Neil SmithSocial Links NavigationFreelance WriterNeil Smith is a freelance film critic who has written for several publications, including Total Film. His bylines can be found at the BBC, Film 4 Independent, Uncut Magazine, SFX Magazine, Heat Magazine, Popcorn, and more. Latest articles by Neil Smith Black Mass review By Neil Smith published 23 November 15 Movie review Little Whitey lies… Movie review Spectre review By Neil Smith published 22 October 15 Movie review Bond on a roll… Movie review Beasts Of No Nation review By Neil Smith published 5 October 15 Movie review Machetes kill… Movie review Minions review By Neil Smith published 23 June 15 Movie review The Despicable Three… Movie review Spooks: The Greater Good review By Neil Smith published 4 May 15 Movie review More trouble with Harry... Movie review Monsters: Dark Continent review By Neil Smith published 27 April 15 Movie review They’re in the army now... Movie review Stonehearst Asylum review By Neil Smith published 20 April 15 Movie review You don’t have to be mad to work here... Movie review Robot Overlords review By Neil Smith published 23 March 15 Movie review These are the droids you’re looking for. Movie review Words And Pictures DVD review By Neil Smith published 31 January 15 DVD review Does what it says on the tin DVD review American Sniper review By Neil Smith published 12 January 15 Movie review Sweating bullets… Movie review Taken 3 review By Neil Smith published 8 January 15 Movie review Mills and boom... Movie review Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb review By Neil Smith published 23 December 14 Movie review A Pharaoh to remember... Movie review Life Of Ryan Blu-ray review By Neil Smith published 21 November 14 DVD review DVD review Mr. Turner review By Neil Smith published 27 October 14 Someone give that man a prize Action Movies Serena review By Neil Smith published 20 October 14 They came, they sawed Crime Movies Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day review By Neil Smith published 18 October 14 Worse than Monday... Sci-Fi Movies Dolphin Tale 2 review By Neil Smith published 11 October 14 Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the aquarium... Action Movies Gold review By Neil Smith published 11 October 14 My father the zero Action Movies Filmed In Supermarionation review By Neil Smith published 6 October 14 Master of puppets Documentaries Le Jour Se Lve review By Neil Smith published 29 September 14 Daybreak returns... Action Movies The Riot Club review By Neil Smith published 15 September 14 Scherfig's Bullingdon brutes Biography Movies A Dangerous Game review By Neil Smith published 13 September 14 A whole doc in one Comedy Movies The Boxtrolls review By Neil Smith published 13 September 14 Crate expectations... Comedy Movies Pride review By Neil Smith published 8 September 14 Anything but the pits Comedy Movies Attila Marcel review By Neil Smith published 1 September 14 Chomet rides into live-action Action Movies 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives Sign up to the 12DOVE NewsletterWeekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and moreContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors GAME REVIEWSMOVIE REVIEWSTV REVIEWS1Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review: "The best but most broken game I've played all year"2Towers of Aghasba review: "Exploration is a joy thanks to gorgeous visuals and a varied landscape"3Sorry We're Closed review: "Resident Evil 4 and Silent Hill can't match this neon-soaked survival horror for its sheer inventiveness"4Lego Horizon Adventures review: "Brilliantly rebuilds this PlayStation icon"5Codenames review: "The ultimate pick-up-and-play party game"1Wicked review: "Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will have you defying gravity"2Gladiator 2 review: "A rousing spectacle with Ridley Scott and Denzel Washington on top form"3Paddington in Peru review: "Endlessly easy to love with a pitch-perfect Olivia Colman"4Venom: The Last Dance review: "A puddle of pixels that isn’t much fun to splash around in"5Smile 2 Review: "Naomi Scott demonstrates her talents with a raw, no-holds-barred performance in this largely successful horror sequel"1Cobra Kai season 6, part 2 review: "Returns to the sort of hard-hitting form that made it such a fan favorite in the first place"2Dune: Prophecy review: "HBO's prequel occasionally stands up to Denis Villeneuve's movies – but largely falls short"3Arcane season 2 review: "Stunning animation and a bigger scope reaches thrilling new heights"4Silo season 2 review: "A commanding performance from Rebecca Ferguson makes it a dystopian future worth staying in"5Agatha All Along finale review and recap: "Fun, but think about it too hard and it falls apart like a house of tarot cards"
Spooks: The Greater Good review By Neil Smith published 4 May 15 Movie review More trouble with Harry...
Monsters: Dark Continent review By Neil Smith published 27 April 15 Movie review They’re in the army now...
Stonehearst Asylum review By Neil Smith published 20 April 15 Movie review You don’t have to be mad to work here...
Robot Overlords review By Neil Smith published 23 March 15 Movie review These are the droids you’re looking for.
Words And Pictures DVD review By Neil Smith published 31 January 15 DVD review Does what it says on the tin
Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb review By Neil Smith published 23 December 14 Movie review A Pharaoh to remember...
Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day review By Neil Smith published 18 October 14 Worse than Monday...
Dolphin Tale 2 review By Neil Smith published 11 October 14 Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the aquarium...
