Articles by Jesse Cataldo
6 articles
Lone Wolf in Black America: A Bill Gunn Retrospective
“I’ve liked every script I’ve ever written,” Bill Gunn told an interviewer in 1971, “I’ve hated every movie made from them.” It’s a prickly statement for a screenwriter, especially one with such a...
Jun 16, 2010 / Jesse CataldoHow ‘The White Ribbon’ Fits Into Michael Haneke’s Moralizing Cinematic Vision
The first images of Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon,” a film shot in a delicately lambent palette suggestive of old gelatin silver prints, is of a shrub-ringed meadow, a horse and rider...
May 8, 2010 / Jesse Cataldo‘Black Dynamite’ and the Legacy of Blaxploitation in Hollywood
Hollywood’s past is littered with dead genres. The road musical. The screwball comedy. The giant insect attack picture. It’s inevitable that certain styles will outlive their usefulness and grow...
Mar 3, 2010 / Jesse Cataldo‘Che': Steven Soderbergh’s Misunderstood Masterpiece
Willfully clunky at a difficult 4 ½ hours, Steven Soderbergh’s “Che” has been met with a mixed reception since its late 2008 release, not only for its length but also for its supposed inability to...
Feb 4, 2010 / Jesse CataldoTruth in Cinema; Does it Matter?: Peter Greenaway’s Rembrandt Experiment
In the last two years, Peter Greenaway has made two films about Rembrandt. More accurately, he’s made two versions of the same film about Rembrandt – a tableau-vivant period piece (“Nightwatching”)...
Nov 21, 2009 / Jesse CataldoJacques Audiard’s ‘A Prophet': Political Cinema Whether it Wants to Be or Not
Thick with intrigue and corruption, Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet” is well-stocked with the hallmarks of political cinema: miserable living conditions, exploited minorities, a grittily-tinged color...
Nov 3, 2009 / Jesse CataldoRecent Articles
- Review: ‘A War’ explores war’s quiet, forgotten horrors
- TMA FilmCast #33 — Vera Chytilova and the Czech New Wave
- The fantasist: The comic art of Woody Allen
- Tribeca picks up North American rights to ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ at Sundance
- TMA FilmCast #32 — Alison Frank interviews Ana Geislerova
- ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
- TMA FilmCast #31 — Alison Frank reports from 67th Locarno Film Fest
- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
- ‘The Fool’: A modern propaganda film
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