Ryan Gilbey
Ryan Gilbey is the author of It Don't Worry Me (Faber), about 1970s US cinema, and a study of Groundhog Day in the 'Modern Classics' series (BFI Publishing). He was named reviewer of the year in the 2007 Press Gazette awards and he is the New Statesman's film critic..
Articles by ryan gilbey
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Arts & Culture
Keep your eyes off the prize
- 18 December 2006
There was a rich feast on offer - but the top Oscar went to the wrong film
Arts & Culture
One early Christmas present and one turkey
- 11 December 2006
A tale of blunt reality sparsely told and a beauty commercial relentlessly oversold
It's Winter (12A)
dir: Rafi Pitts
Kabul Express (15)
dir: Kabir Khan
Film
First-class ride to the seaside
- 04 December 2006
This quick-paced Britflick has the most dynamic opening of the year
London to Brighton (15)
dir: Paul Andrew Williams
Film
Lost in the labyrinth
- 27 November 2006
This political fairy tale is haunting, but it has little to say about the real world
Pan's Labyrinth (15)
dir: Guillermo del Toro
Film
Lean, mean and cold as ice
- 20 November 2006
Laughs are scarce, but the new James Bond is true to the spirit of the books
Casino Royale (12A)
dir: Martin Campbell
Film
Stealing beauty
- 13 November 2006
Two UK directors turn away from epic storytelling, with mixed results
Breaking and Entering (15)dir: Anthony Minghella
The Prestige (12A) dir: Christopher Nolan
Film
Thongs of freedom
- 06 November 2006
The Kazakh ace reporter uncovers uncomfortable truths about the US
Borat: cultural learnings of America for make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan (15)
dir: Larry Charles
Film
Fear and loathing in Glasgow
- 30 October 2006
A brilliant debut from a director who creates gritty drama with panache
Red Road (18) dir: Andrea Arnold
Film
Never mind the Bastille, here's a sexy picture
- 23 October 2006
Style and hedonism trump history in Sofia Coppola's flawed biopic
Marie Antoinette (12A)
dir: Sofia Coppola
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed (12A)
dir: Serge Le Péron
Film
Please, sir, can I be excused?
- 16 October 2006
Alan Bennett's saccharine tale does not work well on the big screen
The History Boys (15) dir: Nicholas Hytner
