Neil Smith
Neil Smith's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at the following Tomatometer-approved publication(s):
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ViewLondon
Total Film
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Heat Magazine
Popcorn
Movies reviews only
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Fast X (2023) |
A sequel both outrageously entertaining and entertainingly outrageous. - Total Film
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| Posted May 17, 2023
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) |
So comfortable are the leads now in their spacesuits that they have the feel of a cosily familial ensemble. If there’s a standout, though, it’s Karen Gillan’s Nebula. - Total Film
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| Posted Apr 28, 2023
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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) |
A well-crafted look at Michael J. Fox that balances affectionate nostalgia with unflinching candour. - Total Film
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| Posted Apr 25, 2023
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Suzume (2022) |
Miyazaki’s artistic heir honours the master while stylishly ploughing his own distinctive furrow. The future of anime looks in safe hands. - Total Film
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| Posted Apr 17, 2023
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Infinity Pool (2023) |
Infinity Pool delights in finding fresh ways to disturb and nauseate the audience. You do start to wonder, though, if there’s anything more to it. - Total Film
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| Posted Mar 18, 2023
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M3GAN (2022) |
[Its] vein of knowing humour... sets the movie apart from the Annabelles and Chuckys of this world. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 04, 2023
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Babylon (2022) |
The style might cause whiplash, but it’s worth it for the thrilling momentum Chazelle brings to his revisionist filmdom fantasia. - Total Film
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| Posted Dec 16, 2022
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) |
Comes with oodles of charm – albeit of a kind likely to send anyone averse to precocious moppets sprinting for the nearest hill. - Total Film
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| Posted Oct 06, 2022
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Empire of Light (2022) |
Mendes’ direction is superior to his script in an elegant homage to the movies that doesn’t quite manage to move. - Total Film
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| Posted Sep 12, 2022
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Jurassic World Dominion (2022) |
Less triumphant send-off than passable retread, the newest Jurassic only approaches classic when it ventures into uncharted territory. - Total Film
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| Posted Jun 08, 2022
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Showing Up (2022) |
Williams and Reichardt have forged a strong and intuitive connection... - Total Film
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| Posted May 27, 2022
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Close (2022) |
Guileless performances, understated direction and bucolic Belgian scenery combine to create a quiet gem of a film you Dhont want to miss. - Total Film
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| Posted May 27, 2022
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Funny Pages (2022) |
Kevin Kline’s director son suggests that talent is hereditary with this witty and poignant look at an artist in embryo. - Total Film
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| Posted May 24, 2022
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Decision to Leave (2022) |
A master filmmaker mines cinema’s glamorous past in a nostalgic neo-noir you don’t so much watch as surrender to. - Total Film
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| Posted May 24, 2022
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Holy Spider (2022) |
An intense and gripping dramatization that, a few liberties apart, does justice to a disturbing true story. - Total Film
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| Posted May 23, 2022
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Triangle of Sadness (2022) |
The director of The Square gives a new shape a whirl with hilarious, scathing and sometimes jaw-dropping results. - Total Film
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| Posted May 22, 2022
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God's Creatures (2022) |
Atlantic cod and oyster beds provide a pungent backdrop for this effective fillet of atmospheric psychological drama. - Total Film
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| Posted May 19, 2022
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) |
Though delightful in places, the third entry in Sony's third Spider-Man cycle feels both overstocked and underwhelming. - Total Film
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| Posted Dec 15, 2021
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House of Gucci (2021) |
It's not great Scott, but House Of Gucci still offers a fine excuse to vicariously experience the lifestyles of the rich and shameless. - Total Film
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| Posted Nov 22, 2021
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Eternals (2021) |
Chloé Zhao gives the MCU just the kick in the pants it needs at this phase in its evolution. - Total Film
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| Posted Oct 24, 2021
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Last Night in Soho (2021) |
A lot of thrilling, dazzling, sometimes frightening fun. - Total Film
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| Posted Sep 04, 2021
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) |
Marvel's Phase Four makes up for lost time with an origin story that richly entertains when it's not pushing boundaries. - Total Film
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| Posted Aug 23, 2021
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The Suicide Squad (2021) |
Whichever way you slice it, this Squad (aka Task Force X) is fun to hang out with. - Total Film
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| Posted Jul 28, 2021
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Jungle Cruise (2021) |
Jaume Collet-Serra's Amazonian adventure certainly goes all out to entertain. Yet it also reaches a point where it becomes exhausting. - Total Film
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| Posted Jul 27, 2021
