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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Cruel intentions
- 27 March 2008
Haneke's lesson on cinematic violence is nasty to the point of self-parody Funny Games (18) dir: Michael Haneke
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Meet the girlfriend
- 19 March 2008
A promising social satire descends into ingratiating small-town togetherness Lars and the Real Girl (12A) dir: Craig Gillespie
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Freak show of the famous
- 13 March 2008
A cast of celebrity impostors makes for astute commentary on Hello! culture Mister Lonely (15) dir: Harmony Korine
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Second time lucky?
- 06 March 2008
Two directors follow up their promising debuts - with varying results Garage (18) dir: Lenny Abrahamson The Cottage (18) dir: Paul Andrew Williams
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Hollywood reborn
- 28 February 2008
- 3 comments
This year's Oscars signal a remarkable cultural renaissance for America in the twilight of the Bush era, writes the NS film critic, Ryan Gilbey
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The buck stops here
- 28 February 2008
Hollywood money is turning indie film into a bankable but clichéd affair
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Don't call it a comeback
- 21 February 2008
Two giants of world cinema return in understated fashion, with mixed results
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The elephant in the foyer
- 14 February 2008
Bollywood is often ignored by the mainstream media - and that's our loss
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Power, corruption and lies
- 07 February 2008
- 1 comment
Lead actor and director both shine in a drama dripping with foreboding
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Off-screen show-off
- 31 January 2008
The paralysed main character of this biopic is upstaged by the director himself
