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Donald Clarke

Film Critic

332 pro reviews

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The Source (2011)
Publish Date: May 17, 2012
"'The Source' comes across like a cute play staged for visiting tourists. Enjoy it, then get back on the bus."

Irish Times
The Guard (2011)
Publish Date: July 7, 2011
"A very diverting exercise in applied filth and creative absurdity."

Irish Times
The Secret of Kells (2009)
Publish Date: March 5, 2009
"A surprising piece of work that should appeal to smart children and open-minded adults."

Irish Times
Elite Squad (2007)
Publish Date: August 7, 2008
"'Elite Squad' is so strikingly red in tooth and claw, and so breathlessly energised, that it demands to be seen."

Irish Times
Les parfums (2020)
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"Nobody will be enormously surprised by how the story plays itself out. But everyone involved sings the old songs with committed gusto."

Irish Times
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
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"Absolute bloody rubbish (...) There’s very little to be said for this squalid sequel to the 1974 original (…) Rating: ** (out of 5)"

Irish Times
I Used to Live Here (2014)
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"Excellent. An intimate epic."

Irish Times
Gambit (2012)
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"Given the quality of the film, we must assume that these Coens are no relation to the siblings who make films that rarely encourage you to poke out your eyes with rusty scissors."

Irish Times
The Fear of 13 (2015)
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"The angular, monk-faced Yarris is an undeniably charismatic presence."

Irish Times
Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
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"With little of Crockett’s original charm remaining, the audience is left with a generic entertainment struggling to find a reason to exist beyond the need for more 'content'. As soon seen as forgotten (...) Rating: ** (out of 5)"

Irish Times
So This Is Christmas (2023)
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"Don’t go expecting a jolt of yuletide joy from this fine Irish documentary (...) Rating: *** (out of 5)"

Irish Times
The Avengers (TV Series) (1961)
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"Redefined notions of camp"

Irish Times

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