyone merrily continued to call it the “SAG Award”. Let it go, guys.
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is hilariously desperate. For years they’ve been saying “the Actor goes too…” while everyone merrily continued to call it the “SAG Award”. Let it go, guys.
Oh no, Anthony Powell. A place name. Always “Pearl Harbor”.
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Oh no, Anthony Powell. A place name. Always “Pearl Harbor”.
THE RUNNING MAN is actual rubbish. Any sense of contemporary satire is bouldered aside by reminders of DEATH RACE 2000, ROLLERBALL, HUNGER GAMES, BATTLE ROYALE and on and on. Sense of Wright holding himself back from characteristic whimsy. Appallingly incoherent ending. Baaaaad.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
THE RUNNING MAN is actual rubbish. Any sense of contemporary satire is bouldered aside by reminders of DEATH RACE 2000, ROLLERBALL, HUNGER GAMES, BATTLE ROYALE and on and on. Sense of Wright holding himself back from characteristic whimsy. Appallingly incoherent ending. Baaaaad.
After Prunella Scales last week, another giant of 1970s TV. Pauline Collins. So much good work. But forever Sarah, the incorrigible spirit of early Upstairs Downstairs.
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
After Prunella Scales last week, another giant of 1970s TV. Pauline Collins. So much good work. But forever Sarah, the incorrigible spirit of early Upstairs Downstairs.
I wonder if the BBC will finally be brought down by an alliance between activists who think it’s too anti-trans and activists who think it’s too pro-trans.
November 6, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I wonder if the BBC will finally be brought down by an alliance between activists who think it’s too anti-trans and activists who think it’s too pro-trans.
No space for a PREDATOR: BADLANDS review this week. But, if not quite so lean as PREY, it is still fantastic. Elle Fanning bossing it as the devil and the angel on Tom’s shoulder (from Tom and Jerry that is).
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No space for a PREDATOR: BADLANDS review this week. But, if not quite so lean as PREY, it is still fantastic. Elle Fanning bossing it as the devil and the angel on Tom’s shoulder (from Tom and Jerry that is).
Okay, taking shots at the Kardashians is a bit cheap. But genuinely can't remember anything else, in any medium, getting the novelty zero stars from two broadsheets. I confess to being a bit intrigued.
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Okay, taking shots at the Kardashians is a bit cheap. But genuinely can't remember anything else, in any medium, getting the novelty zero stars from two broadsheets. I confess to being a bit intrigued.
Is this a real correction on the Guardian’s piece about the John Lewis ad, or was it only ever a gag? More power, either way.
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Is this a real correction on the Guardian’s piece about the John Lewis ad, or was it only ever a gag? More power, either way.
Yikes. Nominations for the British Independent Film Awards. Two women and 10 men. How do you think that gender-neutral thing is going, folks?
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Yikes. Nominations for the British Independent Film Awards. Two women and 10 men. How do you think that gender-neutral thing is going, folks?
Surprising raggle-taggle reference in the HEDDA trailer.
November 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Surprising raggle-taggle reference in the HEDDA trailer.
An under-reported aspect of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER'S strong box office (yes, I KNOW it hasn't yet made a profit) is it's extraordinary "overseas" performance. Only one English-language film in the top 20 – F1 – beats that percentage. Who would have guessed?
November 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
An under-reported aspect of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER'S strong box office (yes, I KNOW it hasn't yet made a profit) is it's extraordinary "overseas" performance. Only one English-language film in the top 20 – F1 – beats that percentage. Who would have guessed?
THAT'S A 180° TURN, GUARDIAN!
*Wheezes and grasps chest*
(I know it's a quote, but it deserves a "[sic]")
*Wheezes and grasps chest*
(I know it's a quote, but it deserves a "[sic]")
October 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
THAT'S A 180° TURN, GUARDIAN!
*Wheezes and grasps chest*
(I know it's a quote, but it deserves a "[sic]")
*Wheezes and grasps chest*
(I know it's a quote, but it deserves a "[sic]")
Already, hardly worth it.
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Already, hardly worth it.
I like to imagine the guys behind the Louvre heist watched the meticulous theft in Melville's Le Cercle Rouge – maybe the best ever – and just said: "Bollocks to that! Angle-grinders in broad daylight, baby!" ("Merde à ça ! Meuleuses d'angle en plein jour, mon ami!"?)
October 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I like to imagine the guys behind the Louvre heist watched the meticulous theft in Melville's Le Cercle Rouge – maybe the best ever – and just said: "Bollocks to that! Angle-grinders in broad daylight, baby!" ("Merde à ça ! Meuleuses d'angle en plein jour, mon ami!"?)
Honestly, a Kate Atkinson character dealing with her ailing cat. Too much for me.
October 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Honestly, a Kate Atkinson character dealing with her ailing cat. Too much for me.
You’d honestly be a long time guessing. Here’s a hot take for the year of our Lord 2025…
October 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
You’d honestly be a long time guessing. Here’s a hot take for the year of our Lord 2025…
Meanwhile, over on X.
October 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Meanwhile, over on X.
I am just DYING for the good people of our second city to hear that Cillian Murphy came from “some little town in Ireland”.
October 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I am just DYING for the good people of our second city to hear that Cillian Murphy came from “some little town in Ireland”.
Yeah…… I think you hate Taylor Swift.
October 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Yeah…… I think you hate Taylor Swift.
🚨Oscar speculation🚨
ANN LEE may not land in a clatter of categories, but, now it’s coming out this year, I’d say Seyfried offers Buckley the only serious challenge in best actress (though Jessie is still winning).
ANN LEE may not land in a clatter of categories, but, now it’s coming out this year, I’d say Seyfried offers Buckley the only serious challenge in best actress (though Jessie is still winning).
September 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🚨Oscar speculation🚨
ANN LEE may not land in a clatter of categories, but, now it’s coming out this year, I’d say Seyfried offers Buckley the only serious challenge in best actress (though Jessie is still winning).
ANN LEE may not land in a clatter of categories, but, now it’s coming out this year, I’d say Seyfried offers Buckley the only serious challenge in best actress (though Jessie is still winning).
Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
September 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
Okay. Bear with me here…
September 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Okay. Bear with me here…
Please god, stop writing this article. (Yes, I have written it in my time, but I'm better now.)
September 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Please god, stop writing this article. (Yes, I have written it in my time, but I'm better now.)