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Ryan Gilbey

Ryan Gilbey is the New Statesman's film critic. He is also 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.

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The mesmerising quality of Day-Lewis's Abraham Lincoln
17 January 2013

Steven Spielberg’s "Lincoln" reviewed.

Cultural Capital
Why Jodie Foster wasn't brave
16 January 2013

The actress has been lauded for her coming out speech, but why?

Ryan Gilbey on Film
Nagisa Oshima, 1932-2013
15 January 2013

Japanese director dies at the age of 80.

Cultural Capital
Snubs, surprises and Ben Affleck
10 January 2013

And why the Baftas will always be the Oscars' too keen little brother

Ryan Gilbey on Film
Space man: the genius of Roman Polanski
04 January 2013

A new retrospective of the Polish director's work begins in London.

Film
Film in 2013 - the year of DiCaprio unchained
03 January 2013

What to look out for on the big screen this year.

Film
The Life of Pi - review
24 December 2012

An extravagantly decorated cake of a film with nothing inside but the wisdom of a fortune cookie.

Film
Films of the year
17 December 2012

The best movies of 2012.

Film
The Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey - review
13 December 2012

Peter Jackson has managed to dart off in new directions as he returns to Middle Earth.

Ryan Gilbey on Film
Sing for your supper
12 December 2012

There's more to film musicals than Les Misérables

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