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Carla Hay

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Biography:

Carla Hay is editor-in-chief of Culture Mix. She has also been a writer or editor for Paramount Media Networks, Women's Media Center, AXS.com, Examiner.com, Lifetime, People, and Billboard. Hay is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of Southern California.

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New York, NY, USA

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Beast (2026) EDIT “Beast is slightly better than the average movie about fighters in mixed-martial arts. This sports drama's ending is predictable, but other parts of the movie are not so formulaic.” – Culture Mix Apr 11, 2026 Full Review Newborn (2026) EDIT “Newborn starts as a potentially riveting portrayal of how a wrongfully convicted man adjusts to life after he has been released from prison. This disappointing drama turns into a repetitive mush of hallucinations and ignores the rehabilitation process.” – Culture Mix Apr 11, 2026 Full Review For Worse (2025) 77% EDIT “The romantic comedy For Worse often looks like skits strung together in a loosely conceived plot. However, writer/director/star Amy Landecker brings a lot of appeal and emotional authenticity to this movie about a divorced mother who starts dating again.” – Culture Mix Apr 10, 2026 Full Review You, Me & Tuscany (2026) 68% EDIT “Cloying and superficial, it’s like an outdated 2000s rom com, but with mid-2020s technology. It’s filled with mindless dialogue, stupid scenarios, and embarrassing ethnic stereotypes. Great scenery does not make a good movie.” – Culture Mix Apr 9, 2026 Full Review Faces of Death (2026) 69% EDIT “This slasher flick begins with an interesting meta horror concept about a serial killer recreating scenes from the 1978 fake snuff movie Faces of Death. But the 2026 version of Faces of Death devolves into idiotic junk with some terrible acting.” – Culture Mix Apr 8, 2026 Full Review The Christophers (2025) 96% EDIT “The Christophers is a deliciously witty psychological thriller and dark comedy about greed and creative value in the London art scene. Some parts of the movie are easy to predict, while others parts have clever surprises.” – Culture Mix Apr 7, 2026 Full Review Forbidden Fruits (2026) 72% EDIT “Forbidden Fruits is a horror comedy that strains to be funny and doesn't deliver anything scary until the last 15 minutes. It's a sluggishly paced, meandering movie about a coven of emotionally immature witches who work at a Dallas clothing store.” – Culture Mix Apr 7, 2026 Full Review Exit 8 (2025) 95% EDIT “Exit 8 is a faithful adaptation of the video game, but the movie requires patience and curiosity to see how it ends because the scenes can get repetitive. It's an artistically made story about a man trapped in a subway station with some mysterious people.” – Culture Mix Apr 6, 2026 Full Review David (2025) 79% EDIT “The faith-based animated film David is a re-imagining of an ancient religious tale as much as it is a war story that is presented in a family-friendly movie. The visuals and voice performances are above-average in this movie crammed with conflicts.” – Culture Mix Apr 5, 2026 Full Review Biker (2026) EDIT “Too predictable to be completely enjoyable, Biker is a convoluted sports drama/action flick that drags with dull personalities, unimpressive acting, and an overstuffed plot about a father and a son who are former motocross racers seeking redemption.” – Culture Mix Apr 4, 2026 Full Review Tow (2025) 78% EDIT “Tow sometimes gets caught up in a sitcom tone that lowers the quality of this comedy/drama that's based on a true story. However, Rose Byrne shines in the role of a woman fighting to get back her towed car that was her residence.” – Culture Mix Apr 4, 2026 Full Review The Drama (2026) 77% EDIT “The Drama presents a darkly comedic look at a couple affected by a shocking and scandalous confession made just days before the couple's wedding. This intriguing movie is an effective satire of oversharing and keeping secrets.” – Culture Mix Apr 3, 2026 Full Review The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson (2026) EDIT “This true crime documentary effectively balances journalistic reporting of the murder of cyclist Moriah Wilson with a compassionate story of who she was and the genuinely positive impact she had on others.” – Culture Mix Apr 2, 2026 Full Review A Great Awakening (2026) 69% EDIT “An awkward biographical mashup of Benjamin Franklin and evangelical preacher George Whitefield. This uneven drama pushes an agenda that the U.S. government should have a Christian bias, which contradicts U.S. Constitutional rights.” – Culture Mix Apr 2, 2026 Full Review Dead Lover (2025) 88% EDIT “Dead Lover is a dark comedy horror film that definitely won't be for everyone, not even a lot of avid horror fans. It's an offbeat but creatively unusual movie about a lonely gravedigger who uses her dead lover's finger to try to revive him.” – Culture Mix Apr 1, 2026 Full Review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) 43% EDIT “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie falls into a movie sequel trap of adding characters in attempting to cover up a messy plot. This animated film has eye-catching visuals but an unimpressive story reduced to generic chase scenes and battles.” – Culture Mix Mar 31, 2026 Full Review André Is an Idiot (2025) 97% EDIT “The documentary André Is an Idiot memorably chronicles the final years of eccentric advertising creative André Ricciardi, after he was diagnosed with colon cancer. Some scenes look staged for comedy, but the movie has emotional authenticity.” – Culture Mix Mar 30, 2026 Full Review Holy Days (2026) 59% EDIT “Holy Days tries hard to be sentimental and charming, but this dull and witless comedy/drama is filled with stale jokes and cringeworthy acting. Three nuns and a lonely boy go on a road trip to save the nuns from convent eviction.” – Culture Mix Mar 29, 2026 Full Review Prathichaya (2026) EDIT “Prathichaya wants to be an intriguing political crime thriller that has a lot to say about corruption and media manipulation. Instead, it's a convoluted mess with awful sound mixing that blares the music score to obnoxious levels.” – Culture Mix Mar 28, 2026 Full Review Band Melam (2026) EDIT “Band Melam is a horribly made and deplorable comedy/drama about a loser musician who's obsessed with marrying the woman whom he's been 'in love with' since childhood. She is also his first cousin whom he occasionally abuses.” – Culture Mix Mar 28, 2026 Full Review They Will Kill You (2026) 64% EDIT “With cartoonish violence and a comedic tone, the horror action movie They Will Kill You stylishly shows how a tough vigilante battles against a wealthy cult of immortal devil worshippers who want to murder her and entrap her sister.” – Culture Mix Mar 28, 2026 Full Review Alpha (2025) 57% EDIT “Alpha has multiple themes that are disjointed in this ‘fever dream’ drama about a 13-year-old girl, her single mother, and the mother's drug-addicted brother. The movie has visually striking symbolism about the AIDS crisis but has a very flimsy story.” – Culture Mix Mar 27, 2026 Full Review She Dances (2025) 89% EDIT “The comedy/drama She Dances is a well-acted and bittersweet story of a divorced dad trying to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter, as he chaperones her and her best friend during a road trip for a dance competition.” – Culture Mix Mar 26, 2026 Full Review The Pout-Pout Fish (2026) 63% EDIT “An enjoyable but not spectacular animated film about an ocean pout fish and a sea dragon teaming up to find a Siamese fighting fish, who can reportedly grant wishes. The movie's depiction of underwater life is vibrant despite a formulaic story.” – Culture Mix Mar 25, 2026 Full Review Dolly (2025) 63% EDIT “Dolly is a scrappy, low-budget horror movie about a mute, hulking serial killer in a doll mask, a wig, and a prairie dress. Paying homage to 1970s backwoods slasher flicks, this movie has its flaws, but it doesn't take itself too seriously.” – Culture Mix Mar 24, 2026 Full Review
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