Caroline Cao
School
San Jacinto College - South, University Of Houston, The New School
Expertise
Western Children's And YA Cartoons, Star Wars, Musical Theatre
- Caroline is a 2017 Critics Academy alumni at the Film at Lincoln Center.
- She takes the lows and highs of fandom culture pretty seriously and has written fanfics for Fanfiction.net and Archive of Our Own. And she still prowls around an ancient site known as Tumblr.
- Ever since childhood, Caroline expresses a subjective opinion that animation is much better than live-action. Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke is the film that radically altered her worldview.
Experience
Caroline started writing professionally in 2017 after contributing op-eds to her college paper. Her musings on movies, TV, and theatre can also be read on Indiewire, Film School Rejects, JoySauce, Theatrely, and Polygon. She has also covered events like New York Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Star Wars Celebration, and New York Comic Con. For /Film, she assembled lists of the Best of Adult and Kids' Animation of the past years. She's also probably procrastinating on a few personal screenplay projects or a libretto for an opera.
Education
Caroline graduated with two Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing - Fiction and Media Production at the University of Houston in 2015, before attaining a Master of Fine Arts in Non-Fiction at The New School in 2019.
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Stories By Caroline Cao
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The third My Hero Academia movie, World Heroes' Mission, has an underbaked plot despite some promising character moments.
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Not a Muppet or Disney parks fanatic? Don't worry. We have all of the best Easter eggs and references from Muppets Haunted Mansion listed right here.
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We spoke to the voice actors and script writer responsible for bringing the new My Hero Academia movie to western audiences.
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Disney+ might be family friendly, but it still has its share of spooky fun. Whether you're a kid or an adult, these programs will get you in the Halloween mood.
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Star Wars: Visions revitalizes the Star Wars universe with anime-inspired stories, gadgets, and — most especially — characters. These are some of our favorites.
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In celebration of the anime anthology Star Wars: Visions, check out the most memorable scenes from The Clone Wars, Rebels, and other Star Wars animated series.
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Want to know more about the studios behind Star Wars: Visions? Watch these 15 movies and TV shows, made by some of the best anime artists out there.
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Rick and Morty get up to a lot of trouble — and cross paths with a whole bunch of bad guys. Here are their meanest, grossest, and weirdest villains.
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars tells some of the most complex and interesting stories in a galaxy far, far away. These are its best episodes.
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Now that the Bad Batch's first round of missions is complete, how do the clones stack up? We rank every episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch season one.
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With stories about monsters, intergalactic travel, coming-of-age hijinks, and more, these are the upcoming animated films your kids will love.
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Now that the entire series is streaming on Disney+, here are the 10 best episodes of Star Wars Rebels.
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In our overall Star Wars The Bad Batch season 1 review, we look at how the Disney+ animated Star Wars series could have improved.
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The first season of The Bad Batch comes to a climactic but rickety end. Read our Star Wars The Bad Batch Kamino Lost review.
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It's twist after twist in the penultimate episode of The Bad Batch. Read our Star Wars The Bad Batch Return to Kamino review.
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An Everybody Loves Raymond reunion could happen, but the creator of the beloved sitcom says no one is interested in taking it on.
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War-Mantle is a thrilling action-packed dive that escalates into major consequences. Read our The Bad Batch War-Mantle review.
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While not gratingly bad, "Infested" wears the worst elements of filler. Read our Star Wars The Bad Batch Infested review.
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"Rescue on Ryloth" is a graceful payoff to last week's bold story shift. Read our Star Wars The Bad Batch Rescue on Ryloth review.
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In a bold story departure, the Batch become a mere cameo in their own series. Read our Star Wars The Bad Batch Devil's Deal review here.
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Our Star Wars The Bad Batch Common Ground review takes a look at the latest episode of the increasingly intense animated Disney+ series.
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In our Star Wars The Bad Batch Bounty Lost review, we examine an episode that is all about a terrifying existential science fiction crisis.
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In Reunion, Crosshair resurfaces into the plot to confront his Bad Batcher (Dee Bradley Baker) brothers. Read our Star Wars The Bad Batch Reunion review.
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In our Star Wars The Bad Batch Battle Scars review, we examine an episode that deals with the after-effects of The Clone Wars in a direct fashion.
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In our Star Wars The Bad Batch Decommissioned review, we struggle with an episode full of great ideas and lackluster execution.
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In our Star Wars The Bad Batch Rampage review, we take a closer look at an episode focused on rescuing one of the universe's deadliest creatures.
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In our Star Wars: The Bad Batch Cornered review, we take a look at how the series brings bounty hunter Fennec Shand into the story.