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 Report review: "Adam Driver portrays Daniel Jones with dogged conviction"
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Brittany Runs a Marathon review: "Inspirational comedy that’s funny, fresh and feelgood"
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Zombieland: Double Tap review: "Belated follow-up struggles to replicate the original’s winning formula"
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Angel Has Fallen review: "Gerard Butler stars in dourly unremarkable threequel"
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Good Boys review: "Raucous fun that all comes down to the same, recycled, R-rated punchline"
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Men in Black: International review: "The series should probably have been Neuralyzed a couple of movies ago"
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Detective Pikachu review: "Celebrates Pokémon's legacy while simultaneously cutting it down to size"
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Boy Erased review: "A well-acted but strangely remote slice of Oscar bait"
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How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World review: "Exciting, moving, and fabulous to look at"
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If Beale Street Could Talk review: "A superlative slice of ’70s social realism"
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The Favourite review: "A spiky, pithy, and unconventional delight"
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Sorry to Bother You review: "A riotous blend of comedy, satire, and sci-fi"
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The Hate U Give review: "Rightly being talked about as a potential Oscar contender"
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Early Man review: "A primitive concept generates unsophisticated laughs"
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle review: "This Jumanji makeover's a losing game"
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Paddington 2 review: "A feel good sequel only marmalade haters could resist"
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The Lego Ninjago Movie review: "There's no denying the pieces don't quite click together"
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The Hitman's Bodyguard review: "Give it a miss and rewatch Midnight Run instead"
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Cars 3 review: "Pixar's least essential franchise gets a polished but disposable threequel"
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Miss Sloane review: "Chastain stalks the corridors of power with steely aplomb"
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Mindhorn review: "A rib-tickling homage to the gumshoe shows of yesteryear"
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Patriots Day review: "A senseless outrage is handled with sensitivity in a stirring film"
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Fences review: "Denzel Washington and Viola Davis excel in a well-crafted drama"
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