Films

THE CRITIC

Ends Thursday, September 26

(R) UK/USA – 1 hr 35 min  
2023 · d. Anand Tucker
Starring Gemma Arterton, Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville

In 1930s London, theatre critic Jimmy Erskine (McKellen) finds his position threatened by his new employer. Desperate to save his career, he lures a struggling young actress into a blackmail scheme that has deadly consequences.

This adaptation of Anthony Quinn’s novel Curtain Call is a period drama fraught with extravagant desire and intrigue.