Donald Clarke

• Box Office Figures Romcoms
• September 10, 2010, 21:12

One of the great mysteries of contemporary cinema concerns the decline of the romantic comedy into the most (justifiably) reviled of all mainstream genres. Many of the greatest films ever made in Hollywood fall into that category. It Happened One …

• Best-of lists Let the Right One In Michael Dwyer Romcoms Trailerspotting
• December 30, 2009, 23:41

And, of course, the end of a strange decade. To celebrate, The Ticket returns, for one week only, to Thursday’s edition of the paper. Happily, the supplement is as packed with unmissable feature articles and transcendent filler as ever. Why …

• Brief Encounter Romcoms
• October 9, 2009, 19:15

I’m sorry to go on about this. But the tendency to describe any film featuring kissing as a “romantic comedy” is driving me bloody crazy. Our latest exhibit is an execrable new Jennifer Aniston film entitled Love is Nice. No, hang on …