The Critic review: Ian McKellen is too good for this overstuffed theatre critic drama - 2/5 Gemma Arterton and Lesley Manville co-star in a film that fails to truly grapple with any of the ...

Based on the novel “Curtain Call” by Anthony Quinn (not the late, Oscar-winning actor, but the living British film critic turned novelist), this acidic portrait promises to carry some of the ...

Ian McKellen looks back on the misbegotten "Cats" movie, and his awkward run-in with Harvey Weinstein after losing the Oscar for best actor. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

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.

Ian McKellen, 85, opens up about new film "The Critic," playing Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings," and accepting that he won't "live forever." Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 📚 ...

Starring: Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch, Romola Garai, Lesley Manville. 15, 95 mins. ‘The Critic’ is in cinemas from 13 September Show comments ...

Mr. McKellen is at his waspish best playing Jimmy as an imperious, unforgiving scold, who drinks so much at lunch that someone gently inquires whether the play he will view that evening might be ...