Afternoon Cinema: The Critic

London, 1934. Jimmy Erskine [Ian McKellen] is the film critic for The Daily Chronicle, a tabloid newspaper now owned and run by Viscount David Brooke [Mark Strong] after the death of his father. 

Erskine delights in writing vitriolic reviews of plays that he believes fall short of his high standards, until Brooke gives him an ultimatum and tensions rise. 

A stunning period thriller with an excellent cast.