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The Critic (2024) is a British noir thriller you can watch online on iFILM. London, 1934. Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre reviewer in town, and a single cruel sentence from him can end an actor's run overnight. Ian McKellen plays him with chilling glee.
When the Daily Chronicle changes hands and the new owner's son takes charge, Jimmy's job is suddenly on the line. To cling to his influence he corners a struggling actress, Nina Land (Gemma Arterton), with a poisoned bargain: rave notices for a favour no one can ever learn about. Mark Strong, Lesley Manville and Ben Barnes round out a cast caught in a slow tightening web of blackmail, desire and betrayal.
Director Anand Tucker strips the 1930s setting of any cosy nostalgia — ambition and fear run this show. McKellen carries the whole thing; his Erskine is repellent and magnetic at once, and that performance is the reason to press play. Stream The Critic (2024) online on iFILM.
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