Kelly West

Kelly West

Assistant Managing Editor

The Background: Kelly joined CinemaBlend as a freelance TV news writer in 2006 and went on to serve as the site’s TV Editor before moving over to other roles on the site. At present, she’s an Assistant Managing Editor who spends much of her time brainstorming and editing feature content on the site.

What She's Into: Books, movies, TV— The very things that brought her to CinemaBlend as a reader and eventual writer and editor. She loves Harry Potter, books from a variety of genres (sci-fi, mystery, horror, YA, drama, romance -- anything with a great story and interesting characters.), watching Big Brother, frequently rewatching The Office, listening to Taylor Swift, and playing The Sims.

What She's Excited About Right Now: Movie and TV adaptations of the books she loves, including the upcoming adaptation of Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl series, which is coming to Peacock, and Netflix's planned movie adaptations of Taylor Jenkins Reid's The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. She's also excited for Red, White & Royal Blue 2 and Dark Matter Season 2.

Latest articles by Kelly West

Johnny Sequoyah smiling at Troy Kotsur, who's smiling at Gia Hunter in Primate
I Was Horrified By Primate, But I Also Really Liked How Troy Kotsur's Role As A Deaf Parent Factored In

By Kelly West Published

It made me like the movie even more.

Movies
Taylor Swift playing guitar on stage at The Eras Tour
I Just Noticed One Cool Detail While Rewatching The New Eras Tour Movie

By Kelly West Published

Long live the magic the Eras Tour made.

Movies
Matt Damon holds a sniper rifle while looking surprised in The Bourne Supremacy.
How Well Do You Know Matt Damon's Movies? Take Our Crossword Puzzle Quiz

By Kelly West Published

How many clues can you solve?

Movies
A close up of Anne Hathaway in The Odyssey
As A Book Reader, There Are 5 Big Movies I'm Excited About In 2026

By Kelly West Published

These are the kind of movies that'll get me to put my book down.

Movies
Elphaba standing with her broom on the yellow brick road in Wicked: For Good
This Movie Crossword Puzzle Is All About 2025 Box Office Hits

By Kelly West Published

Big movies and big box office hauls in 2025.

Movies
A woman with sunglasses on the cover of Atmosphere
I Wanted To Read More Stories About Women In 2025. Here Are 13 That Really Stuck With Me

By Kelly West Published

What a reading journey 2025 was for me!

Movies
Dungeon Crawler Carl on the cover of the book being chased.
I Read 150+ Books In 2025, And I'm Stoked About 10 That Are Getting Adapted

By Kelly West Published

These adaptations can't happen soon enough!

Movies
Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future.
Go Back In Time With Our Back To The Future Crossword Puzzle Quiz

By Kelly West Published

Flux Capacitor not required.

Movies
Clark holding a Christmas gift in his boss's office in Christmas Vacation
I Just Rewatched Christmas Vacation, And I Need To Talk Out This A+ Joke I Only Just Noticed

By Kelly West Published

A subtle joke in an awkward moment

Movies
Amanda Seyfried as Nina with a cup of tea in The Housemaid
One Of My Favorite Crime Comedy Books Is Finally Getting Adapted (And I'm Glad Amanda Seyfried Is Starring)

By Kelly West Published

It's finally happening!

Streaming News
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in La La Land
Attention Emma Stone Movie Fans: We Have A Crossword Puzzle For You

By Kelly West Published

How many clues can you solve?

Movies
Noah Wyle's Dr. Robby in sunglasses with earbuds in on The Pitt
I'm So Excited For The Pitt Season 2, Here Is What We Know So Far

By Alexandra Ramos, Kelly West Last updated

Time to go back into the pitt.

Streaming News
Allison Tolman looking tired at a desk in St. Denis Medical
The Thousandth St. Denis Medical Ad On Peacock Finally Wore Me Down So I Begrudgingly Watched It

By Kelly West Published

I couldn't ignore them anymore...

Television
Randy Quaid in a bathrobe holding a tube
Can You Ace Our Christmas Movie Quote Crossword Puzzle?

By Kelly West Published

'Tis the season for Crossmas puzzles!

Movies
Daniel Stern with an iron burn mark on his face in Home Alone
Daniel Stern's Explanation For How They Filmed The Home Alone Iron Scene Sounds Honestly Scary

By Kelly West Published

I never thought about how they got that shot before...

Movies
Caleb McLaughlin's Lucas coming through the floor wearing goggles
Naturally I Had To Watch The Great Escape After Stranger Things 5 Part 1, And There's One Reference I Appreciated Most

By Kelly West Published

Any Tom, Dick or Harry who's seen the movie probably caught this...

Streaming News
Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own.
This Crossword Puzzle Quiz Is All About Tom Hanks Movies

By Kelly West Published

Think you know your Tom Hanks movies? Prove it!

Movies
Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina
I Signed Up For MGM+ With Two Very Specific Goals, And I Already Accomplished One

By Kelly West Published

It was a productive weekend for me!

Deals
Harry Potter LEGO book nook set displayed as bookends
LEGO's Harry Potter Book Nook Is Making Me Want One For So Many Other Books And Series

By Kelly West Published

I'm going to need more shelf space...

Movies
Cyber Monday Deals
Cyber Monday Deals For Entertainment Fans: Sales Now Live

By Alice Marshall, Kelly West Last updated

Deals Your chance to save on your next streaming binge and TV and movie memorabilia, prepare for all the upcoming best Black Friday deals this year.

Deals
Tye Sheridan as Wade Watts in Ready Player One.
I Love Using My Meta Quest VR Headset To Watch Movies (FYI There Are A Few Black Friday Deals)

By Kelly West Published

I have my eye on these Black Friday deals for Meta Quest.

Streaming News
Miles Teller holds Elizabeth Olsen's shoulders as he makes a plea for the afterlife in Eternity.
A24's Eternity Is Great, And It Made Me Want To Rewatch Another Great Afterlife Rom-Com

By Kelly West Published

An underrated '90s movie with a quirky setting.

Movies
Buddy the Elf (Will Ferrell) gets excited in a department store in Elf
Christmas Movie Word Search Quiz: How Many Titles Can You Find?

By Kelly West Published

'Tis the season!

Movies
Emmet and his jug-band playing on stage in Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
One Of My Favorite Christmas Specials Was Directed By Jim Henson (And It's Streaming For Free Right Now)

By Kelly West Published

And there are a few ways to watch it!

Television
Joanne and Noah sitting at picnic table in nobody Wants This Season 2
Nobody Wants This Season 3 Is On The Way, And I'm Officially Excited

By Kelly West Published

Let's talk about what we know so far.

Streaming News
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