Donald Clarke

• Best-of lists
• June 29, 2011, 22:52

Yes, silly season is upon us. It’s the time to draw up ridiculous lists that reduce great works of art into neat, countable entities that can be easily rated by idiots such as your current correspondent. The subject today (more …

• Best-of lists Hell Moaning
• April 19, 2011, 22:30

It’s not the silly season yet, so don’t take the question too seriously. Obviously, it’s always good fun to attach that title to something that people really love. If I want to annoy students, I generally suggest that the worst …

• Best-of lists
• January 13, 2011, 15:30

The good people at Dangerous Minds have just dragged out a clip from one of the great unseen debuts. Making Martin Scorsese’s Who’s That Knocking at My Door appear as conspicuous as Avatar, Quentin Tarantino’s My Best Friend’s Birthday has …

• Best-of lists
• December 31, 2010, 13:35

Your final end-of-year poll comes courtesy of the good people at the Dublin Film Critics Circle. The list is compiled from the votes of professional critics throughout the capital and reflects the influence of endless (good-natured) squabbles conducted while striding …

• Best-of lists
• December 21, 2010, 22:15

One guiding rule for anyone writing a “blog” is (or should be): don’t deliberately antagonise your readers. If your Perch and Perching “blog” is going smoothly, don’t suddenly start extolling the virtues of bream or pike. If the creator of …

• Best-of lists Moaning
• December 13, 2010, 22:56

The question is prompted by comments made by Billy Bob Thornton in a recent interview with The Daily Telegraph. The former Angelina-squeezer suggested that “In our current state of affairs, especially in the entertainment business, we’re living in a time when …

• Best-of lists
• December 10, 2010, 00:30

Yes. It’s the day you’ve all been waiting for (if you live a very sheltered life). This morning we publish our choices of the best films and music of the year. Please feel free to add your own suggestions here …

• Best-of lists
• December 6, 2010, 22:37

On Friday, you will all be up bright and early to grab The Ticket and — having set the day aside — begin perusing our choices of the best film and music of the year. (Because you all buy the …