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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2731 Reviews Listed
Bustin' Down the Door - Surf's Up Butcher's Wife, The - Destiny turns on the neighbourhood Butterfly and Sword - Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee Butterfly Murders, The - They're gonna need a bigger net Byleth - Il demone dell' Incesto - Keep it in the family Caboblanco - Where legends grow very confusing Cahill, United States Marshall - The Duke's guide to proper parenting Calamity of Snakes - Slithering Serpents of Vengeance Call for Love - Dial-a-date Call Me Bwana - The Jungle Schnook Call Northside 777 - Jimmy demands justice Cam2Cam - Chat room chiller Camille 2000 - Sexadelic Century Romance Camille Claudel - All-consuming passion Camp Rock - Rock all summer Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam - It's on! Canterville Ghost, The - Precocious Poppet meets Spineless Spook Captain America: The First Avenger - Fighting the good fight Captain America: The Winter Soldier - It's not paranoia if they're really watching you Captain January - It's the lighthouse life for Shirley Captain Marvel - Higher, further, faster baby Captain Nemo and the Underwater City - Darling it's better down where it's wetter Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie - Tra-la-laaaaaaaaa!!!! Caravans - Feminism and fundamentalism don't mix Card Captor Sakura 2: The Sealed Card - Tarot to Go! Card Captor Sakura: The Movie - hysterical hallucinations in Hong Kong Carrie - How was the prom Carrie? Carrie?! Carrie!!! Carrie - Not the one with Sissy Spacek Carrie - She's back and still pissed off about the prom Casanova '70 - Misogyny, Italian Style Casanova's Big Night - Hope springs eternal Case of Hana & Alice, The - Together again for the first time Case of the Bloody Iris, The - What are those strange drops of blood on Jennifer's body? Case of the Scorpion's Tail, The - Beware its sting Castle Freak - Get Your Freak On Castle of the Creeping Flesh - Shakespeare clearly having an off day Cat in Heat, The - Middle class people have no feelings Cat in the Hat, The - Myers mauls children's classic Cat Returns, The - Cat-astrophe! Cat Run - High class low lives Cat vs. Rat - Kung fools Cat, The - Frightful feline from outer space! Catch Me a Spy - Never trust a waiter with a chiseled chin Catnapped! - Eight out of ten kidnappees prefer whiskers Cave of the Silken Web - Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Women Cazadore de Demonios - Hombre lobo vs hombres de ciencia Cellar Dweller - don't go in the basement Centipede Horror - Creepy crawlies Centre of the World, The - Lust in Vegas Cercle Rouge, Le - Nobody gets out alive
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