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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Clarisse Loughrey

The Critic review: Ian McKellen is too good for this overstuffed theatre critic drama

Sean Gleason

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No modern cultural commentator can be accused of bias when it comes to Anand Tucker’s The Critic. It’s set in the Thirties, a time in which work lunches were long and extravagant, city-living on a newspaper salary was easy, and actors and directors banged at your door seeking reappraisal. Today? Critics are only faced with disgruntled comic book fans with pocketfuls of slurs. None hold the same power or respect as they once did.

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