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
Enemy of the people
- 14 June 2007
Despite a few stylistic slip-ups, this is a chilling tale of US imperialism
The War on Democracy (18)
dirs: John Pilger, Chris Martin
Film
Dead in the water
- 28 May 2007
A sterile adaptation of Raymond Carver is outdone by a gay high-school drama
Jindabyne (15)
dir: Ray Lawrence
Wild Tigers I Have Known (18)
dir: Cam Archer
Film
Watching the detectives
- 21 May 2007
This thriller defies conventions to show the true personal cost of a murder case
Zodiac (15)
dir: David Fincher
Film
Whitewashed and watered down
- 14 May 2007
- 2 comments
Mandela is relegated to the sidelines of his own life in this cowardly biopic
Goodbye Bafana (15)
dir: Bille August
Film
Take a crawl on the dark side
- 07 May 2007
Spider-Man's breezy charm has been replaced by standard superhero moping
Spider-Man 3 (12A) dir: Sam Raimi
Film
A hair's breadth from greatness
- 30 April 2007
Evocative slice of skinhead life gets bogged down in worn symbolism
This Is England (18)
dir: Shane Meadows
Film
Addictive personalities
- 23 April 2007
The charismatic Ryan Gosling looks good even on a diet of hard drugs
Half Nelson (15)
dir: Ryan Fleck
Film
The banality of evil
- 16 April 2007
Assured portrayal of a Stasi spy is more chilling than any horror film
The Lives of Others (15)
dir: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Film
It's not the end of the world
- 09 April 2007
Moments of hope pierce the gloom for the characters in this Finnish comedy
Lights in the Dusk (PG)
dir: Aki Kaurismäki
Theatre
Liberty, equality, fraternity?
- 02 April 2007
Prejudice in France, past and present, is smartly addressed by a pair of films
Days of Glory (15)
dir: Rachid Bouchareb
Beyond Hatred (no certificate)
dir: Olivier Meyrou
