Donald Clarke

• Star Ratings Uncategorized
• September 5, 2012, 13:51

Like most critics, I will take any opportunity to rant about the star-rating system that has become unavoidable in the majority of publications over the last 20 years. Indeed, I wrote a lengthy blog post about it two years ago. …

• Film of the Week Harry Potter Star Ratings
• November 19, 2010, 01:06

Well, actually, round these parts, we tend to think of it as Uncle Boonmee Day. On the same date that the 124th Harry Potter film is unveiled in every cinema across the country (and every screen therein), Uncle Boonmee who …

• Star Ratings
• August 6, 2010, 19:57

Hang around film writers for long enough and — after explaining that they have the hardest job in the world — they will eventually get around to complaining about the star-rating system. It really is an appallingly reductive business. For …