Movie reviews of Evan Popplestone

1981, Adventure, Horror

A pretty weak excuse for a film and is only worthy of any note for its inordinate level of gore.

1985, Adventure, Drama

An intelligent and brutal entry in Paul Verhoeven’s filmography...

1962, Drama

Burt Lancaster turns in one of his best performances of his career...

1972, Action, Suspense, Crime

This violent and interestingly deglamourised gangster flick is marred by its rather unlikeable and opaque central character, not to mention its ugly sexual politics.

1961, Adventure, Horror, Suspense

A dubious and largely racist historical potboiler.

1959, Drama, War

A fierce and intelligent depiction of the ugly cruelties of war.

1959, Adventure, Horror, Action, History

Unfortunately, it’s significantly less interesting than Blood Island.

1958, Drama, Action, History, War

A gripping and grueling wartime drama graced with a suitably stoic, yet tangibly human lead performance by André Morell.

2018, Adventure, Action, Suspense

The best action movie to come out in a long time. Sit back and enjoy the ride.

1966, Drama, Comedy, War

Possesses enough surreal magic to make it well worth a look for any movie buff.

1988, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Action, Mystery

A rich and imaginative work which will delight some but leave others cold.

1976, Horror, Suspense, Mystery

Alice Sweet Alice, despite its flaws, is an intriguing tale of terror for him to leave us alone in the dark with.

2017, Drama, Crime

Just enjoy the acting, the steamy sex scenes, the burst of fast-paced action...

2018, Drama, Suspense, Love

While Allure is admirable in its performances and sense of honesty, a few technical and storytelling aspects fail to convince.

1971, Suspense, Mystery

Might baffle the hell out of you, it succeeds in being enjoyably glossy Euro-trash.

1979, Drama, Suspense

Isn’t quite the masterpiece that its reputation suggests, it still entertains and provokes in equal measure.

1985, Drama

It is idiosyncratic, it features some individual works which leave more impression than others, but we are still blown away at the end regardless.

2018, Drama

The focus on the finer details of the relationship creates a gradual sense of investment which makes the climactic argument all the more shattering.

2018, Drama, Suspense, Mystery

A large dose of artistically-mounted gloom porn rather than the truly explorative piece of work that it might have been.

2018, Drama, Comedy

Rudd and Coogan manage to build up enough goodwill with their double act that its hard to resent the film’s shallow approach to its more serious aspects.

2018

While there are a few shortcomings in terms of overall storyline construction, the quality of the performances and central character development do much to offset this.

2018, Science fiction

The script and performances deepen and broaden the story considerably, lifting what could have been a simple “in the moment” adventure thriller to another level.

2018, Drama

The dramatic conflict here is so unsubtle and lacking in nuance that it ends up being more hilarious than believable.

Drama, Documentary

There are a number of particularly startling and moving moments here.