Hakuna Matata? <p><strong>The Background</strong>: Carly Levy has been a freelance writer for CinemaBlend starting in 2022 covering mostly movies with a sprinkle of television. After graduating at Florida Atlantic University with a degree in film and theater in 2015, she worked for a year as a journalist for Talk Media covering South Florida news. In 2017, she spent four years as a ghostwriter writing about addiction and mental health for rehab and therapy blogs. Now, she divides her time writing about the subjects of both entertainment and mental health issues.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What They're Into</strong>: Carly is an avid cinephile who is always looking for the next best film to watch whether it goes back to the silent film era to what's playing in theaters. Her analytical mindset enhances her writing as she gains true understanding of the characters and stories that makes a movie great enough to write about. Her passion ranges from following film scavenger hunts on Letterboxd to discover new films and creating watchlists based on the latest trailers. She enjoys the originality and freshness indie cinema brings, particularly A24 films. During her spare time, Carly loves to listen to post hardcore rock music, watch classic television sitcoms, and reads a variety of books. She also likes to challenge her writing by writing essays on various trending topics that draw her eye.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What They're Excited About Right Now</strong>: The latest movies hitting the "Big Five" film festivals (especially Venice and Sundance). Anything A24 and Wes Anderson touches. Continuously making my mark through my writing and creating watchlists. </p>
Prepare for your first look at Kristen Stewart's transformative performance in Spencer.
Collider is home to the exclusive premiere of the trailer for American Dream, directed by Steven Spielberg's longtime cinematographer Janusz Kaminski. This is the second feature film from Kaminski, who previously made his directorial debut with the 2007 Polish drama Hania. Kaminski is more widely known as the cinematographer on some of Spielberg's biggest movies of the past three decades, including Schindler's List, War of the Worlds, Minority Report, and the upcoming West Side Story. American Dream sees Kaminski directing a gritty crime drama story co-written by Duncan Brantley (Leatherheads) and Mark Wheaton (The Messengers). The …
Amazon Studios has released the trailer for Selah and the Spades. The film takes place in an elite Pennsylvania boarding school, and follows the twisted relationship between Selah Summers (Lovie Simone), the leader of the most dominant social clique, and her new protégée, Paloma (Celeste O'Connor). The film explores the balance between Selah's intoxicating power and her acute fear of losing that power. This could be a really interesting movie, and it may end up getting more attention than it normally would as people look for new options on streaming. Hopefully, this will be a sleeper …
It has been nearly a decade since Homeland debuted to critical acclaim on Showtime, now Carrie Mathison’s (Claire Danes) service to the United States is coming to an end with the eighth and final season. Originally adapted from Israeli series Prisoners of War, the political and global landscape has shifted both on-screen and in the real world. The rise of disinformation as a weapon featured heavily in the penultimate season and Russia has become a featured presence. Nevertheless, in Season 8, the Emmy Award-winning series is relying on some of the old hits: a seemingly endless war …
In a recently released promo for season 24 of The Bachelor, Chris Harrison tells Bachelor Peter Weber that he "needs to make things right."
A new image from the upcoming James Bond film No Time to Die has arrived just one day before we the first trailer is released to the world. Daniel Craig is back for the final time as Agent 007 with Rami Malek, fresh off his Oscar win for Bohemian Rhapsody, coming in as the new Bond villain. But there's no Malek sightings to be had in this new image. Instead, Entertainment Weekly released a new picture featuring Craig as Bond and returning cast member Léa Seydoux as Bond's old flame Madeleine Swann. Madeleine was last seen in …
Hosting Saturday Night Live is supposed to be a momentous occasion full of joy and mirth. Heck, when Chance the Rapper hosted his episode last week, he was the happiest we've ever seen a human being. But maybe starring in your own big-budget action movie changes you. Because in a new promo for SNL's November 2 episode, host Kristen Stewart of the upcoming Charlie's Angels reboot was deadly serious. After all -- she had to deal with SNL cast member and star of a couple big-budget action flicks herself Kate McKinnon (Ghostbusters, The Spy Who Dumped …
Back in 2003, the residents of an entire town in the middle of the Tennessee foothills disappeared in the middle of the night. What happened to them remained a mystery for years, if only because no logical explanation could be found and no survivors had apparently turned up. Then, more than a decade later, a journalist named Lia Haddock decided to investigate. This is Limetown, the Facebook Watch series adapted from the podcast of the same name created by Skip Akers and Zack Bronkie, who are also executive producers on the show. It stars Jessica Biel and Stanley Tucci, who …
A general rule of thumb when it comes to yachting is you're probably not going to want to set sail with anyone you might, conceivably, want to murder with an old antique fishing tool. Director Rob Grant puts that theory to the test with his blood-soaked dark-comedy Harpoon, and we're happy to bring you an exclusive clip that teases the high seas tension. The film stars Munro Chambers (Turbo Kid), Emily Tyra (Code Black), and Christopher Gray (The Mist) as three best friends with an ocean's worth of secrets, betrayals, and sexual tension between them. …
Netflix's new limited series The Spy begins with a simple question: Who is our protagonist? Sure, we know who is playing him. That would be Sacha Baron Cohen, making a stunning and rare turn into a dramatic role that challenges him and offers him an opportunity to sell himself as a masterful leading man in a series which tells the story of actual Israeli spy Eli Cohen. But let's get back to the original question. The protagonist of The Spy is a man who wears two faces, who is forced to switch between them as the situation requires. …
Bohemia Interactive's Vigor features fun gameplay and an interesting premise but lacks staying power thanks to its lack of variety in game modes.