Anna Smith
Anna Smith's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer when
published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
BBC.com,
Empire Magazine,
Film4,
Time Out,
IGN Movies UK,
Empire Magazine Australasia,
Metro (UK)
Movie Reviews Only
| Rating | T-Meter | Title | Year | Review |
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| 4/5 | 94% | The Wife (2018) |
Slater gives what could have been a stereotypical role plenty of spark, and his scenes with Close are riveting.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Aug 17, 2018
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| 4/5 | 90% | The Festival (2018) |
Like festivals themselves, this isn't for everyone, but if your ears are still ringing from a long weekend in a field, this is the summer silliness for you. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Aug 15, 2018
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| 2/5 | 48% | The Meg (2018) |
The best way to watch The Meg is with a big box of popcorn and an ironic eye roll: it's clearly designed for distracted audiences, given that each key plot point is explained around four times. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Aug 8, 2018
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| 4/5 | 78% | Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist (2018) |
Westwood's loyalties feel torn and the fashion house is plunged into drama. It makes this the perfect film to double bill 'Phantom Thread' with. ‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Jul 24, 2018
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| 4/5 | 88% | Pin Cushion (2018) |
It's not always an easy watch but it's a sensitive, assured film with characters you'll warm to and root for. ‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Jul 18, 2018
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| 5/5 | 100% | Leave No Trace (2018) |
A slow-burning drama infused with both sadness and hope. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Jun 27, 2018
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| 4/5 | 50% | Everybody Knows (Todos lo saben) (2018) |
Penélope Cruz shines. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted May 15, 2018
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| 4/5 | 89% | Isle of Dogs (2018) |
While the film's pace is speedy to a fault, it pauses just long enough to ponder the emotional contract between master and pet.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Mar 23, 2018
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| 3/5 | 80% | A Woman's Life (Une vie) (2017) |
Credit to Stéphane Brizé for an impressive piece of filmmaking with a refreshingly contemporary approach. ‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Jan 10, 2018
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| 4/5 | 59% | Kaleidoscope (2017) |
Haggard, painful, longing, poignant, confused, alarmed, amused, dejected, sinister... [Toby] Jones can be all these things without saying a word. You're with him all the way, trying to decode the mysteries of his life and psyche.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Dec 20, 2017
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| 4/5 | 100% | The Prince of Nothingwood (2017) |
Salim Shaheen is known as 'the Ed Wood of Afghanistan', so this documentary is as eccentric as you might expect. ‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Dec 13, 2017
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| 4/5 | 96% | Mudbound (2017) |
Based on Hillary Jordan's novel, Mudbound -- co-adapted on the page by Rees and Virgil Williams -- is emotive but unsentimental: Traversing it feels as authentically gunky as the muddy swamps in which it is set.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Nov 20, 2017
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| 2/5 | 40% | Justice League (2017) |
DCEU is floundering. It needs to find a bold new direction if it ever hopes to flap its wings, let alone compete with Marvel.‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Nov 16, 2017
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| 3/5 | 57% | Murder On The Orient Express (2017) |
If it's all a little too crowded with characters, Branagh's pacy direction keeps the story zipping along. ‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Nov 3, 2017
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| 3/5 | 59% | Jungle (2017) |
More time could have been spent developing the bond between the men, but ultimately this is quite gripping: a weepie bromance. You don't see one of those every day.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Oct 20, 2017
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| 2/5 | 14% | Geostorm (2017) |
It'll probably be most appealing to scientists looking for a good laugh.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Oct 20, 2017
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| 3/5 | 100% | Earth: One Amazing Day (2017) |
It's breathtaking to watch, although its meditative possibilities are limited thanks to Redford's narration and an overbearing orchestral accompaniment.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2017
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| 4/5 | 100% | I Am Not a Witch (2017) |
A magic realist fable set in present-day Zambia that has plenty to say about gender and superstition. ‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Oct 18, 2017
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| 3/5 | 80% | Double Date (2017) |
Double Date is a fitfully amusing British comedy-horror.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Oct 11, 2017
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| 4/5 | 80% | The Party (2018) |
It's openly theatrical, but if it feels like a film of a play, it's a play you really should see.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Oct 11, 2017
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| 3/5 | 84% | Loving Vincent (2017) |
Part mystery, part visual experiment, 'Loving Vincent' is a reverent ode to the 19th century painter Vincent van Gogh.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Oct 11, 2017
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| 3/5 | 40% | The Mountain Between Us (2017) |
It's a Mills & Boon kind of set up, but Winslet in particular adds authenticity and gravitas.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Oct 6, 2017
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| 3/5 | 74% | The Exception (The Kaiser's Last Kiss) (2017) |
