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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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Film
Don't look now
01 May 2008

A gender-bending teen drama plays with the viewer's role as voyeur

XXY (15)

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International Politics
Children of the revolution
24 April 2008

A minimalist animation sheds light on the muddle of modern Iran

Persepolis (12A)

Film
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-Luck

Books
Lock up your darlings
10 April 2008

A claustrophobic work argues that desire is a form of imprisonment

The Last Mistress (15)

Film
Back to the old school
03 April 2008

The Eighties are affectionately evoked in this tale of childhood loyalty

Son of Rambow (1

Film
The English director
27 March 2008

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

Film
Cruel intentions
27 March 2008

Haneke's lesson on cinematic violence is nasty to the point of self-parody

Funny Games (1

Film
Meet the girlfriend
19 March 2008

A promising social satire descends into ingratiating small-town togetherness

Lars and the

Film
Freak show of the famous
13 March 2008

A cast of celebrity impostors makes for astute commentary on Hello! culture

Mister Lonely

Film
Second time lucky?
06 March 2008

Two directors follow up their promising debuts - with varying results

Garage (18)

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