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
Is it just me, or are concert movies better than the real thing?
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Opinion A Total Film writer on why cinemas are the new stadiums...
Boy Kills World review: "A gleefully bonkers blend of The Hunger Games and The Raid"
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Rebel Moon Part Two – The Scargiver review: "Zack Snyder’s sci-fi epic stumbles towards the finish line"
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Sometimes I Think About Dying review: "Daisy Ridley demonstrates her star power"
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Challengers review: "A pulsating tale that's sure to get deuces flowing"
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Civil War review: "There's no shortage of horrors in this uncompromising drama"
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Drive-Away Dolls review: "Ethan Coen's frivolous frolic is a comedy steeped in déjà vu"
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Memory review: "Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard make a riveting duo"
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The 10 best adventure couples in movies, ranked
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Best List This Valentine's Day, we're celebrating the best adventure couples in movies
Bob Marley: One Love review - "Lacks the great man's blazing charisma"
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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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