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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
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) (2026) 89% EDIT “This entertaining concert documentary has some unique 3-D visuals, but the movie isn't as groundbreaking as it's hyped up to be. Beyond the technical aspects, it's the usual mix of performance footage, predictable interviews, and fan worship scenes.” – Culture Mix May 7, 2026 Full Review Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry (2021) 96% EDIT “Billie Eilish: The World Is a Little Blurry is a candid visual diary of Eilish from the ages of 16 to 18, just as her pop music career began soaring to a mega-star level. This 140-minute documentary is a little too long, but it's still fairly impressive.” – Culture Mix May 7, 2026 Full Review The Sheep Detectives (2026) 95% EDIT “Even though the live-action/animated film The Sheep Detectives has an overabundance of characters, this story about a flock of sheep investigating their shepherd owner’s murder is a goofy and charming delight.” – Culture Mix May 6, 2026 Full Review Pitt Siyapa (2026) EDIT “Pitt Siyapa is an onslaught of stupidity and bad performances that squander a good idea and turn it into loudly obnoxious mush. This comedy (about a single mother and her funeral business colleagues) fails miserably at juggling two different storylines.” – Culture Mix May 5, 2026 Full Review Boulevard (2026) EDIT “Boulevard (adapted from the novel of the same name) is a cliché-ridden teen drama about a ‘good girl’ who falls for a ‘bad boy’ and gets caught up in a toxic love triangle. The movie problematically mishandles drug addiction issues in a romance.” – Culture Mix May 4, 2026 Full Review Power to the People: John & Yoko Live in NYC (2026) EDIT “This uneven concert documentary--an extended and restored version of 1986's John Lennon Live in New York City--is vibrant, raggedy, compelling, and sometimes off-key. It's noteworthy for being Lennon's only full-length concert after the Beatles broke up.” – Culture Mix May 3, 2026 Full Review Ek Din (2026) EDIT “Ek Din makes up for its redundant and predictable moments with good lead performances from Sai Pallavi and Junaid Khan. This drama is a competent remake of the 2016 film One Day, a story about how amnesia and deception affect a romance.” – Culture Mix May 2, 2026 Full Review Jetlee (2026) EDIT “Just like the hijacked plane in Jetlee, this terrible action comedy crashes and burns with chaotic incompetence. A more accurate title for this abysmal movie is Jetlag because it's so irritating, unwelcome, and exhausting.” – Culture Mix May 2, 2026 Full Review Mermaid (2025) 92% EDIT “People should not expect this Mermaid movie to be like the 1984 romantic comedy Splash. This Mermaid movie is a quirky, dark comedy where a mermaid is discovered by a man coping with drug addiction, depression, and nasty people.” – Culture Mix May 1, 2026 Full Review Everyone Is Lying to You for Money (2025) 100% EDIT “This engaging documentary, which is intended as a harsh critique of cryptocurrency, is more about confirmation bias than being hard-hitting investigative journalism. Director/producer/narrator Ben McKenzie injects some unnecessary scripted comedy.” – Culture Mix Apr 30, 2026 Full Review The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) 78% EDIT “The comedy in The Devil Wears Prada 2 is more like a self-aware sitcom than 2006's charming The Devil Wears Prada. However, there's still enough to enjoy about this sequel, which parodies issues of journalism and fashion in a changing media landscape.” – Culture Mix Apr 29, 2026 Full Review Hokum (2026) 88% EDIT “Hokum is an effective blend of folklore horror, manifestations of traumatic grief, and a mystery about missing people at an Irish hotel. The movie has an intertwined story about an American author confronting his own demons while visiting at the hotel.” – Culture Mix Apr 28, 2026 Full Review Original Sound (2026) EDIT “Original Sound gives an emotionally authentic depiction of chasing creative greatness in a fickle music industry, from the perspectives of a struggling musician and a pop star. This appealing movie avoids many story clichés.” – Culture Mix Apr 26, 2026 Full Review Group: The Schopenhauer Effect (2026) EDIT “Just because this is a drama whose scenes are almost entirely of group therapy sessions doesn't mean this movie is a talkative bore. It's a dynamic and riveting portrayal of adults with highly individual personalities, insecurities, and desires.” – Culture Mix Apr 26, 2026 Full Review Ricky (2025) 89% EDIT “The last 15 minutes of the gritty drama Ricky are a little too rushed and oversimplified. However, Stephan James gives a talented performance as a 30-year-old man who spent half of his life in prison and is adjusting to life after prison.” – Culture Mix Apr 25, 2026 Full Review Hamlet (2025) 71% EDIT “The main reason to watch director Aneil Karia's 2020s version of Hamlet is Riz Ahmed's compelling performance as the protagonist. This flawed movie, based on William Shakespeare's famous play, takes some bold artistic swings with more hits than misses.” – Culture Mix Apr 24, 2026 Full Review Storm Rider: Legend of Hammerhead (2026) 38% EDIT “An embarrassing, tacky, and boring ripoff of 1963's Jason and the Argonauts and 1995's Waterworld. Kevin Costner can now rest easier knowing he didn't make the worst movie about a post-apocalyptic, underwater world damaged by melted icecaps.” – Culture Mix Apr 23, 2026 Full Review Michael (2026) 39% EDIT “This overly worshipful celebrity biopic should've been called Saint Michael. The musical performances are electrifying, but the movie portrays Michael Jackson as a perfect martyr, his father as a cartoonish villain, and everyone else as vague.” – Culture Mix Apr 21, 2026 Full Review Bunnylovr (2025) 64% EDIT “Bunnylvr isn't as controversial as it seems to be, but this drama is an interesting portrait of a New York City web cam sex worker going through transitions in her life. Writer/director/star Katarina Zhu combines raw realism with artsy introspection.” – Culture Mix Apr 20, 2026 Full Review Wasteman (2025) 100% EDIT “The intense drama Wasteman offers a glimpse into the brutal lives of two British prisoners who form an alliance as volatile as the dangers they experience in prison. David Jonsson and Tom Blyth give searing performances.” – Culture Mix Apr 19, 2026 Full Review Salmokji: Whispering Water (2026) EDIT “Salmokji: Whispering Water uses some typical jump scares in this horror movie about a ghost that haunts a reservoir. However, the movie has good acting performances and gripping suspense in this story about a road-view crew trying to solve the mystery.” – Culture Mix Apr 18, 2026 Full Review Bhooth Bangla (2026) 17% EDIT “Bhooth Bangla lacks imagination in recycling the same old tired horror comedy concept of a bachelor stuck in a haunted mansion, as family secrets are revealed. The movie's slapstick scenarios are mindless and cliché, while the acting is uninspired.” – Culture Mix Apr 18, 2026 Full Review Busboys (2026) EDIT “The only thing more dimwitted than the two loser protagonists in Busboys is this entire cinematic trash dump that's trying to pass as a comedy film. The jokes are as limp and shabby as the awful mullet wig that David Spade wears in this dull movie.” – Culture Mix Apr 18, 2026 Full Review LIK: Love Insurance Kompany (2025) EDIT “Love Insurance Kompany is a terribly mishandled comedy/drama about the negative effects of artificial intelligence choosing love partners for people. This predictable long-winded movie fails in every way possible.” – Culture Mix Apr 17, 2026 Full Review Dacoit: A Love Story (2026) 25% EDIT “A potentially compelling story about an unlikely duo of robbers and a revenge scheme for wrongful imprisonment turns into increasingly preposterous action scenes that nearly ruin the movie. A sentimental conclusion cannot redeem this garbage.” – Culture Mix Apr 17, 2026 Full Review
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