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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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
Film
A brief history of violence
- 09 October 2006
The only brains in this gangster flick are the ones splattered on the walls
The Departed (18) dir: Martin Scorsese
Film
A disaster movie with nothing at its centre
- 02 October 2006
Stone's lack of nerve makes this 9/11 tale an inept ordeal
World Trade Center (12A) dir: Oliver Stone
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Bombs, killer flu and ping-pong-ball kisses
- 25 September 2006
A disturbing view of the future delivered with visual panache
Children of Men (15)
dir: Alfonso Cuarón
Film
A right royal failure
- 18 September 2006
Drama based on the death of Diana lacks analytical rigour
The Queen (15) dir: Stephen Frears
Film
More than just sweetness and light
- 11 September 2006
A screwball comedy is a candid portrayal of low-income America
Little Miss Sunshine (15)
dirs: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Film
Please, Michael Douglas, act your age
- 04 September 2006
Ageing star makes unconvincing action hero in this thriller
The Sentinel (12A) dir: Clark Johnson
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Almodóvar on the rocks
- 28 August 2006
Spanish master's eagerly anticipated latest is a let-down
Volver (15) dir: Pedro Almodóvar
