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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The method behind the myth
- 19 February 2009
Some last-minute sentimentality mars an otherwise fresh take on the biopic Che: Part Two (15) dir: Steven Soderbergh
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Rip it up and start again
- 12 February 2009
- 3 comments
The Academy Awards are a broken institution, characterised by lunatic delusions of prestige and a compulsion to honour undeserving films. An overhaul is long overdue
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Turkish delight
- 12 February 2009
Nuri Bilge Ceylan takes on film noir - and makes it very much his own Three Monkeys (15) dir: Nuri Bilge Ceylan
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Age before beauty
- 05 February 2009
A hyper-schmaltzy insight into our obsession with youthful looks The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (12A) dir: David Fincher
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The revolution that wasn't
- 29 January 2009
- 1 comment
Sam Mendes has a very literal take on a novel about middle class aspirations Revolutionary Road (15) dir: Sam Mendes
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Dawn in Hollywood
- 22 January 2009
- 1 comment
The output of Tinseltown is already beginning to reflect a new era in America
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His finest hour
- 15 January 2009
Mickey Rourke makes a triumphant return as a washed-up prizefighter The Wrestler (15) dir: Darren Aronofsky
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Diminishing returns
- 08 January 2009
A poignant story of life in Mumbai gets undermined by corporate money Slumdog Millionaire (15) dir: Danny Boyle
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Brave new worlds
- 18 December 2008
Abba singalongs aside, plenty of films broke exciting, fresh ground this year
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A life less ordinary
- 11 December 2008
Peter O'Toole soldiers on, with a sublime and understated tale Dean Spanley (U) dir: Toa Fraser Lemon Tree (PG) dir: Eran Riklis
