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.

Eugenio Montale
Italy
ItalyItalian poet and critic, Nobel Prize in Literature, 1975

Michael Keith Billington
USA
USATheater critic and art critic

Richard Roeper
USA
USAAmerican columnist and film critic.

Sergey Diagelev
Russia
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.

Natalia Azhikmaa-Rusheva
Russia
RussiaTuvan Soviet ballerina.

Bella Ezerskaya
Ukraine
UkraineJournalist, theatre critic, essayist

Elisabeth Eastlake
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish writer

Alexey Gvozdev
Soviet theatre critic and theatre historian, literary scholar

Willem Kloos
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch poet, novelist, literary critic

Mel Gussow
USA
USAInfluential American theatre critic

Kurt Loder
USA
USAAmerican film critic, writer, columnist and television host

Brooks Atkinson
USA
USAAmerican theater critic

Vladimir Lachinov
Philologist, translator, dramatic artist, theorist of theatrical art, theater critic

Andre Bazin
France
FranceFrench film critic, influential film historian and theorist.

Franco Quadri
Italy
ItalyItalian theatre critic, theatre scholar, translator

Otto Brahm
Germany
GermanyGerman theater critic, director

Johann Altman
Soviet literary scholar, literary and theatre critic

Roger Ebert
USA
USAAmerican film critic and television presenter.

Petr Kozlanyuk
Ukrainian Soviet writer, literary critic

Natalia Kazmina
Georgia
GeorgiaTheatre critic, author of articles on contemporary theatre.

Reed Oliver
France
FranceActor

Vlas Doroshevich
Russia
RussiaJournalist, theatre critic, acknowledged king of the feuilleton

Jacob Guinsburg
Brazil
BrazilBrazilian theater scholar and theater critic, editor, publisher, essayist, translator.

Joseph William Comyns Carr
Great Britain
Great BritainEnglish art critic

Jaak Allik
Estonia
EstoniaEstonian theatre critic, theatre director, director and politician

Vadim Dyshkant
Ukraine
UkraineUkrainian journalist, art historian, theatre critic

Leonard Maltin
USA
USAAmerican film critic and film scholar

Bosley Crowther
USA
USAAmerican film critic

Alena Zhukova
Ukraine
UkraineWriter, screenwriter, film critic

Iosif Backshtein
Russia
RussiaCurator, art critic

Freddy Buache
Switzerland
SwitzerlandSwiss film scholar

Vimukthi Jayasundara
Sri Lanka
Sri LankaFilm critic

Victor Korshikov
Russia
RussiaRussian opera critic and collector.