Movie reviews of Evan Popplestone

1961, Adventure, Action

A quintessential and highly entertaining example of how sheer in-camera ingenuity and imagination can triumph over the kind of financial constraints...

1995, Drama, Horror

Stamps its own monochromatic imprint on the vampire movie landscape.

2018, Drama, Horror, Suspense, Mystery

Another fine example of the recent horror renaissance.

1993, Drama, Action, Crime

One of the great Hong Kong period martial arts flicks.

1985, Drama, Suspense, Science fiction

It all concludes with a suspenseful, explosive climax and a hauntingly strange, poetic final image.

1982, Horror, Science fiction

One of those movies which is best watched late at night, preferably after some form of intoxication.

1958, Drama, Crime

Stanley Kramer's rather obvious (albeit well-meaning) message doesn’t overwhelm the film’s considerable entertainment value.

1950, Drama, Suspense, Crime

Another fine piece of classic-era cinema...

1986, Action, Comedy, Suspense

A film with one or two nice ideas but it comes up short in terms of execution.

1960, Drama, History

An utterly gripping look at how religious dogma and populist politics can threaten to tip the scales of justice away from reason and open-minded inquiry.

1982, Drama

Another powerful and imaginative piece of New Zealand cinema...

2018, Drama

While On Chesil Beach amounts to a powerful tale of doomed love, it’s not without its faults.

2018, Adventure, Action, Science fiction

Isn’t outright bad, it’s a rather lacklustre and uninspiring action flick which happens to be tied in with a phenomenally popular space opera franchise.

1990, Drama, Crime

An outstanding film which has never quite been given the full credit that it is due.

1932, Drama, Horror, Comedy, Suspense

A truly underrated horror classic.

1996, Adventure, Comedy, Suspense, Science fiction

A lame space comedy that’s paradoxically worth watching once for the sheer imagination on display and for Dennis Hopper’s fine performance.

1975, Western, Suspense, Mystery

A decent enough 1970s action-adventure.

2018, Drama, Comedy, Suspense

It’s a true Frankenstein’s monster which doesn’t quite know how to place itself within this whole Sestero-Wiseau continuum.

1986, Horror

Both something of a wasted opportunity and an undeniable guilty pleasure.

2018, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Science fiction

Ultimately offered both too much and yet, paradoxically, too little.

1996, Drama, Comedy

One of those wonderful and original movies that’s hard to pigeonhole but somehow occupies a unique place in the memory.

1955, Drama, Love

Well-acted, well put together and undeniably heartfelt.

2018, Animation, Crime

Carves out a distinctive stylistic niche that’s hard to dismiss.

1975, Adventure, Action, Science fiction

Isn’t exactly a great film. However, it is a diverting way to kill an hour and a half in the cheesiest possible way.