Critic
Discover the most influential critics in the world. Our comprehensive list features notable individuals who provide insightful and thought-provoking commentary on a wide range of topics. From film and music to art and literature, these critics shape public opinion and influence cultural trends.
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Eugenio Montale
ItalyItalian poet and critic, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1975
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Bella Ezerskaya
UkraineJournalist, theatre critic, essayist
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Richard Roeper
USAAmerican columnist and film critic.
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Elisabeth Eastlake
Great BritainEnglish writer
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Petr Kozlanyuk
Ukrainian Soviet writer, literary critic
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Willem Kloos
NetherlandsDutch poet, novelist, literary critic
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Reed Oliver
FranceActor
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Iosif Backshtein
RussiaCurator, art critic
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Franco Quadri
ItalyItalian theatre critic, theatre scholar, translator
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Bosley Crowther
USAAmerican film critic
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Natalia Azhikmaa-Rusheva
RussiaTuvan Soviet ballerina.
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Mel Gussow
USAInfluential American theatre critic
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Otto Brahm
GermanyGerman theater critic, director
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Vladimir Lachinov
DivePhilologist, translator, dramatic artist, theorist of theatrical art, theater critic
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Alena Zhukova
UkraineWriter, screenwriter, film critic
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Jaak Allik
EstoniaEstonian theatre critic, theatre director, director and politician
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Johann Altman
Soviet literary scholar, literary and theatre critic
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Alexey Gvozdev
Soviet theatre critic and theatre historian, literary scholar
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Andre Bazin
FranceFrench film critic, influential film historian and theorist.
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Vlas Doroshevich
RussiaJournalist, theatre critic, acknowledged king of the feuilleton
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Joseph William Comyns Carr
Great BritainEnglish art critic
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Natalia Kazmina
GeorgiaTheatre critic, author of articles on contemporary theatre.
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Roger Ebert
USAAmerican film critic and television presenter.
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Michael Keith Billington
USATheater critic and art critic
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Sergey Diagelev
RussiaRussian philanthropist, producer, who stood at the origins of the World of Art, creator of the Diaghilev Russian Ballet group. His special merits are associated with the popularization of Russian culture in the West.
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Kurt Loder
USAAmerican film critic, writer, columnist and television host
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Leonard Maltin
USAAmerican film critic and film scholar
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Victor Korshikov
RussiaRussian opera critic and collector.
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Vimukthi Jayasundara
Sri LankaFilm critic
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Vadim Dyshkant
UkraineUkrainian journalist, art historian, theatre critic
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Freddy Buache
SwitzerlandSwiss film scholar
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Brooks Atkinson
USAAmerican theater critic
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Jacob Guinsburg
BrazilBrazilian theater scholar and theater critic, editor, publisher, essayist, translator.
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