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Miles Surrey

Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:

Miles Surrey is a staff writer at The Ringer, where he covers television and film. His writing can also be found at The AV Club, Vox, and Vice. He is based in Brooklyn, and you can find him on Twitter @HKSurrey.

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Movies TV Shows
TRON: Ares (2025) 53% EDIT “With the exception of its Nine Inch Nails score, Ares doesn’t possess any qualities that will stand the test of time: Like the programs that infiltrate our planet, the film will disintegrate from memory as soon as it leaves theaters.” – The Ringer Oct 15, 2025 Full Review Ballerina (2025) 75% EDIT “Ballerina isn’t quite at the level of the mainline John Wick films, but it’s a worthy extension of the universe. The plot is threadbare, but you’re here for the action, and it delivers more of what we’ve come to expect.” – The Ringer Jun 6, 2025 Full Review Sinners (2025) 97% EDIT “It’s the coolest thing I’ve seen all year.” – The Ringer Apr 18, 2025 Full Review The Crow (1994) 88% EDIT “As it stands, The Crow endures as a testament to Lee’s untapped potential...” – The Ringer Aug 21, 2024 Full Review Immaculate (2024) 72% EDIT “A reunion between Sweeney and The Voyeurs director Michael Mohan, Immaculate is another project that weaponizes the audience's perception of Sweeney—this time to make a larger point about bodily autonomy.” – The Ringer Mar 21, 2024 Full Review The LEGO Movie (2014) 96% EDIT “It’s to Lord and Miller’s credit that The Lego Movie rarely feels hemmed in by the limitations of its premise. ” – The Ringer Feb 9, 2024 Full Review Argylle (2024) 33% EDIT “The new spy caper might be an absolute slog to sit through, but we should appreciate that it exists to begin with as part of Apple's revamped movie strategy.” – The Ringer Feb 9, 2024 Full Review Next Goal Wins (2023) 46% EDIT “Next Goal Wins ought to be a home run: a charming, by-the-numbers underdog story. Instead, it’s another bizarre misfire for Waititi. ” – The Ringer Nov 17, 2023 Full Review Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) 93% EDIT “In its empathetic, unflinching portrayal of what the Osage Nation went through, Martin Scorsese’s latest epic more than earns its extravagant run time.” – The Ringer Oct 27, 2023 Full Review Prisoners (2013) 81% EDIT “The tense thriller that put its director on the map... ” – The Ringer Sep 29, 2023 Full Review The Creator (2023) 67% EDIT “Gareth Edwards is more accomplished at world-building and orchestrating chaos than he is at developing characters, but the way the movie was made could be a game changer throughout Hollywood...” – The Ringer Sep 29, 2023 Full Review Oppenheimer (2023) 93% EDIT “The paradoxical thrill of Oppenheimer is that Nolan crafts an epic tale that’s intimate in nature—daring to go small when everyone is expecting a grand display of showmanship.” – The Ringer Jul 29, 2023 Full Review Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) 71% EDIT “... The experience of watching Dial of Destiny is best appreciated in relation to Indy: as a character study of a hero whose triumphs and flaws—and how they affect the people closest to him—are laid bare. ” – The Ringer Jul 3, 2023 Full Review Transformers (2007) 57% EDIT “After five films of explosive, mind-numbing action scenes, Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers’ had run its course. ‘Bumblebee’ was a pleasant surprise, but the latest film feels straight out of a Hasbro assembly line.” – The Ringer Jun 16, 2023 Full Review The Flash (2023) 63% EDIT “The Flash isn’t the first movie to seem like it’s been cursed, but the multitude of ways in which the production misfired is frankly bizarre and somewhat unprecedented.” – The Ringer Jun 16, 2023 Full Review Fast X (2023) 56% EDIT “The increasingly predictable, self-referential nature of the storytelling makes every subsequent film feel like a parody of itself—the cinematic equivalent of drifting around in circles.” – The Ringer May 20, 2023 Full Review Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) 82% EDIT “Marvel will miss James Gunn more than Gunn will miss Marvel, but if there’s any way for the MCU to get out of its current funk, then ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ should be the blueprint going forward.” – The Ringer May 5, 2023 Full Review Evil Dead (2013) 64% EDIT “Horror remakes are notoriously difficult to get right, but the 2013 update on Sam Raimi’s classic sets the bar for other franchises to follow.” – The Ringer Apr 6, 2023 Full Review Creed III (2023) 89% EDIT “Creed III has largely succeeded in stepping out of Rocky’s shadow, and Adonis looks more than ready to go a few more rounds before hanging up the gloves for good. Just like his predecessor, Adonis isn’t going down without a fight. ” – The Ringer Mar 10, 2023 Full Review Scream VI (2023) 77% EDIT “If Scream VI heralds a new era when the demands of continuing the franchise are valued above all else, then the fate of future films could lead to something even scarier. One day, unimpressed fans could cut their losses and give up the Ghostface.” – The Ringer Mar 10, 2023 Full Review Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) 96% EDIT “Even in a loaded Oscar category, del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ belongs in a class of its own: a fresh take on a familiar tale courtesy of the filmmaker’s gothic sensibilities.” – The Ringer Mar 2, 2023 Full Review Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023) 46% EDIT “All the little things that make an ‘Ant-Man’ film so delightful have been stripped from the latest installment in service of the greater Marvel machine...” – The Ringer Feb 17, 2023 Full Review Prospect (2018) 89% EDIT “Prospect is largely indebted to old-school westerns—the lawless pursuit of these gems is akin to an interstellar gold rush—and Pascal’s character fits into the equation as the charming gunslinger archetype.” – The Ringer Feb 10, 2023 Full Review Deep Rising (1998) 36% EDIT “Whether Deep Rising was merely a stand-alone horror film pummeled at the box, or a galaxy-brained stealth prequel for a monster franchise that failed...there's one axiom that still holds true: They don’t make B-movies like they used to.” – The Ringer Feb 4, 2023 Full Review Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) 76% EDIT “With dynamic characters working in tandem with astonishing technical wizardry, James Cameron’s latest opus is also his most personal.” – The Ringer Dec 17, 2022 Full Review
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