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1 day ago · In its arch pettiness and deep well of theatre geekery, the film cheekily played on the push-pull of artists and their observers in such a fashion as to seem gift-wrapped for both. With this newer ...
2 days ago · In THE CRITIC, Jimmy Erskine (Sir Ian McKellen) is a powerful theater critic living in 1930s London. He's known for his harsh takedowns of productions and actors, particularly Nina Land (Gemma Arterton), whose performances he consistently scathes. But when his boss dies and his job is put in jeopardy, he must enlist Nina in a manipulative ...
2 days ago · Film Review: THE CRITIC. Ian McKellen's latest film role is a caustic theatre critic who gets entangled in a web of lies. The Irish writer Brendan Behan described critics as “eunuchs in a harem ...
2 days ago · The Critic (2024) - A Poorly Paced Piece Of Theatre | MOVIE REVIEW It has been sometime since Sir Ian McKellen was granted a leading role, and in 'The Critic', he plays an aging drama theatre critic whom has his job threatened due to his abrasive way of reviewing. Does this drama remind us how great Sir Ian is? Or is it a mess.
4 days ago · Nothing could be clearer or more chilling: if you are a lawyer contemplating an expression of wrongthink, you have been warned. Think again. There is one piece of good news. This is so far only a consultation. Barristers, readers of The Critic, and others who wish the legal profession well have until 29 November to respond. The overbearing ...
4 days ago · Jay Rayner, Masterchef judge, Observer restaurant critic and author (new book, Nights Out at Home, out now) says he doesn’t feel guilty about the harsher reviews. “I live by a single rule: punch up, not down.” Ian Mckellen’s character in The Critic does not doubt his worth to the public and his publisher alike. “I’m the critic.
1 day ago · The psychological roots of political beliefs. The innumerable little widgets that bring about wide-scale social change. Matthew Davis: Book is about how you can’t change yourself, or change others. You can try, but it never really does anything. Also how the world is sillier than ever, and being Catholic is the most Jewish thing you can do in ...
