Neil Smith
Neil 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
The End We Start From review: "Jodie Comer is a force of nature in this apocalyptic drama"
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review: "The DCEU's last outing should have tried to make more of a splash"
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Rebel Moon Part One review: "Risks being subsumed by its own self-importance, but delivers bombastic mayhem"
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The Marvels review: "A disjointed mini-Avengers that doesn't make a great deal of sense"
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The Kitchen review: "A startling vision of the future troublingly close to our present"
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The Book of Clarence review: "An amusing but muddled Biblical satire"
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The Bikeriders review: "This absorbing study of a Chicago motorcycle crew thrums with Scorsese-isms"
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BlackBerry review: "A lively epitaph for a device that went extinct"
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Fair Play review: "A gripping, sleek, and impressive debut feature"
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Saw X review: "Tobin Bell's comeback isn't sufficient X-cuse to resuscitate the series"
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A Haunting in Venice review: "Third time's a charm for a franchise that's found its groove"
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Strays review: "You'll be wishing you were Homeward Bound yourself"
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A Haunting in Venice producer on why the franchise is leaning into the supernatural: "We can't do the same thing over and over"
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Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: James Prichard also weighs in on the likelihood of a fourth Agatha Christie-inspired movie
Is it just me, or are too many films being made into musicals?
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feature A Total Film writer on why it's time for the final curtain...
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken review: "A playful reversal of mythical expectations"
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No Hard Feelings review: "Taste and laughs are in slim supply in Jennifer Lawrence's latest"
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts review: "Leans into an orgy of bombastic Bayhem"
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