Movie reviews of Evan Popplestone

A truly memorable piece of cinema and is bound to be a subject for extended cineaste discussion for many years to come.

Might not be the finest film by Sidney Lumet, but it is an enjoyable relic from its era.

It’s somewhat implausible but it is hugely entertaining and has an imaginatively worked-in undercurrent of perversion and delirium.

Takes a new blood-soaked, poignant angle on a genre which has become increasingly cluttered and in danger of sinking under the law of diminishing returns.

A little too weird and rambling to stand as one of Polanski’s best films but it is a lot of fun if you go with its bizarre, unexpected vibe...

It certainly scratches an itch for those wanting to see a talented cast relieve their stresses by blowing holes in each other with handguns.

Isn’t “dead good” but it’s still enjoyable enough.

So archetypically British in its quaint, homegrown way of making the best of circumstances.

A stylishly enjoyable espionage escapade.

A tad overrated, though still well worth seeing for anyone with an interest in police dramas.

A lot of fun if you go with its farcically terrifying nature.

This is a highly informative and enchantingly nostalgic documentary...

Despite these reservations it’s an undeniably superior piece of action entertainment.

It’s pap, but more to the point it’s dull pap.

An enjoyable part of Brian De Palma’s work despite its idiosyncrasies...

Lots of fun and the message that “it’s better to have friends than be alone” is warm-hearted and non-patronising.

A long and miserable film that only occasionally comes to life.

A beautiful and lyrical film...

A well-made, downbeat 1970s police drama...

A rather curious and minor Euro-horror that’s only worth seeking out for completists.

It’s more of an interesting failure than it is the masterpiece some have proclaimed it to be.

Such a natural, unforced dynamic...

Best watched with a few beers on hand.

If you’re not a fan of early 80s slashers however it probably won’t be the film to convert you.