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Robert Webb on doing battle with the online green Biro brigade.

By Robert Webb

Holy Flying Circus (BBC 4)

By Rachel Cooke - 31 October

A smug and cloying homage to Monty Python.

"Twitter, at its worst, is a megaphone for lunatics"

By Helen Lewis-Hasteley - 26 October

Rob Brydon on Steve Coogan, Hackgate and the perils of celebrity.

Comedy update

By Androulla Harris - 04 October

Private Eye at the V&A, the Onion's UK arrival and Atkinson hints at Blackadder 5.

Gilbey on Film: what to watch in 2010

Gilbey on Film: what to watch in 2010

By Ryan Gilbey - 05 January

Our film critic chooses his highlights

Away We Go (15)

Away We Go (15)

By Ryan Gilbey - 17 September

Sam Mendes and a hip literary couple deliver a shockingly smug movie

Broken Embraces (15)

Broken Embraces (15)

By Ryan Gilbey - 27 August

The once searingly original Spanish auteur stoops to self-parody

What is China up to in Africa?

What is China up to in Africa?

By Sella Oneko - 09 October

A new documentary tries to find out.

The Skin I Live In (15)

By Nina Caplan - 18 August

Almodóvar offers up a story of twisted beauty.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (U)

Cave of Forgotten Dreams (U)

By Ryan Gilbey - 24 March

Herzog’s enigmatic musings have an emotional effect on Ryan Gilbey.

Action & Adventure

50 People Who Matter 2011 | 33. J K Rowling

50 People Who Matter 2011 | 33. J K Rowling

By Sophie Elmhirst - 26 September

Ms Potter.

50 People Who Matter 2011 | 49. Matt Damon

50 People Who Matter 2011 | 49. Matt Damon

26 September

Bourne-again activist.

The Interrupters (12A)

The Interrupters (12A)

By Ryan Gilbey - 04 August

It takes courage to intervene in Chicago’s gang wars, writes Ryan Gilbey

The Tree of Life

The Tree of Life

By Ryan Gilbey - 07 July

Sean Penn’s dazed look fits this long view of 1950s America.

The American

By Ryan Gilbey - 25 November

This is proof that cinematic greatness is earned, not bought.

The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans (18)

The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans (18)

By Ryan Gilbey - 21 May

Ryan Gilbey salutes a darkly eccentric reimagining of a corrupt cop classic.

The value of a quiet voice

The value of a quiet voice

The Fixer

The Fixer (BBC2)

The NS Interview

Ralph Fiennes

The NS Interview: Ralph Fiennes

The Muppets return

Gilbey on Film: We need to talk about Kermit

Charles Dickens

A life in pictures

Charles Dickens: snapshots of a life

Hemingway's Boat

Hemingway’s Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost (1934-61)

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

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