Ryan Gilbey

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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A woman's right to shoes

  • 29 May 2008
  • 2 comments

Miseryguts and Lobotomy Woman in a tale of gormless materialism Sex and the City (15) dir: Michael Patrick King

Flogging a dead franchise

  • 22 May 2008

The latest Indiana Jones shows little of Spielberg's usual pizzazz Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (12A) dir: Steven Spielberg

Tales from the dark side

  • 15 May 2008

Two directors explore less savoury aspects of human morality Terror's Advocate (12A) dir: Barbet Schroeder Heartbeat Detector (12A) dir: Nicolas Klotz

It's just me, myself and I

  • 08 May 2008

Morgan Spurlock's documentary is a masterclass in vain, glib navel-gazing Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (12A)dir: Morgan Spurlock

Don't look now

  • 01 May 2008

A gender-bending teen drama plays with the viewer's role as voyeur XXY (15) dir: Lucía Puenzo

Children of the revolution

  • 24 April 2008

A minimalist animation sheds light on the muddle of modern Iran Persepolis (12A) dirs: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi

An incorrigible state of bliss

  • 17 April 2008

Mike Leigh's Poppy is on a happy pill that, unfortunately, doesn't wear off Happy-Go-Lucky (15) dir: Mike Leigh

Lock up your darlings

  • 10 April 2008

A claustrophobic work argues that desire is a form of imprisonment The Last Mistress (15) dir: Catherine Breillat

Back to the old school

  • 03 April 2008

The Eighties are affectionately evoked in this tale of childhood loyalty Son of Rambow (12A) dir: Garth Jennings

The English director

  • 27 March 2008
  • 1 comment

Despite Hollywood success, Anthony Minghella never jettisoned his sensibility or his intellect

Green heroes

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Heroes

Green villains

The top ten

20 green heroes and villains: Villains

Bjorn Lomborg

Cloud control

Cloud control

Interview

Omar Bin Laden

The NS Interview: Omar Bin Laden

What if...

Hugh Gaitskell lived

What if... Hugh Gaitskell had lived

James Macintyre

Brown at war

Like it or not, Brown’s a war leader

Will Self

On brands

We’re all with the brand

Film review

A Serious Man

A Serious Man (15)

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