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
Eternal Combat - To take you to his mansion in the sky Eternal Evil of Asia - Sexorcism! Eureka Seven: The Movie - Good night, sleep tight, young lovers Everywhen - Time-twisting teen gun-play in Norway Evictors, The - This property is condemned Evil Cat - Meow, Meow, you're dead Evil Hits Evil - Grudge match beyond the grave Evil of Frankenstein, The - Cushing creates monster mayhem Evil That Men Do, The - the world's most brutal dictator must answer to Bronson Excalibur - Arthurian antics Executioner, The - Chuckle with Chiba Exit Speed - Get off the bus Exposed - It Girl Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec, The - Come to my arms! Eye in the Labyrinth - Maze of the mind Eyes Behind the Stars - Keep on probing Eyes of Crystal - There's always room for giallo Fairy Tale: A True Story - Do you believe in fairies? Falcon and the Snowman, The - Spies Like Us Famille Bélier, La - Hear my song Family for Rent - Home on Loan Family Friend, The - Neither a borrower nor a lender be Family Jewels, The - A Six-pack of Jerry Family Light Affair - Lost in Hong Kong Fancy Pants - No popcorn during Bob's performance, peasants! Fangs of the Cobra - Make Friends with a Snake Fantaghiro: Cave of the Golden Rose - Fairytales get a feisty feminist makeover Fantastic Adventures of Unico - spread a little happiness as you go by Fantastic Four - 4 for Disaster Fantastic Magic Baby, The - Havoc in Heaven Fantomas - The original Phantom Menace Fantomas Strikes Back - Fiend with a thousand faces Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard - Green goon's highland fling Farewell, My Lovely - Mitchum's Marlowe Fascination - Bloodsuckers by any other name Fashionista - Dressed to impress Fast-Hand Is Still My Name - A Fistful of Pain Fatal Contact - Broken Bones and Shattered Dreams Fatal Vacation - Tourist Trap Fault in Our Stars, The - Happily Never After Fear City - Stripped to Kill Fear No Evil - Don't look in the mirror! Fearless Fuzz - Merli makes 'em laugh Fearless: Director's Cut - Life of a Hero Fellini Roma - Arrivederci la dolce vita Female Convict Scorpion # 701: Beast Stable - Sasori returns, on the run and out for blood Female Convict Scorpion # 701: Grudge Song - Meiko Kaji's last sting Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 - Soulful Sasori packs a sting in her tail Femme est une Femme, Une - Maybe Baby Femme Infidèle, La - How Murder Saved a Loveless Marriage
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