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
Who's the weirdest of them all?
- 21 August 2006
Drug paranoia rules in a dark and gripping thriller
A Scanner Darkly (15) dir: Richard Linklater
Film
There's something silly in the wood shed . . .
- 14 August 2006
Two hot young directors are already looking washed up
Lady in the Water (PG) dir: M Night Shyamalan
Nacho Libre (12A) dir: Jared Hess
Film
Things could have been so different
- 07 August 2006
It's hard to recognise Confederate or eco-friendly America
CSA: the Confederate States of America (12A) dir: Kevin Willmott
Who Killed the Electric Car? (U) dir: Chris Paine
Film
Boys don't cry
- 31 July 2006
Cinema loves a tough guy. But directors such as Miami Vice’s Michael Mann purvey an outdated, testosterone-soaked image of masculinity
Arts & Culture
A fat lot of good
- 31 July 2006
Why are artists fascinated by obesity? It's a reflection of the overblown art market, argues Ossian Ward
Film
Has Disney lost its va-va-voom?
- 31 July 2006
A preachy tale of small-town autos is stuck in first gear
Cars (PG) dir: John Lasseter
Film
Prepare to stroke your goatee
- 24 July 2006
Subtle dramas are welcome relief in the blockbuster season
The Death of Mister Lazarescu (15) dir: Cristi Puiu
Les Amants réguliers (18) dir: Philippe Garrel
Film
"Sufficientman" would be nearer the mark
- 17 July 2006
There is nothing super about this long-awaited sequel
Superman Returns (12A) dir: Bryan Singer
Society
Sabina Guzzanti
- 10 July 2006
Her hit television show was largely devoted to lampooning Silvio Berlusconi, and as a result it was forced off the air. Now Italy's answer to Rory Bremner has made a movie exposing the scandal
Film
Sun, sea, sand and horror
- 10 July 2006
Beachside dreams go sour in two gruesome tales
Pirates of the Caribbean: dead man's chest (12A) dir: Gore Verbinsky
Heading South (15) dir: Laurent Cantet
