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A Dangerous Method (15)

Ryan Gilbey enjoys David Cronenberg's Freudian sight gags.

By Ryan Gilbey

Reviews

Gaza uncovered

By Gareth Evans - 09 February

A cinematic celebration of the lives of ordinary Palestinians.

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Gilbey on Film: We need to talk about Kermit

By Ryan Gilbey - 07 February

A triumphant cinematic return for the Muppets.

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The NS Interview: Ralph Fiennes

By Sophie Elmhirst - 02 February

“God is a force – terror and enlightenment at the same time”

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Carnage (15)

By Ryan Gilbey - 02 February

Roman Polanski loves a nice apartment

Gilbey on Film: Truth and lies

By Ryan Gilbey - 31 January

Alma Har'el has made the most successful "engineered" documentary yet.

The Descendants (15)

By Ryan Gilbey - 26 January

There are no real surprises in George Clooney’s latest drama.

Pinewood scraps plan to build £200m rival to Hollywood

By Richard Hall - 20 January

Studio's plan for 100-acre site in Buckinghamshire is rejected by the government.

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J Edgar (15); W.E. (15)

By Ryan Gilbey - 19 January

Political biopics can conceal as much as they reveal, writes Ryan Gilbey.

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Gilbey on Film: The truth about David Hockney

By Ryan Gilbey - 18 January

What's the connection between the artist and TOWIE?

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Mrs T, unreliable narrator

By Laurie Penny - 16 January

There are many Maggie Thatchers, and which story we choose to tell says more about us than it does about her.

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Profile/Interviews

69th Golden Globes: In pictures

By Alice Gribbin - 16 January

Silent, black and white film by a French director is the biggest winner at the 2012 awards.

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Shame (18); Margin Call (15)

By Ryan Gilbey - 13 January

Stories of sex and finance reveal New York’s seamy side.

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Gilbey on Film: A little "huh?" can go a long way

By Ryan Gilbey - 10 January

Why muddy sound can sometimes improve a film.

Dreams of a Life (12A)

By Ryan Gilbey - 10 January

A chilling fable of city life asks more questions than it answers.

The Iron Lady is a ghoulish spectacle when its subject is still alive, writes the former foreign secretary Douglas Hurd. Nonetheless, this film about Margaret Thatcher aims high and is almost a masterpiece.

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Critics interview: Abi Morgan

By Jonathan Derbyshire - 09 January

Gilbey on Film: Coming your way in 2012

By Ryan Gilbey - 04 January

This year's cinematic highlights.

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The last picture show

By David Flusfeder - 02 January

The likes of Fassbinder, Godard, Pasolini, Tarkovsky, Wajda and Visconti were once seen as essential to our culture — it wasn’t unusual to be passionate about rep cinema. David Flusfeder, a projectionist in the 1980s heyday of art-house film, recalls the highs and lows of a distant time.

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