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Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) |
Less a sequel or reboot in truth than a huge and somewhat cynical advertisement for the studio's phalanx of intellectual properties. - Total Film
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| Posted Jul 15, 2021
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Stillwater (2021) |
Damon's sturdy presence just about holds it together, while Breslin shows some impressive chops as the daughter who is too aware of his failings to see him as her saviour. - Total Film
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| Posted Jul 13, 2021
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) |
Startling in parts and derivative in others, The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It does at least gift its universe a welcome course correction. - Total Film
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| Posted May 26, 2021
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Hamilton (2020) |
Do not throw away your shot at watching Hamilton's original cast both make and recreate history. 'Satisfied'? You will be. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 26, 2021
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Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010) |
Serkis is never less than ace. - SFX Magazine
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| Posted Apr 28, 2020
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Kung Fu Jungle (2014) |
[An] enjoyable if disposable vehicle for Donnie Yen. - Total Film
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| Posted Mar 20, 2020
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Misbehaviour (2020) |
An entertaining watch... - Total Film
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| Posted Mar 11, 2020
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Cats (2019) |
A lot of talented people have done their utmost to make Hooper's vision succeed. Sadly, it doesn't. - Total Film
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| Posted Dec 19, 2019
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Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019) |
Jillian Bell goes the distance in an inspirational comedy that's funny, fresh and feelgood. - Total Film
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| Posted Nov 04, 2019
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Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) |
Flawed though Double Tap undoubtedly is, we wouldn't rule out a Zombieland 3 in another decade. - Total Film
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| Posted Oct 16, 2019
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Angel Has Fallen (2019) |
Maudlin, glum and distinctly cheap-looking, Angel brings the curtain down on a trilogy that should have never got this far. - Total Film
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| Posted Aug 21, 2019
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Good Boys (2019) |
There is a guilelessness at work in Good Boys that offsets all its sex toys, dirty talk and recreational drug use. - Total Film
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| Posted Aug 19, 2019
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Men in Black: International (2019) |
It takes more than two Avengers and the director of Fast & Furious 8 to make the MIB hip again. - Total Film
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| Posted Jun 12, 2019
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) |
Reynolds and Pikachu make an inspired combo in a CGI/live-action mash-up that otherwise adheres to a rigidly boilerplate formula. - Total Film
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| Posted May 03, 2019
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Boy Erased (2018) |
Boy Erased is achingly, even excessively sincere, not least in its determination not to demonise its protagonist's well-meaning but deluded parents. - Total Film
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| Posted Feb 05, 2019
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) |
[I]t's when the film is at its simplest that it proves most irresistible. - Total Film
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| Posted Feb 01, 2019
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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) |
Another beautifully played, gorgeously photographed snapshot of the African-American experience. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 17, 2019
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The Favourite (2018) |
Three formidable females form a deliciously entertaining triangle in an audacious frock opera. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 02, 2019
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The Hate U Give (2018) |
An all-too-familiar story is told with empathy and vigour in a film arguing for tolerance, activism and change. - Total Film
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| Posted Oct 24, 2018
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How to Lose Jobs & Alienate Girlfriends (2014) |
The perils of fly-on-the-wall filmmaking are entertainingly laid bare in this first docu-feature from Tom Meadmore. - Total Film
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| Posted May 02, 2018
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Gook (2017) |
Has much to say on America's racial melting pot that feels pertinent. - Total Film
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| Posted Mar 06, 2018
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Carré 35 (2017) |
A moving doc about the things we remember and those we choose to forget. - Total Film
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| Posted Mar 06, 2018
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Small Engine Repair (2006) |
Fine performances from Glen and Mackintosh elevate this touching tale of friendship, loyalty and broken dreams. - Film4
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| Posted Feb 06, 2018
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The Bachelors (2017) |
The story is predictable, but Simmons' tighty whities and Delpy's fish impressions compensate. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 23, 2018
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The Commuter (2018) |
A solid if far-fetched thriller that still entertains, even as it goes off the rails. Terrible title, mind. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 16, 2018
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The Final Year (2017) |
The shadow of subsequent events looms oppressively large, but Greg Barker's film still speaks eloquently for diplomacy and selfless public service. - Total Film
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| Posted Jan 16, 2018
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