Common Mistakes : Critic

noun

BAD: The entertainment page usually contains one or two critics on films being shown in local cinemas
GOOD: The entertainment page usually contains one or two reviews of films being shown in local cinemas

: critic = a person who writes reviews of new books, films etc
.For five years she was theatre critic for the New Yorker

review = a short article in a newspaper or magazine which describes the good and bad qualities of a new book, film, play etc
.According to the reviews, the film is definitely worth seeing

Compare critique = an article, book, speech etc which carefully explains the weaknesses of a theory, policy, philosophy etc
.The speech was a devastating critique of Reagan’s economic policy