The dialogue's sometimes clunky, and allusions to the atrocities of war are glossed over. But if you're in the mood for a sexy, pacy period thriller, it does the job. ‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Sep 28, 2017
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| 3/5 | 64% | Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) |
Fans of Pooh and co get enough to make this an informative nostalgia fix.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Sep 28, 2017
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| 4/5 | 60% | Tawai: A voice from the forest (2017) |
It's sincere, thought-provoking and gives you space to meditate on its message.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Sep 28, 2017
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| 4/5 | 87% | Zoology (Zoologiya) (2016) |
If 'Teeth' and 'Raw' got your tail wagging, you'll lap this up.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Sep 28, 2017
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| 4/5 | 100% | Daphne (2017) |
Daphne is a wisecracking wit who may just resemble women you actually know. Imagine that.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Sep 28, 2017
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| 4/5 | 85% | Battle of the Sexes (2017) |
Carell's cartoonish antics are funny enough, but the two women are the tale's real champions.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Sep 22, 2017
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| 2/5 | 52% | Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) |
If you thought that the anal sex joke at the end of 'Kingsman: The Secret Service' was the funniest bit, you're in luck.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Sep 22, 2017
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| 3/5 | 83% | Borg Vs. McEnroe (2018) |
The final match is an absolute nail-biter, reminding tennis fans how electric this sport can be.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Sep 22, 2017
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| 2/5 | 34% | American Assassin (2017) |
Mitch seems not just hot-headed but borderline racist, and neither trait is addressed in a satisfying way.‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Sep 15, 2017
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| 4/5 | 83% | The Villainess (Ak-Nyeo) (2017) |
'The Long Kiss Goodnight', 'La Femme Nikita', 'Kill Bill'... this South Korean thriller owes a debt to many a great female-assassin thriller, and it's a fun ride for fans of the genre. ‐ Time Out
Read More | Posted Sep 11, 2017
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| 4/5 | 87% | Kiss the Water (2013) |
A wee treasure.‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 6, 2017
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| 3/5 | 80% | Exposed (2014) |
The documentary's format is a little repetitive but the content is interesting and, at times, inspiring.‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 6, 2017
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| 4/5 | 100% | The Square (Al Midan) (2013) |
Tipped for an Oscar nomination, Jehane Noujaim's kaleidoscopic documentary offers a gripping, behind-the-headlines account of Egypt's 2011 Tahrir Square uprising and the complexities of its aftermath.‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 6, 2017
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| 3/5 | 82% | Crystal Fairy (2013) |
It should appeal to fans of offbeat character-driven dramas - not to mention fans of Cera himself, who's embracing these morally ambiguous characters with gusto. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 6, 2017
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| 5/5 | 91% | Philomena (2013) |
Despite its weighty themes, Stephen Frears' film is almost as much a comedy as a drama. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 6, 2017
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| 4/5 | 83% | Drinking Buddies (2013) |
Not much happens but it has plenty to say. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 6, 2017
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| 85% | Snabba cash (Easy Money) (2012) |
It's overlong and a little muddled in the third act but still a thrilling, energetic watch. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 3/5 | 56% | Bachelorette (2012) |
The comedy's anarchic tone is refreshing but it leaves little room for heart. You'll laugh, but you might feel a bit hollow inside.‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 3/5 | 63% | I Am Nasrine (2013) |
It's by turns clunkily contrived then wondrously natural (if raw) - let's hope Gharavi, like her heroine, progresses towards greater fulfillment. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 3/5 | 75% | Paradise: Love (2013) |
A challenging and frequently uncomfortable watch that messes with your sympathies. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 2/5 | 33% | Summer in February (2014) |
Dan Stevens is the one genuinely likeable element to this dreary Downton-on-Sea.‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 2/5 | 39% | Admission (2013) |
Portia is in many ways a typical [Tina] Fey character but the unfunny and clichéd script too often reminds us this is no 30 Rock.‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 3/5 | 50% | Now You See Me (2013) |
It's a fun set-up with a terrific cast - [Jesse] Eisenberg plays against type as a smooth-talking card trickster while [Woody] Harrelson radiates easy charm as a mentalist and serial flirt. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 4/5 | 74% | Love Is All You Need (2013) |
[Susanne] Bier's intelligent direction, smart screenplay and canny casting make it a cut above your average middle-aged wish-fulfilment romance. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 4/5 | 89% | Bernie (2012) |
[Jack] Black is hilarious, all towering tolerance that finally reaches boiling point.‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 2/5 | 26% | 21 And Over (2013) |
Occasionally funny but more frequently excruciating and derivative, 21 & Over is aimed firmly at relative newcomers to the genre. Perhaps it should have been called 21 & Under.‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 3/5 | 38% | Dead Man Down (2013) |
Dead Man Down isn't deeply satisfying but is well filmed and performed - and proof you can make a workable New York thriller with a bunch of Europeans.‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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| 4/5 | 87% | Arbitrage (2012) |
Pleasing twists and moral dilemmas abound. ‐ Metro (UK)
Read More | Posted Sep 5, 2017
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