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

Raiders of the Lost Arc/The Mummy
The 10 best adventure couples in movies, ranked

By Total Film Published

Best List This Valentine's Day, we're celebrating the best adventure couples in movies

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Kingsley Ben-Adir in Bob Marley: One Love (2024)
Bob Marley: One Love review - "Lacks the great man's blazing charisma"

By Neil Smith Published

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Zac Efron in The Iron Claw
The Iron Claw review: "Zac Efron's moment to shine"

By Neil Smith Published

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The End We Start From
The End We Start From review: "Jodie Comer is a force of nature in this apocalyptic drama"

By Neil Smith Published

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aquaman 2
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review: "The DCEU's last outing should have tried to make more of a splash"

By Neil Smith Published

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Rebel Moon
Rebel Moon Part One review: "Risks being subsumed by its own self-importance, but delivers bombastic mayhem"

By Neil Smith Published

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Godzilla Minus One
Godzilla Minus One review: "A gargantuan and resonant epic"

By Neil Smith Published

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Iman Vellani, Brie Larson and Teyonah Parris in The Marvels
The Marvels review: "A disjointed mini-Avengers that doesn't make a great deal of sense"

By Neil Smith Published

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Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's review: "Five nights too many"

By Neil Smith Published

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The Kitchen
The Kitchen review: "A startling vision of the future troublingly close to our present"

By Neil Smith Published

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The Book of Clarence (2023)
The Book of Clarence review: "An amusing but muddled Biblical satire"

By Neil Smith Published

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The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders review: "This absorbing study of a Chicago motorcycle crew thrums with Scorsese-isms"

By Neil Smith Published

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Blackberry (2023)
BlackBerry review: "A lively epitaph for a device that went extinct"

By Neil Smith Published

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Fair Play
Fair Play review: "A gripping, sleek, and impressive debut feature"

By Neil Smith Published

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Saw X
Saw X review: "Tobin Bell's comeback isn't sufficient X-cuse to resuscitate the series"

By Neil Smith Published

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Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in A Haunting in Venice
A Haunting in Venice review: "Third time's a charm for a franchise that's found its groove"

By Neil Smith Published

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The Nun 2
The Nun 2 review: "Best stop now before it becomes a habit"

By Neil Smith Published

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Strays (2023)
Strays review: "You'll be wishing you were Homeward Bound yourself"

By Neil Smith Published

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Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle review: "There's life in the old DCEU yet"

By Neil Smith Published

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Kenneth Branagh as Hercule Poirot in A Haunting in Venice
A Haunting in Venice producer on why the franchise is leaning into the supernatural: "We can't do the same thing over and over"

By Neil Smith Published

Exclusive EXCLUSIVE: James Prichard also weighs in on the likelihood of a fourth Agatha Christie-inspired movie

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Mrs. Doubtfire the musical
Is it just me, or are too many films being made into musicals?

By Neil Smith Published

Features A Total Film writer on why it's time for the final curtain...

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gran turismo
Gran Turismo review: "A fun if formulaic thrill-ride"

By Neil Smith Published

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The Meg 2
Meg 2 The Trench review: "A listless, mechanical follow-up"

By Neil Smith Published

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Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken review: "A playful reversal of mythical expectations"

By Neil Smith Published

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Jennifer Lawrence and Andrew Barth Feldman in No Hard Feelings
No Hard Feelings review: "Taste and laughs are in slim supply in Jennifer Lawrence's latest"

By Neil Smith Published

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