Amanda Cataldo-List Writer

Amanda Cataldo

List Writer

March, 2022
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About Amanda Cataldo

Amanda is a Melbourne-based list writer for Collider, freelance film critic and essayist. She holds a bachelor's degree in Media Screen and Sound Production from the University of New South Wales and in 2022 was awarded First Class Honours and the University Medal for her thesis on radical queer representation in horror cinema.

Her film criticsm reflects on a range of genres but she is most fascinated by movies that push boundaries and dare to be different. As she is a strong advocate for diversity and representation on screen, much of her writing builds upon the perspectives in queer film theory and feminist film studies. With over six years of experience writing about film, she aspires to contribute novel ideas to film criticsm that not only change the way we think about film and television, but change the way we feel about it.

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Budgets that rival the movies!

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These Christmas movies are definitely on the naughty list!

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These are the movies that are slashing the genre

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Highlighting that special (and complicated) bond.

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The 10 Best Kens From the Animated Barbie Movies, Ranked by Likability

Sometimes he's just Ken, other times he's a ten!

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10 Best Empowering Female Characters in Science Fiction

The future is female!

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10 Best Animated Shows Forging the Way for Diverse Representation

Animation is a medium, and a diverse one at that!

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10 Great Westerns That Show the Diversity of the West

These films don't feature your average cowboys.

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10 Underrated Indie Movies From 2022

For small movies with big hearts, 2022 didn't disappoint!

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As the Queen song goes, Love Kills.

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The cast of 'Harry Potter' has gone on plenty of adventures beyond the wizarding world.

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Step outside the MCU with their director's passion projects.

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'The Crown': 10 Fictional Royal Characters Who Own Their Throne

All hail the kings and queens of these fictional tales!

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10 Wildest Anxiety-Inducing Movies That Aren't Horror

You don't need monsters to get people anxious!

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From 'Blade' to 'Alien': 10 Best Genre-Bending Horror Movies that Update the Classic Genre

These movies threw in a healthy dose of horror to become classics.

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Who is the real monster in 'Frankenstein'?

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Representation matters!

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