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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.

By Elisabeth Vincentelli

Ian McKellen stars as a drama critic in 1930s London who has much higher standards for the theater than for his own professional ethics.

By Ben Kenigsberg

Ian McKellen stars a drama critic in 1930s London who has much higher standards for the theater than for his own professional ethics.

By Ben Kenigsberg