
Riley Utley
The Background: Riley Utley is the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. She has written for national publications as well as daily and alt-weekly newspapers in Spokane, Washington, Syracuse, New York and Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated with her master’s degree in arts journalism and communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Since joining the CB team she has covered numerous TV shows and movies -- including her personal favorite shows Ted Lasso and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She also has followed and consistently written about everything from Taylor Swift to Fire Country, and she's enjoyed every second of it.
What She's Into: Riley’s range in likes is random and wide, from Marvel to musicals and from Game of Thrones to the latest Netflix rom-com you can catch her watching just about anything. Her favorite movies include but are not limited to When Harry Met Sally, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Finding Nemo and The Grand Budapest Hotel. She loves going to the movie theater, consuming copious amounts of popcorn and logging whatever she saw on Letterboxd immediately afterward. She constantly walks around quoting Ted Lasso, SNL and Parks and Rec. She has been known to create the occasional PowerPoint explaining the MCU to those who don’t get it. In the non-media realm, Riley is a massive college basketball fan. She is a firm believer that the Gonzaga men’s basketball team is the best team of all time, and she is patiently waiting for the day they finally win a national championship. She grew up in Washington and loves skiing, coffee and making sure that people know she is from the state, not D.C.
What She's Excited About Right Now: Anything Taylor Swift or Andrew Garfield does, finally seeing strong female representation in the MCU and eventually seeing Jonathan Bailey sing his heart out in Wicked.
Latest articles by Riley Utley

Margot Robbie Just Told Cillian Murphy His Studio Tried To Move Barbie's Release Date. How Barbenheimer Was Born Out Of Her Refusal
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Margot Robbie explained why she refused to move Barbie's release date as she spoke with Oppenheimer's Cillian Murphy about Barbenheimer phenomenon.

Hugh Grant 'Hated' Filming Wonka And The Process Sounds Intense
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Hugh Grant explains why he "hated" filming Wonka, and the process of shooting it sounds pretty intense.

Emily Blunt Humorously Reveals What The Office Fans Yell At Her When She’s Out With Husband John Krasinski
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Emily Blunt jokingly reveals what fans of The Office yell at her when she's out and about with her husband John Krasinski.

Blake Lively Posted Sweetest Tribute To Taylor Swift And Beyoncé, But It's Her Signature Sense Of Humor That Really Got Me
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Blake Lively posted the sweetest tribute to celebrate Beyoncé and Taylor Swift's concert films, but it's her sense of humor at the end that really got me.

HBO's House Of The Dragon Season 2 Teaser Promises A 'War Between Dragons', And Fans Are Pumped
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The Season 2 trailer for House of the Dragon promises a "war between dragons," and fans are so excited for it.

The Boys Season 4 Teaser Gives First Look At Jeffrey Dean Morgan's New Character And Homelander Being Even Scarier Than Usual, And I Can't Wait
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The Boys is back for Season 4 with its first teaser that shows off Jeffrey Dean Morgan's new character and Homlander being super scary.

Glen Powell Just Compared His Rom-Com Anyone But You To The Revenant, And I Can't Stop Laughing
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Glen Powell hilariously compared his rom-com Anyone But You to The Revenant, and I can't stop laughing.

The Story Behind How The Names Of The Alleged Racist Comment Makers In The Royal Family Broke Big Thanks To A Dutch Translation
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The story behind how the names of the two royals who allegedly made the racist comments went viral because of a Dutch translation.

Are Bryant Gumbel And Matt Lauer Still Friends? What's Happened After His Firing Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations
By Riley Utley published
What happened to Bryant Gumbel and Matt Lauer's friendship after he was fired following sexual misconduct allegations?

Will Obliterated Come Back For Season 2? The Creators Lay Out Their 'Die Hard' Inspired Hopes For The Future
By Riley Utley published
The creators of Obliterated open up about their "Die Hard" inspired hopes for the future of their Netflix show.

Taylor Swift Stuns At Beyoncé's Renaissance Premiere, And She Understood The Assignment With Her Gorgeous Silver Gown
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Taylor Swift showed up at the premiere of Beyoncé's Renaissance, and she totally understood the assignment with her stunning silver gown.

Pink Proves Ted Lasso's Brett Goldstein Is Real And Not CGI With A Funny Meet And Greet Post
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Pink hilariously proves Brett Goldstein is real with a funny meet-and-greet post after one of his stand-up shows.

Author Of The Royal Family Bombshell Biography Weighs In On Those Prince William Affair Rumors
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The author of the Royal Family bombshell biography, Endgame, shares his take on those Price William affair rumors.

Bradley Cooper Opens Up About The Emotional Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 Scene That Made Him Recall His Father’s Death
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Bradley Cooper opens up about how his father's death impacted his performance as Rocket in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Every Surprise Song Taylor Swift Plays On The Eras Tour
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An updated list of every surprise song Taylor Swift plays on The Eras Tour.

Travis Kelce Continues To Prove He's The Sweetest By Sharing A 'Gratifying' Moment He Had With A Young Swiftie After Big Win
By Riley Utley published
Travis Kelce shared a "gratifying" moment he had with a young Swiftie after the Chiefs' win, and it proves why he's the sweetest.

One Tree Hill’s Jana Kramer Is Giving Away Sex Toys Before Appearing Lifetime's First Ever Christmas Movie Sex Scene
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Former One Tree Hill star Jana Kramer is giving away sex toys before she stars in Livetime's first-ever Christmas movie sex scene.

'Our Cobra Kai Experience Came In Handy’: Obliterated's Creators Have A Lot Of Experience With Action, But Also Had To 'Unlearn' A Bit For Their New Netflix Series
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Hayden Schlossberg explains what he learned from Cobra Kai that helped film action on Obliterated, but he also revealed what they had to 'unlearn.'

Fire Country's Billy Burke Went Viral On TikTok Because His Castmate Trolled Him, And I Can't Get Over All The Hilarious Twilight Comments
By Riley Utley published
Billy Burke went viral on TikTok because his Fire Country castmate hilariously trolled him. However, it's the comments about Twilight I can't get over.

Barbie’s Margot Robbie Reveals Ryan Gosling Improv That Made Her Laugh Most On Set
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Margot Robbie explained the improvised moment from Ryan Gosling that made her laugh the most while filming Barbie.

32 Hilarious Dan Aykroyd Quotes From Classic '80s Movies
By Riley Utley published
Dan Aykroyd's career was thriving in the 1980s, so let's look back at 32 of the funniest quotes from his classic movies.

The Ballad Songbirds And Snakes Star Tom Blyth Went Viral On TikTok For His Hilarious Reaction To Thirst Edits Being Made About Snow
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Tom Blyth went viral on TikTok for his hilarious reaction to thirst edits being made for his Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes character.

Bradley Cooper Revealed He'd Make The Hangover 4 'In An Instant.' Why I Desperately Need This To Happen
By Riley Utley published
Bradley Cooper explained that he'd make The Hangover 4 "in an instant." Now, I desperately need this to happen. Here's why.

What Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour And The Stranger Things Cast Have Said About The Show Ending With Season 5
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How Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour and the cast of Stranger Things feel about the Netflix series ending with Season 5.

A Swiftie Pointed Out How Sabrina Carpenter's Rainbow Eras Tour Look Resembled One Of Taylor Swift's Iconic Reputation Tour Outfits, Now I Need The Re-Release
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A Swiftie pointed out that the rainbow outfit Sabrina Carpenter wore during the Eras Tour resembles an outfit Taylor Swift wore during the Reputation Tour.