Caroline Madden
School
Shenandoah Conservatory, Savannah College Of Art And Design
Expertise
Horror, Coming-of-Age Movies, 1970s And 1980s American Cinema
- In 2017, Caroline was selected for the Critics Academy by Film at Lincoln Center and the New York Film Festival.
- Caroline is the author of "Springsteen as Soundtrack: The Sound of the Boss in Film and Television" and "Virginity on Screen: The First Time in American Teen Films."
- She is the recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award and Most Outstanding Thesis of the Year Award from SCAD.
Experience
Caroline has been writing about film since serving as the entertainment editor of her college newspaper. She has experience as the editor-in-chief of Video Librarian and the managing editor of BOSS: The Biannual-Online Journal of Springsteen Studies. Caroline has written for several outlets, including Reverse Shot, IndieWire, Little White Lies, RogerEbert.com, and more. One of her favorite topics to write about is movie soundtracks. Other experience includes writing Blu-ray/DVD catalog descriptions for Kino Lorber, selling tickets at Film at Lincoln Center, and making programs at the Museum of the Moving Image.
Education
After studying theatre at Shenandoah Conservatory, Caroline attended Savannah College of Art and Design, where she earned an M.A. in cinema studies.
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Stories By Caroline Madden
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James Deans only starred in a few movies before his tragic death, yet they all left an indelible mark on pop culture. Here's how we ranked them.
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Before Gong Yoo was using ddakji to recruit players for Squid Game, he starred in one of the best zombie movies ever made.
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While Seinfeld eventually revealed Kramer's first name, he was originally going to be called something very different (and much less funky).
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Several franchises have multiple entries on IMDb's Top 250 list, but there's one particular property that has more movies on the list than any other.
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The Seinfeld finale remains just as controversial now as it was when it first aired. Here's Newman actor Wayne Knight's take on the whole thing.
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Before becoming one of the world's biggest TV stars on Friends, actress Jennifer Aniston starred in a TV flop based on one of the best comedies of the 1980s.
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Kay Panabaker was a Disney Channel star in the 2000s and early 2010s, but she disappeared from Hollywood to pursue a lifelong passion.
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One of our writers visited the New Zealand filming locations of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and it was a transformative experience.
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Oprah Winfrey produced this underseen drama that marked the second time Denzel Washington stepped behind the camera as a director.
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When casting Denzel Washington in Inside Man, Spike Lee gave him the option to choose the character he wanted to play. Why? Because he's Denzel Washington.
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NBC's Seinfeld has made its key participants a boatload of money over the years, including Rob Reiner's Castle Rock Entertainment.
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Sometimes you don't like a movie even if the world apparently does, and one of Elaine's best Seinfeld episodes centered on her disdain for this Oscar winner.
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Stephen King's most beloved character, Holly Gibney, has been brought to the screen in very different ways by Justine Lupe and Cynthia Erivo.
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10 years ago, Christopher Nolan's Interstellar proved somewhat divisive. Here's why the sci-fi film remains the director's best movie.
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Peter Jackson's favorite movie growing up not only inspired him to become a filmmaker, but it also led to his remaking the movie decades later.
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Al Pacino's worst-rated movie on Rotten Tomatoes is indeed pretty bad, but that doesn't mean Pacino himself is bad in it.
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The Boy Meets World spinoff Girl Meets World only lasted three seasons on the Disney Channel despite its devoted fanbase. Here's why it was canceled.
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Mark Ruffalo found that even a light-hearted romantic comedy like 13 Going on 30 is not without its acting challenges during filming.
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Jeremy Allen White has spent most of his career acting on television, but his top-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes is quite well-respected among critics.
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My emotions! Here are the saddest moments in Pixar's animated movies ranked by how much they destroyed us.
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Olivia West Lloyd's movie Somewhere Quiet is purposefully enigmatic, reflecting the perspective of the story's protagonist. Here's our take on the ending.
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Robert De Niro's pitch for Raging Bull was initially rejected by Martin Scorsese, who wasn't interested in sports and thought it would be 'boring.'
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From Ralph Bakshi's The Hobbit to Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, here are all the Lord of the Rings movies ranked from best to worst.
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With Longlegs now playing in theaters, we've ranked all of Oz Perkins' unique horror movies so far.
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The Australian horror film Hounds of Love eerily recreates some of the most infamous serial killer couples in history.
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The Bear is unlike any other show on TV right now, as evidenced by its extremely high Rotten Tomatoes score.
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The English dub of Sailor Moon that first aired on Cartoon Network was heavily censored.