Ian McKellen Has Clapped Back at Critics. Now He’s Playing One.
In the new film “The Critic,” he plays the titular acid-tongued reviewer in 1930s Britain, who is terrified of being outed as gay.
‘The Critic’ Review: Ian McKellen in an Ink-Stained Noir
As portrayed by Ian McKellen, he’s London’s most elegant terror. He’s also gay, and it’s the 1930s, when homosexual acts are illegal. This could be a problem for him; he likes to spray venom all over the newspaper but his habit of consorting with male prostitutes could earn him some equally bad press.
The Critic Review: Ian McKellen Stuns In A Weak Drama That Doesn't Live Up To His Talents
As a critic preparing to write about The Critic, I feel somewhat intimidated. The eponymous writer at the center of Anand Tucker's period drama, Jimmy Erskine (Ian McKellen), uses his words as weapons against the actors and directors who dare present him ...
Ian McKellen sinks his teeth into ‘The Critic,’ and it bites back
At 85, Ian McKellen doesn’t have many performances left in him, so any movie that lets the actor carve ham with such exuberant relish as “The Critic” is worth his time and ours. Anand Tucker’s British drama isn’t great art, but it is a good time, one that darkens steadily and satisfyingly as it goes.
Review Roundup: Ian McKellen Stars In New Film THE CRITIC
Critics have stopped by The Critic, the dark and sharp-witted new thriller starring stage and screen icon, Ian McKellen. Read the reviews!
Ian McKellen says writer told him The Critic role was 'best he's ever written'
Sir Ian McKellen is back on the big screen this week in new melodrama The Critic – which sees him play an erudite but rather cantankerous London theatre critic who embarks on a bitter revenge mission involving blackmail.
Ian McKellen relishes Machiavellian role in new film 'The Critic'
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Ian McKellen about his starring role as a powerful London theater critic who savages "bad performance" in Anand Tucker's new film The Critic.
The Critic: Ian McKellen kills it in fun 30s' thriller
Ian McKellen storms through The Critic as an unapologetically opinionated theatre columnist in 1930s' London who takes no prisoners - but finds his own life under review.
Sir Ian McKellen stars as gay film critic in new drama
Sir Ian McKellen will be on the big screen once again but this time he will be playing a gay film critic from the 1930s. McKellen is starring as Jimmy Erskine in The Critic, which was released in the UK last Friday (September 13),
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Movie Review: In ‘The Critic,’ Ian McKellen's theater critic takes his job very seriously
Ian McKellen plays a drama critic in 1930s London in “The Critic.” The arts rarely have anything good to say about ...
Ian McKellen talks new movie, bad reviews and realizing 'you're not immortal'
Ian McKellen, 85, opens up about new film "The Critic," playing Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings," and accepting that he won ...
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The Critic review: Ian McKellen is too good for this overstuffed theatre critic drama
The Critic would have benefited from the exact opposite. Dir: Anand Tucker. Starring: Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai, Lesley Manville.
Lord of the Rings' Ian McKellen calls Gandalf return a 'great surprise'
The Lord of the Rings actor speaks to Yahoo UK about his potential return as the iconic wizard in Andy Serkis' new film The ...