Possible Clues:

• Fault-finding or reasoned judgment
• Stick
• Finding fault
• Fault-finding, censure
• Disapproval; review
• 'You did it all wrong!,' e.g
• Twitch is part of villain's complaint
• Analysis and judgement of an artistic work
• Stick with cold response one's covered up with lip
• Analysis and judgment, of an artistic work, say