Neil Smith

Neil Smith

Freelance Writer

Neil Smith is a freelance film critic and writer who contributes regularly to Heat, SFX and Screen International. He's a long-time member of the London Film Critics’ Circle and was a contributing editor at Total Film for many years.

Latest articles by Neil Smith

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts review: "Leans into an orgy of bombastic Bayhem"

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Fast X
Fast X review: "Outrageously entertaining, entertainingly outrageous"

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Guardians of the Galaxy 3
Guardians of the Galaxy 3 review: "A rousing, resonant conclusion"

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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie review: "balances nostalgia with candour"

By Neil Smith Published

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Suzume
Suzume review: "The future of anime is in safe hands"

By Neil Smith Published

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Alexander Skarsgård as James in Infinity Pool
Infinity Pool review: "Stylish but ultimately shallow"

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Amie Donald as M3GAN in M3GAN
M3GAN review: "A lot of fun but short on frights"

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Babylon
Babylon review: "Damien Chazelle's immersive vision of Hollywood's golden era"

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Emma Thompson in Matilda
Matilda the Musical review: "A serviceable translation from stage to screen"

By Neil Smith Published

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Buzz and Sox in Lightyear
Is it just me, or is Lightyear Pixar's worst film?

By Neil Smith Published

feature A Total Film writer on why the Toy Story spin-off is a Buzz-kill...

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Empire of Light
Empire of Light review: "Sam Mendes' elegant homage to the movies"

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Stillwater
Stillwater review: "Matt Damon’s sturdy presence just about holds it together"

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Jurassic World Dominion
Jurassic World Dominion review: "Less triumphant send-off than passable retread"

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Gal Gadot in Death on the Nile
Is it just me, or have Agatha Christie adaptations had their day?

By Neil Smith Published

Features A Total Film writer on why it's time to turn the page...

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Austin Butler in Elvis
Cannes 2022: the 10 must-see films from this year’s festival

By Jordan Farley, Neil Smith Published

Features Total Film's picks of the best films from the 2022 world cinema showcase

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Eo in EO
Cannes 2022 in review: Bickering siblings, exploited immigrants and a very wonky donkey

By Neil Smith Published

Features Didn't make it to Cannes this year? Not to worry: Total Film has all the skinny on the festival titles to look out for (or avoid)

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Michelle Williams in Showing Up
Showing Up review, Cannes: Kelly Reichardt's latest "as meticulous as ever yet feels off"

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Eden Dambrine in Close
Close review, Cannes: "The closest thing we’ve seen to a breakout arthouse hit"

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Daniel Zolghadri in Funny Pages
Funny Pages review, Cannes: Safdie-produced A24 comedy "appears to have a direct line to the nervous energy of early ’70s cinema"

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Park Hae-il and Tang Wei in Decision To Leave
Decision To Leave review, Cannes: “An achingly romantic throwback to noirs of yesteryear”

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Zar Amir Ebrahimi in Holy Spider
Holy Spider review, Cannes: "Grimly compelling procedural reminiscent of Zodiac"

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Charlbi Dean and Harris Dickinson in Triangle Of Sadness
Triangle Of Sadness review, Cannes: “Blisteringly funny, narratively intrepid and plain old spitting mad”

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Lee Jung-jae and Jung Woo-sung in Hunt
Hunt review, Cannes: "Robust, relentless mayhem from the star of Squid Game"

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Paul Mescal and Emily Watson in God's Creatures
God’s Creatures review, Cannes: "Brooding drama set in a corner of Ireland the sun has no time for"

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Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun 2 would "never" have gone to a streaming platform, says Tom Cruise at Cannes 2022

By Neil Smith Published

Features Total Film was on the scene to see the Top Gun star receive a hero’s reception at the Cannes Film Festival

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