Movie reviews of Evan Popplestone

2018, Drama, History

A solidly respectable one with several outstanding moments of pure cinema.

2018, Drama, Music, Love

Although slightly overlong, it’s a film whose emotional imprint will stay with you for a long time after the end credits have rolled.

1986, Horror, Comedy, Science fiction

There’s plenty of enjoyment to be gleaned from this zippy, unpretentious 1980s horror-comedy.

2018, Action, Science fiction

Could have been great had the filmmakers and studio not fumbled the ball on a few occasions.

1988, Drama, Horror, Suspense, Science fiction

A fine, intelligent chiller which provides a strong case for George Romero being remembered for more than just shuffling, intestine-munching corpses.

2017, Horror, Action, Suspense

An absolute must for those who think they can stomach it.

2009, Comedy, Documentary

All in all, it’s a satisfying real-life tale on how a bad movie cloud can, in time, generate its own silver lining.

1990, Horror

While it’s far worse than the original Troll, it’s immeasurably more enjoyable and certainly moves along at a lively pace.

1986, Fantasy, Horror

A pretty bad movie. It’s not so-bad-it’s-good either; it’s just kind of meh bad, albeit just about tolerable to sit through thanks to its game cast.

1980, Horror

A lively enough piece of delirious Italian nastiness.

1993, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Love

This is a decent enough presentation of what is arguably Jackie Chan’s strangest film.

1986, Drama, History, Suspense

While it occasionally rambles, Salvador is a truly harrowing and all-too-realistic depiction of war with a side order of moral redemption.

2018, Horror, Action, Suspense, Science fiction

Quite frankly, the most disappointing film which I’ve seen so far this year.

1967, Comedy

Even the otherwise grating Franz Liebkind character has his moment in the spotlight. It’s a pity that getting to this part of the film is a bit of a slog.

2017, Drama

While Stanton’s the star here, the supporting cast also contribute their share of memorable moments to the film.

This Italian genre oddity won’t appeal to everyone. However, it’s undeniable that we get yet another superb-looking print from Arrow...

1989, Drama, Comedy, Suspense

A stone cold 1980s classic.

1974, Drama, Suspense

On the sluggish side but still worth seeing mainly for the story, Voight’s performance and some tense moments of action.

2018, Drama, Love

It’s a truly emotive and passionate work - not in the sense of being manipulative but in the sense of a pure poetry and artistry which has gone into every single moment of screen time.

1972, Horror

May not be a perfect horror film but it is certainly a cut above average. It’s gruesome, atmospheric and intelligent all at once.

1944, Drama, Crime

Solidly recommended to both Fritz Lang and film noir fans.

2018, Drama, Comedy, History, Crime

It tells a truly eye-opening and socially important tale in a manner which entertains and disturbs in equal measure.

1988, Action, Suspense, Crime

Has a bit more depth and is better constructed than the first film but, on the downside, doesn’t offer quite as much in the way of pure, unfettered fun.

1985, Action, Suspense, Crime

A textbook example of the reasons why Jackie Chan became firmly established as one of Asia’s biggest movie stars during the 1980s.