Andrew Pragasam
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I am a struggling indie filmmaker, actor and novelist with three short films to my credit and a feature film in development (hopefully!). You can read more of my reviews at Film Exposed.com and Cinedelica.com, where I’m a regular contributor.
I consider myself very lucky to have grown up travelling the globe, which meant childhood viewings of Hollywood greats (Ford, Hitchcock, Hawks), Arthouse auteurs (Truffaut, Yimou, Bresson), mainstream fare (Spielberg, Disney, Star Wars), and cult treasures from around the world. Kung fu, Euro horror, Japanese monster movies, Russian fairytales, French cop movies, Turkish swashbucklers, Italian superheroes, spy flicks and sex comedies – you name it, I saw it! Later on, books like Mondo Macabro and Immoral Tales by Pete Tombs, and Helen McCarthy’s books on anime were a big influence during my film school years.
My heart is big enough to embrace rom-coms, sleaze fests, musicals and arty nonsense in equal measure, although I’m especially fond of Japanese animation and Chinese fantasy. Cinema needs to escape the tired epithets of contemporary film criticism (i.e. downbeat equals high art; the only good movies are from the Seventies; gangster flicks are great but fantasy is rubbish), and websites like this are one answer. Hopefully, I’ll be able to steer you towards some neglected gems, and stir up some debate along the way.
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2601 Reviews Listed
Blade Spares None, The - Nora Batty Blancanieves - Snow White and the Seven Midget Matadors Blancheville Monster, The - Better off dead Blank Check - Mo' money, mo' problems Bleach - dance with the reaper Bleeding Steel - Jackie Chan does cyberpunk! Bless the Child - She's not the messiah, she's a very naughty girl Blind Woman's Curse - beware the black cat Blindman - When Ringo Met Gringo Bling Ring, The - Let's go shopping Blood at Sundown - Is that you, Sartana? Blood Beast Terror, The - We need the biggest swatter you can find Blood Relatives - Why cousins shouldn't marry Blood: The Last Vampire - Terror of the Teropterids Bloodline - Anaemic murder mystery Bloodlust! - The deadliest game of all Bloodsucker Leads the Dance, The - Upstairs, Downstairs with more boobs and blood Bloody Parrot - Polly want a dagger? Bloody Pom Poms - Kill All Cheerleaders! Blue Bird, The - what is happiness? Blue Christmas - Close Encounters of the Bleak Kind Blue Ice - James bloody Bond, mate Blue is the Warmest Colour - This thing called Love Blue Jeans - You Cheeky Girl Blue My Mind - I Was A Teenage Mermaid Bluebeard - Even murderous misogynists have a sensitive side Blue-Eyed Bandit, The - Undone by his own sex appeal Boardinghouse - Video Nasty Bobo, The - Feeling Blue? Boccaccio '70 - Swinging Decameron Boeing Boeing - A different kind of layover Bolt - Superdog with super-delusions Bone Dry - payback's a bitch Bonheur, Le - Happiness is a state of mind Book Thief, The - Words Are Life Booted Babe, Busted Boss - Wiggle-wiggle dippy doo-dah! Borderline - One million Mexicans must answer to Bronson Born Free - Joy Adams had it way easier Borsalino - Felonious Friends Forever Borsalino & Co. - Roch's revenge Botched - the clue's in the title Boucher, Le - Meat to please you, Pleased to meet you Boule & Bill - A Boy and His Dog and a Horny Tortoise Boum, La - Adolescent amour Boy Who Cried Werewolf, The - Get your claws out Boy Who Loved Trolls, The - Hunt them under bridges, 'cos that's where they live Boy Who Saw the Wind, The - Free as the breeze Brave Archer, The - Wild Target Breakthrough - War is a drag, especially for Richard Burton Bremen 4: Angels in Hell - Furry Foursome Fight Fascism with Funk!
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