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Caroline Cao

Caroline Cao's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Biography:

Caroline Cao is an Earthling who likes to experiment with ramen. She won’t shut up about animation. She is also a voting member of the Outer Critics Circle for NYC theatre.

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Coco (2017) 97% EDIT “A dance of layered visuals and eye-popping patterns, Coco is well balanced with the understated...” – Vague Visages Dec 14, 2023 Full Review Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017) 89% EDIT “While it doesn’t pop with philosophical resonance like Ghibli pictures, it has enough fairy dust in its sleeves to keep you transfixed and rooting for the heroine.” – Vague Visages Dec 14, 2023 Full Review A Wrinkle in Time (2018) 43% EDIT “A Wrinkle in Time is for kids, and I mean 'made for kids' in the supportive definition rather than the usual lazy and disparaging connotation that's carelessly applied to more lukewarm family films.” – Vague Visages Dec 14, 2023 Full Review Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) 69% EDIT “The film is not without heart, though its heart exists in scattered fragments without assimilating into a cohesive whole.” – Vague Visages Dec 13, 2023 Full Review Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) 62% EDIT “For all the music that Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation offers, it amounts to a one-note production.” – Vague Visages Dec 13, 2023 Full Review Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) 97% EDIT “As long as there’s creative juice for this world, any follow-up would feel inspired. It’s a tough act to follow; it’s difficult to outshine one of the most multidimensional animation films of the decade.” – Vague Visages Dec 13, 2023 Full Review Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) 93% EDIT “Raya and the Last Dragon welcomes a reflection on its Asian-fusion design because western adaptations of Asian culture, even with visible and vocal creative Asian input, will come with a spectrum of orientalism…” – Vague Visages Dec 13, 2023 Full Review Lamya's Poem (2021) 90% EDIT “Lamya’s Poem is best suited for streaming distribution since the documentarian Kronemer only shows a trying ability to accomplish theatrical flair. Still, parents viewing the film with children can surrender to its spell and ambition and forgive its lags.” – Vague Visages Dec 13, 2023 Full Review Crazy Rich Asians (2018) 91% EDIT “Crazy Rich Asians is a crowd-pleaser with a spark of resonance.” – Vague Visages Dec 13, 2023 Full Review All That Breathes (2022) 99% 8/10 EDIT “Without hagiography or sunny optimism, the emphasis on decay serves to emphasize the systemic adversary.” – Slashfilm Dec 14, 2022 Full Review My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) 87% EDIT “World Heroes' Mission caught plenty of lightning in the bottle but loosened the lid because it was uncertain of its own power.” – Slashfilm Nov 8, 2021 Full Review The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021) 100% 3/5 EDIT “Witcher fans may find it to be a pulp pleaser. It isn't exactly an underbaked cake. Even for its shortness of flavor, the few sweet crumbs make a solid case that it deserves more.” – Den of Geek Aug 16, 2021 Full Review Driveways (2019) 99% 7.5/10 EDIT “Driveways embraces and delivers its sentimentality with heart.” – Slashfilm May 8, 2020 Full Review To the Ends of the Earth (2019) 93% 9/10 EDIT “The film twirls into musical territory at two moments, the final a-la Sound of Music. For a film shot naturalistically, it manages to earn these sparks of spontaneity.” – Slashfilm Nov 25, 2019 Full Review Yellow Rose (2019) 87% 8.5/10 EDIT “The movie never wallows but provides breathing time for despair.” – Slashfilm Aug 13, 2019 Full Review Come to Daddy (2019) 87% 7.5/10 EDIT “Come to Daddy is a frenzied thriller pouring out Tarantino quarts of gore and laughs.” – Slashfilm May 3, 2019 Full Review To Dust (2018) 89% EDIT “With a plot motivated by cultural specificity, there is a universality to its exploration of mourning rites.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Feb 6, 2019 Full Review Mary Shelley (2018) 40% EDIT “Mary Shelley fashions a lovely sketch of a bildungsroman with blushes of color, but it is short of the fully rendered and vibrant portrait its namesake deserves.” – Film School Rejects Apr 21, 2018 Full Review Cargo (2017) 88% EDIT “Through the apocalyptic grit, Cargo avoids the pit of cynicism.” – Film School Rejects Apr 21, 2018 Full Review The Breadwinner (2017) 95% EDIT “Harkening from Cartoon Saloon's earlier pursuits, Breadwinner continues the classic motif about the connective powers of storytelling.” – Birth.Movies.Death. Feb 16, 2018 Full Review All the Money in the World (2017) 79% EDIT “Despite the lived-up hype surrounding Plummer's performance of Getty I, it is Michelle Williams' Gail Getty who owns the spotlight as a mother with emotional caution, maternal fervor, and seething exasperation.” – Film School Rejects Dec 28, 2017 Full Review Lady Bird (2017) 99% EDIT “It turns out that Lady Bird is the mother's coming-of-age too, and no maternal dynamic could be more refreshing in cinema.” – The Mary Sue Nov 2, 2017 Full Review The Circle (2017) 16% EDIT “The Circle turned out to be unequipped with its handful of ideas.” – The Mary Sue May 17, 2017 Full Review Jackie (2016) 87% EDIT “There are two narratives at war in Jackie: One is a decent but disposable showcase of dialogue, the other a masterpiece streaming through sentiments.” – The Mary Sue Jan 5, 2017 Full Review
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