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
![james mcavoy in speak no evil horror remake](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L4Zh56M2qZmqUvNppdkFEi-320-80.jpg)
James McAvoy and Speak No Evil director James Watkins say their upcoming remake is "a lot less explicit" than the original horror movie
By Emily Murray, Neil Smith last updated
Exclusive Exclusive | The team behind the horror remake teases how it differs from the critically acclaimed 2022 original
![Maika Monroe in Longlegs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c6TzeVwycmBMXZHSqSRxbZ-320-80.jpg)
Longlegs review: "A little Nicolas Cage goes a long way in this deeply disconcerting experience"
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![The Garfield Movie](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w33HsdmmsNZDRPxkheUSWG-320-80.jpg)
The Garfield Movie review: "Have the writers ever seen an actual Garfield comic strip?"
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![Kevin Durand as Proximus Caesar in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XGSjVRrSvRVybTTxBZmMoc-320-80.jpg)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes review: "Offers spectacle and thrills, but lacks the smarts and ambition of its predecessors"
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![The Idea of You (2024)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4QYdTMimCryYSSrpq3wCoZ-320-80.jpg)
The Idea of You review: "Anne Hathaway works overtime to give this rom-com even the appearance of substance"
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![Taylor Swift during a performance on her Eras tour](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tpg4ncvUXMZcV4seqaJ8Ag-320-80.jpg)
Is it just me, or are concert movies better than the real thing?
By Neil Smith published
Opinion A Total Film writer on why cinemas are the new stadiums...
![Bill Skarsgard in Boy Kills World](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cWLnDwK69uUMWbkoNkTHPK-320-80.jpg)
Boy Kills World review: "A gleefully bonkers blend of The Hunger Games and The Raid"
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![Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bi9k38MgJ2pkjnur7Q6que-320-80.jpg)
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 (2023)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/87meWQPTvKY5Qdckrm8R5T-320-80.jpg)
Sometimes I Think About Dying review: "Daisy Ridley demonstrates her star power"
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![Challengers (2024)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sxC4N8QdB9jJR5qAFyjpo5-320-80.jpg)
Challengers review: "A pulsating tale that's sure to get deuces flowing"
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![Civil War (2024)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FEB4C9Cg63QgFwnDZC4qWM-320-80.jpg)
Civil War review: "There's no shortage of horrors in this uncompromising drama"
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![Drive Away Dolls](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tv5rdAkE88YyKaWf7dqRZd-320-80.jpg)
Drive-Away Dolls review: "Ethan Coen's frivolous frolic is a comedy steeped in déjà vu"
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![Memory](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4nZPqoaZb7JAqowowEoyMD-320-80.jpg)
Memory review: "Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard make a riveting duo"
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![Raiders of the Lost Arc/The Mummy](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GSWYaQSJM28CaRFP53Kx97-320-80.jpg)
The 10 best adventure couples in movies, ranked
By Total Film published
Best List This Valentine's Day, we're celebrating the best adventure couples in movies
![Kingsley Ben-Adir in Bob Marley: One Love (2024)](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cPtN2cYqXk3d8BZDHvUjLE-320-80.jpg)
Bob Marley: One Love review - "Lacks the great man's blazing charisma"
By Neil Smith published
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![The End We Start From](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Syp7MvAqETewejSbuRh9AW-320-80.jpg)
The End We Start From review: "Jodie Comer is a force of nature in this apocalyptic drama"
By Neil Smith published
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![aquaman 2](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TYUpQPSbokRvbSSXL5KLyH-320-80.jpg)
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](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v3ja26BLiMQpZyDghyKoaF-320-80.jpg)
Rebel Moon Part One review: "Risks being subsumed by its own self-importance, but delivers bombastic mayhem"
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![Iman Vellani, Brie Larson and Teyonah Parris in The Marvels](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PB5jkBnP6rPuCND27caFve-320-80.jpg)
The Marvels review: "A disjointed mini-Avengers that doesn't make a great deal of sense"
By Neil Smith published
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![The Kitchen](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nyec9abu7KSYYBdLu9mxGD-320-80.jpg)
The Kitchen review: "A startling vision of the future troublingly close to our present"
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