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.

Alena Zhukova
Alena Zhukova
Ukraine
Writer, screenwriter, film critic
Victor Korshikov
Victor Korshikov
Russia
Russian opera critic and collector.
Elisabeth Eastlake
Elisabeth Eastlake
Great Britain
English writer
Mel Gussow
Mel Gussow
USA
Influential American theatre critic
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
USA
American film critic and film scholar
Johann Altman
Johann Altman
Soviet literary scholar, literary and theatre critic
Andre Bazin
Andre Bazin
France
French film critic, influential film historian and theorist.
Franco Quadri
Franco Quadri
Italy
Italian theatre critic, theatre scholar, translator
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
USA
American film critic
Petr Kozlanyuk
Petr Kozlanyuk
Ukrainian Soviet writer, literary critic
Freddy Buache
Freddy Buache
Switzerland
Swiss film scholar
Eugenio Montale
Eugenio Montale
Italy
Italian poet and critic, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1975
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
USA
American film critic, writer, columnist and television host
Willem Kloos
Willem Kloos
Netherlands
Dutch poet, novelist, literary critic
Otto Brahm
Otto Brahm
Germany
German theater critic, director
Vadim Dyshkant
Vadim Dyshkant
Ukraine
Ukrainian journalist, art historian, theatre critic
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
USA
American columnist and film critic.
Reed Oliver
Reed Oliver
France
Actor
Natalia Azhikmaa-Rusheva
Natalia Azhikmaa-Rusheva
Russia
Tuvan Soviet ballerina.
Sergey Diagelev
Sergey Diagelev
Russia
Russian 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.
Vimukthi Jayasundara
Vimukthi Jayasundara
Sri Lanka
Film critic
Bella Ezerskaya
Bella Ezerskaya
Ukraine
Journalist, theatre critic, essayist
Jaak Allik
Jaak Allik
Estonia
Estonian theatre critic, theatre director, director and politician
Iosif Backshtein
Iosif Backshtein
Russia
Curator, art critic
Vladimir Lachinov
Vladimir Lachinov
Philologist, translator, dramatic artist, theorist of theatrical art, theater critic
Michael Keith Billington
Michael Keith Billington
USA
Theater critic and art critic
Jacob Guinsburg
Jacob Guinsburg
Brazil
Brazilian theater scholar and theater critic, editor, publisher, essayist, translator.
Natalia Kazmina
Natalia Kazmina
Georgia
Theatre critic, author of articles on contemporary theatre.
Vlas Doroshevich
Vlas Doroshevich
Russia
Journalist, theatre critic, acknowledged king of the feuilleton
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
USA
American film critic and television presenter.
Alexey Gvozdev
Alexey Gvozdev
Soviet theatre critic and theatre historian, literary scholar
Brooks Atkinson
Brooks Atkinson
USA
American theater critic
Joseph William Comyns Carr
Joseph William Comyns Carr
Great Britain
English art critic