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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2688 Reviews Listed
Charro! - Last Round-up for Elvis Chateau de Ma Mere, Le - A last summer in Provence Chemical Wedding - do what thou wilt Child of Peach - A fruitful life Chilling, The - Frozen Zombies Chinese Evil Technique - That ol' black magic called lust Chinese Ghost Story II, A - The story continues... Chinese Ghost Story III, A - 100 years later Chinese Ghost Story, A - Ghostly romance for a new generation Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation, A - It's a Wonderful Afterlife Chinese Odyssey, A - I will love you for ten-thousand years Chinese Odyssey: Part Three, A - Monkeying around with time again Chinese Tall Story, A - A sugar rush for the 8 year old Chinese film fanatic inside us all Chocolate - candy is dandy, but kung fu can kill you Christopher Robin - Lock up your honey jars, Pooh's back Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The - Set sail for adventure Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe - Where Monsters Dwell Church, The - unholy antics on hallowed ground Cinderella - Belle of the Ball City Hunter - Jackie loves the ladies City of Lost Children, The - sweet dreams, mes enfants City Under Siege - Freaks on the streets CJ7 - Alien Toy Dog Clan Feuds - Can't we all just get along? Clan of Amazons - Women know your place Clan of the Cave Bear, The - One Million Years Before Haircare Products Clan of the White Lotus - Kick his balls if you can find 'em Clans of Intrigue - Kung Fu Gender Bender Class Action - Dad vs. Daughter Class Rank - Geeks shall inherit the Earth Cleopatra - Carry On Cleo Click: The Calendar Girl Killer - Strike a pose... then die! Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County, The - A Hoss of a different colour Code Name Jaguar - He'll pounce without warning Code Name: Alpha - Put away that train set, you're a grown man Cold Sweat - You can't escape your past College Girl Murders - Killer on Campus Color of Money, The - Newman's Own Colour of Lies, The - Is it white? Colt .38 Special Squad - Extreme methods get extreme results Comanche Territory - Taming the wild frontier Come Drink With Me - Where Wu Xia Began Come Fly With Me - Mile High Club Comet in Moominland - Apocalypse Wow Complete History of My Sexual Failures, A - putting the fun in dysfunctional Condemned, The - this is my f***ing reality! Conquerors of Atlantis - Mythological madness Conquest - T'was an age of magic, mystery and fog. Lots of fog. Conspiracy Theory - It's not paranoia if they're actually watching you Contempt - when love turns to loathing
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