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
Weekend (18)
- 09 November 2011
- 2 comments
This quiet story of gay love and loneliness will break hearts.
Film
Gilbey on Film: Accidental beauty
- 08 November 2011
We shouldn't think films are ever born fully-formed.
Film
Gilbey on film: Sleeping sickness
- 02 November 2011
If a critic can't stay awake, it's not the film's fault.
Reviews
The Ides of March (15)
- 27 October 2011
- 1 comment
Cinematic clichés abound in this campaign thriller.
Film
Gilbey on Film: Prophet without honour
- 26 October 2011
Paul Kelly has made a wonderful film about Lawrence's tortured genius.
Film
We Need to Talk About Kevin (15)
- 20 October 2011
- 1 comment
A great cast is offset by overkill in this horror story, writes Ryan Gilbey.
Film
Gilbey on Film: A hymn to celluloid
- 18 October 2011
Tacita Dean's Tate Modern installation is all about texture.
Film
Sleeping Beauty (18)
- 14 October 2011
A writer’s film is true to her chilling, taut prose style.
Film
Gilbey on Film: Situation critical
- 11 October 2011
- 3 comments
A genuine critic doesn't use tricks or tomfoolery.











