Catherine Kustanczy

Bio

Catherine is a freelance arts journalist and broadcaster. She has worked in Dublin, London, Toronto, and New York City, in a variety of capacities for film, TV, radio, and digital, and has interviewed a range of award-winning cultural figures from the worlds of arts and entertainment. She has also been part of cultural panels on HuffPost Live, CBC Radio, and national TV in Canada. Find her tweeting regularly at @catekustanczy.

Feminism, Bondage, Matriarchy and Lassos: The Secret History of Wonder Woman

By Catherine Kustanczy

It's hard out there for an Amazon warrior princess. Wonder Woman has been a mainstay in popular culture for close to seven decades. While today she's known as a conventional hero (albeit a sexily costumed one), standing shoulder to shoulder with the…

From the Makers of 'Flight of the Conchords,' A Wickedly Funny Vampire Mockumentary

By Catherine Kustanczy

Forget about contemporary depictions of sparkling vampires and soft-focus neck-sucking: Vampire lore is filled with horror and violence. It is also, as filmmakers Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement note, filled with comic possibilities. What We Do in…

How the Rise of the "Creative Class" Is Actually Screwing Creative Americans

By Catherine Kustanczy

The so-called "creative class" didn't quite pan out as people thought it would. The term, coined by economist and social scientist Richard Florida in his 2002 book The Rise of the Creative Class (HarperBusiness), was meant to encompass a whole range…

What Every Internet Movie Critic Owes to Roger Ebert

By Catherine Kustanczy

Chances are if you're a certain age you recall film critic Roger Ebert's work with a mix of pleasure and annoyance. You might have agreed with his movie assessments one week, and 100% disagreed with him the next. Opinions aside, the Pulitzer…

The Television Industry Has No Idea How to Handle Great Sci-Fi

By Catherine Kustanczy

Almost Human had a splashy debut last fall on FOX. It was marketed like any other new television show, with all the hype you'd expect: full-on press, flashy promos, breathless Facebook updates. High-tech and futuristic, the show featured two…