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Robbie Collin

British film critic

Robbie Collin is a British film critic.

Robbie Collin

Robbie Collin is a British film critic.

Collin studied aesthetics and the philosophy of film at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.[1] He edited the university's student newspaper, The Saint.[2][3]

Collin has been the chief film critic at The Daily Telegraph since 2011. From 2007 to 2011 he wrote a weekly film column for the News of the World until the newspaper's closure.[1] That year he was shortlisted for Critic of the Year at the British Press Awards,[4] and was shortlisted again in 2017, when he was highly commended by the jury.[5]

He appeared on the Channel 4 Vue Film Show, presented by Edith Bowman, and contributed to the BBC Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman. In August 2013 he guest presented BBC Radio 4's Film programme. He guest-presents Kermode and Mayo's Film Review, also with Edith Bowman, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Ben Bailey Smith. In 2020 he presented an episode of Life Cinematic on BBC Four.[6]

Collin is an active member of the London Film Critics' Circle.[7] He has served on juries at the Cannes Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, London Russian Film Festival and the British Independent Film Awards.[8][9][10][11]

In 2026 Collin selected “The 50 Greatest Films of All Time” for the Telegraph, with Singin' in the Rain at number one.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Collin, Robbie (8 October 2011). "Hello. My name is Robbie. For the foreseeable future, I'll be your film critic". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Former Editors". The Saint. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Guardian Student Media Awards". The Guardian. 24 September 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "British Press Awards 2011: full list of nominees". The Guardian. London. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  5. ↑ Mayhew, Freddy (15 March 2017). "Daily Mail Brexit coverage praised as it is named Press Awards Newspaper of the Year for 2016". Press Gazette. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Acclaimed film director Sam Mendes to feature in Life Cinematic, a new series of television specials from BBC Arts". BBC. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Six Critics Welcomed Into the London Film Critics' Circle". The Critics' Circle. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  8. ↑ Sandwell, Ian. "Move over Uggie, Smurf's top dog now". Screen Daily. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Child, Ben (3 September 2013). "Raindance film festival jury to include Julian Assange". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Zherebtsova, Katerina (11 November 2013). "Seventh Russian Film Festival Opens to Great Acclaim". HuffPost UK. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Jury - The Awards 2016". British Independent Film Awards. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "The 50 greatest films of all time, ranked". Sunday Telegraph. 10 May 2026.