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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 Christophers (2025) 95% 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) 93% 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) 75% 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) 67% 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) 42% 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) 63% 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) 63% 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 The Gates (2026) 52% EDIT “As a crime thriller, The Gates falls short of its potential because it takes a detour into some laughably bad plot developments. This unrealistic movie also mishandles its intent to have socially conscious messaging about racism and classism.” – Culture Mix Mar 23, 2026 Full Review The Murder of Joanna Yeates (2025) EDIT “The documentary film The Murder of Joanna Yeates is as much about the media rushing to judgment about the wrongfully accused as it is about the flawed police investigation. The film is a bit slow-paced but is well-edited with a variety of interviews.” – Culture Mix Mar 22, 2026 Full Review Food Truck: Stolen Love... and Moo Deng (2025) EDIT “This silly and lightweight comedy/drama ultimately falls flat because of the terrible acting and poorly conceived story about the misadventures of three single fathers and their children. The movie derails with an atrocious kidnapping subplot.” – Culture Mix Mar 21, 2026 Full Review Ustaad Bhagat Singh (2026) EDIT “Ustaad Bhagat Singh is a disjointed mess that fails to juggle various timelines and subplots. This action comedy is very derivative in showing a police official with superhuman fight skills and revenge plot conflicts.” – Culture Mix Mar 21, 2026 Full Review This Is Not a Test (2025) 42% EDIT “The horror flick This Is Not a Test doesn't do much to stand out in this tedious and unimaginative story about teenagers trapped in a zombie apocalypse. The overall movie is weak and has an underwhelming ending.” – Culture Mix Mar 21, 2026 Full Review
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