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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.

Location:

New York, NY, USA

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
The President's Cake (2025) 100% EDIT “The riveting drama The President's Cake takes an unforgettable journey through Baghdad in 1990. In a politically oppressed society, a 9-year-old girl is under deadline pressure to present a cake at her school to celebrate Saddam Hussein's birthday. ” – Culture Mix Feb 16, 2026 Full Review Whistle (2025) 60% EDIT “Whistle is sufficiently entertaining, as it follows a typical horror movie formula about a curse that kills people. (In this case, it's a cursed whistle.) The movie's big showdown is jumbled, but the overall story delivers scares and some unique visuals.” – Culture Mix Feb 15, 2026 Full Review Cold Storage (2026) 79% EDIT “The sci-fi horror comedy Cold Storage is a mix of gory and goofy in this story about a deadly green fungus that's unleashed from a Kansas storage facility. The movie also has wry observations of military corruption and worker exploitation.” – Culture Mix Feb 14, 2026 Full Review Crime 101 (2026) 86% EDIT “Crime 101 is a suspenseful thriller that doesn't always have credible scenarios but has credible characters. The movie's story about jewelry heists doesn't just focus on cops and robbers but also has the perspective of an insurance agent.” – Culture Mix Feb 14, 2026 Full Review Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025) 97% EDIT “Part mockumentary, part Back to the Future tribute, this comedy follows two hapless musicians stuck in 2008, while trying to book a gig in Toronto, with their camper van as an unexpected time machine.” – Culture Mix Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Gale: Yellow Brick Road (2026) EDIT “Gale: Yellow Brick Road fails to bring any creativity or genuine scares in this extremely dull horror movie about The Wizard of Oz's Dorothy Gale having a generational curse passed down to her granddaughter. The story is lifeless and incoherent.” – Culture Mix Feb 12, 2026 Full Review The Investigation of Lucy Letby (2026) EDIT “It does a fairly adequate job of presenting both sides of whether or not convicted child murderer Lucy Letby is guilty of the crimes that sent her to prison for life. Previously unreleased police footage is the main reason to watch.” – Culture Mix Feb 11, 2026 Full Review Buffalo Kids (2024) EDIT “Buffalo Kids is a formulaic but delightful animated film about lost orphans chased by bandits in California in 1886. This Wild West story stands out for having forward-thinking and empathetic portrayals of a wheelchair-using child and Native Americans.” – Culture Mix Feb 10, 2026 Full Review Vadh 2 (2026) EDIT “Vadh 2 is an improvement from 2022's Vadh, by having a more cohesive and more suspenseful murder mystery. Even though Vadh 2 is a stand-alone sequel, this franchise needs to have a more original concept of who the real killers are.” – Culture Mix Feb 10, 2026 Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 60% EDIT “Writer/director Emerald Fennell's version of Wuthering Heights is a more grown-up and more explicitly erotic drama than previous cinematic adaptations. The movie has compelling performances and is a feast for the senses but is often style over substance.” – Culture Mix Feb 9, 2026 Full Review GOAT (2026) 80% EDIT “In the wide variety of animated films about talking animals, GOAT is memorable but not outstanding. This story (about a young goat who's an aspiring basketball star) can get a little overstuffed with subplots, but the movie's best moments are enjoyable.” – Culture Mix Feb 9, 2026 Full Review Time Hoppers: The Silk Road (2025) EDIT “Time Hoppers: The Silk Road has a somewhat messy plot and a very predictable ending, but there's still a lot to like about this children-friendly animated adventure film. It mostly succeeds in combining science/history lessons with entertainment.” – Culture Mix Feb 8, 2026 Full Review Still Hope (2026) EDIT “Still Hope starts off looking like a basic Lifetime movie about a kidnapped teenager who is forced into sex trafficking. And then, the second half of the movie turns into sanctimonious propaganda that pushes trafficking survivors to get Christian therapy.” – Culture Mix Feb 7, 2026 Full Review Moses the Black (2026) 23% EDIT “Moses the Black is a mishandled mix of a gang member's redemption story and religious preaching about St. Moses the Black. The two aspects of this rambling drama are disjointed throughout this very boring movie with a weak ending.” – Culture Mix Feb 7, 2026 Full Review Atropia (2025) 41% EDIT “Atropia should be called Atrocious, to serve as a warning about this awful and mishandled comedy. This long-winded movie takes place in a war simulation facility, where everyone is weird and neurotic, but not in a way that's funny or clever. ” – Culture Mix Feb 6, 2026 Full Review The Strangers: Chapter 3 (2026) 18% EDIT “The Strangers: Chapter 3 is proof of what has ruined The Strangers franchise. The last film in this terribly conceived horror reboot trilogy ends with a kill that is so underwhelming and predictable, it confirms all three movies are time-wasting garbage.” – Culture Mix Feb 5, 2026 Full Review Busted Water Pipes (2026) EDIT “Busted Water Pipes tries very hard to be a hilarious action comedy about cops and robbers, but the results are more maddening than madcap. This overstuffed movie is more convoluted than it needs to be and has a lot of bad acting.” – Culture Mix Feb 4, 2026 Full Review Pillion (2025) 100% EDIT “The well-acted comedy/drama Pillion is more than a movie about a submissive man involved with a mysterious dominant lover in a BDSM relationship. It's a bittersweet story about emotional vulnerabilities when giving and receiving love.” – Culture Mix Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Shelter (2026) 63% EDIT “Compared to other predictable Jason Statham action flicks, Shelter is woefully deficient. His 'hero' character is protecting an orphaned teenage girl he barely knows. He drags her into a violent mess instead of dropping her off at an orphanage.” – Culture Mix Feb 2, 2026 Full Review The Plague (2025) 97% EDIT “Even though The Plague takes place at a water polo camp for boys, this tension-filled drama is not a sports movie. It's a well-acted and stylishly unsettling story about the troubling effects of bullying and negative peer pressure.” – Culture Mix Feb 1, 2026 Full Review The Fire Raven (2025) EDIT “The Fire Raven could've been an intriguing murder mystery thriller, but this disappointing movie has too much choppy editing and too many increasingly ludicrous plot twists to be enjoyable. Most of the acting performances aren't very good.” – Culture Mix Jan 31, 2026 Full Review The Moment (2026) 64% EDIT “The Moment is not funny enough to be a creatively successful mockumentary, and it's not edgy enough to be a satirical film about 'brat' pop singer/party girl Charli XCX. It's just a series of awkward conversations and some diva meltdowns.” – Culture Mix Jan 30, 2026 Full Review Iron Lung (2026) 61% EDIT “Incoherent and relentlessly dull, Iron Lung (written by, directed by, and starring YouTube personality Markiplier) is a misguided horror movie based on the video game. When will social media stars learn that on-camera fame doesn't equal filmmaking talent?” – Culture Mix Jan 30, 2026 Full Review Shuffle (2025) 100% EDIT “This documentary puts a spotlight on rampant fraud in the business of addiction rehab in the U.S., to show how some places go to extremes to get maximum insurance payouts. The movie adeptly balances systemic issues with personal stories.” – Culture Mix Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Arco (2025) 92% EDIT “Equally inspired by European art films and Japanese anime, Arco is a dazzling sci-fi adventure about time traveling and finding a way back home. There are a few story influences from 1982’s E.T. film, but Arco has enough originality to charm.” – Culture Mix Jan 28, 2026 Full Review
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