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By: Myriam Akbar Meet 29 years old Matthew Villegas, a filmmaker and content creator based in Orlando, Florida. He studied film at the University of Central Florida and eventually moved to New York to pursue his career. Originally he wanted to work in post production as a colorist, but his path led him to working in a G&E rental house. During the SAG and WGA strikes, he moved back to Orlando because, “Work dried up and I just wanted to get to a better place mentally,” he says.  Villegas has a long-standing love for cinema and describes himself in high school as a theater kid. “Aside from going to the movies often on weekends, I spent my formative years acting, singing, and drawing. Over time, I found myself gravitating more towards filmmaking,” he says. However, he feels his journey to this realization wasn’t typical. His path didn’t begin with getting his first camera. “My passion for film grew out of my broader love of the arts. I believe that bringing those outside influence...

By: Myriam Akbar Meet content creator Jay Urban, from North West London! Despite posting his first TikTok video in February 2024, he has accumulated over 500K followers and has over 90K on Instagram where I discovered his page. Impressed and inspired by Urban’s constant presence at TV and film screenings, I had to hit the follow button.  Although he has enjoyed screen media since a child, seeing other creators on social media is what made him realize that there was more to learn and discover. “When I started posting videos on TikTok, I became passionate and hungry to expose myself to the film and TV industry,” Urban says. At the moment his preferred genres are crime and thriller, listing The Bear , Breaking Bad , and Dexter as favorite TV shows. As for films, he lists No Country For Old Men and Captain America: Civil War. The best part of Urban’s content creating success has been the opportunities he has been given and the people he has met.”My favorite premiere was for Mission ...

By: Myriam Akbar Meet horror content creator Audrie Rivera, based out of Los Angeles. She began making TikTok videos in October 2024, because her friends kept asking her what movies they should watch. “I had this ridiculously long notes app list, organized by genre that I’d send them. One day, I thought: Wait — maybe the internet wants this too? And boom — Audrie Nightmare was born,” she shares. Rivera’s passion for the art began when she was a child and as a teen was singing with the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. She also did musical theater and participated in plays, switching to film and TV once she moved to Los Angeles. “I was auditioning until last year, when I realized the industry was in disarray. However I knew I had to feed that creative beast, so I married my love of performing and horror —and here we are,” she says. Her other preferred genres are thriller and mystery, listing Army of Darkness and Thirteen Ghosts as favorite films. Rivera says the best part of being a content ...

  By: Myriam Akbar From the very beginning of the year, I noticed that audience opinions on horror releases were incredibly divisive. From Presence , to Wolf Man , to The Woman in the Yard . This has continued throughout the year with Him and Shelby Oaks . I want to preface this essay by saying that we’re all entitled to like and dislike films for whatever reason we have. However, I will be examining why I think it is that some are simply labeled “trash” and others held with a little more care.  From the outside looking in, it appears to me that a mix of excitement and expectation leads to disappointment. I often hear criticism followed by, “It’s just not what I thought it would be about.” I believe that trailers play a significant role in assumption. I have seen people dislike a film entirely because the plot was different from what they had in their mind—forming this opinion without critical thought and analysis. I think with this, it’s important for people to remember that...