Carmen Paddock (she/her) writes about film, television, theatre, and opera for publications including The Skinny, Bright Wall / Dark Room, Take One Cinema, Movies We Texted About, Little White Lies, and VAN Magazine. She is Rotten Tomatoes-accredited and a member of the Online Association of Female Film Critics and the Film Critics Association UK. She loves musicals, maximalism, and cross-media adaptations. Favourite films include West Side Story (1961), Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Dog Day Afternoon, A Place in the Sun, Ludwig, Moulin Rouge!, and 10 Things I Hate About You.