
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

I've Been Really Nervous About One Character On Shrinking, But The Co-Creator's Season 4 Update Made Me Feel Much Better
By Riley Utley published
But what about...

As Mohan Prepares To Leave The Pitt, The Actress Who Plays Her Reacts To Her Co-Star's Promotion
By Riley Utley published
Supriya Ganesh reacted to Ayesha Harris' promotion.

The Surprising Connection Between Boston Blue’s Ernie Hudson and Blue Bloods’ Len Cariou
By Riley Utley published
Exclusives Their history began long before Boston Blue.

I Couldn’t Figure Out Boone’s Beef With Bode In Sheriff Country And Fire Country’s Crossover, But There’s A Deep Reason Behind It
By Riley Utley published
Exclusives Oh, this makes so much sense.

The Stars Of Maxton Hall Shared The Moments From Season 2 That Fans Should Remember Going Into Season 3
By Riley Utley published
Exclusives Keep this in mind.

James Marsden Is On A Huge Tear In Hollywood Right Now (Thanks, X-Men), And Jon Hamm Knows His Show Was Lucky To Nab Him
By Riley Utley published
Exclusives Everyone say 'Thank you, James Marsden.'

DWTS Emma Slater Just Turned On Rob Rausch’s NSFW Audiobook, And Her Reaction Is A+
By Riley Utley published
Spicy!

The Internet Finds One Thing Ryan Gosling Does In Project Hail Mary Weird (But I Do It Too)
By Riley Utley published
Hang on a second...

Robby's Confrontation On The Pitt Proved We Should Be Worried About Noah Wyle's Character, But I've Been Concerned For A Long Time
By Riley Utley published
Yeah, I'm anxious about this.

A Shirtless Alan Ritchson Reveals Why He Maintains His Reacher Abs All The Time
By Riley Utley published
(And yes, that includes the off-season.)

'Stop F---ing Asking.' Kylie Kelce Is Absolutely Not Taking Your Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Wedding Questions Anymore
By Riley Utley published
She did not hold back her take on this.

Sheriff Country’s Showrunner Told Me Characters Will ‘Clash’ During Its Crossover With Fire Country, And I Think I Know Who It'll Be
By Riley Utley published
Exclusives What kind of drama will be ignited?

Mark Ruffalo Plays A Lot Of Cops. His Crime 101 Co-Stars Chris Hemsworth And Halle Berry Told Us What Makes Him So Good At It
By Riley Utley published
Exclusives He's very good at playing people who work in law enforcement.

Zendaya Spoke About Tom Holland And Understanding Why People Have A 'Parasocial Investment' In Her 'Personal Relationship'
By Riley Utley published
She understands why people are so interested.

Shrinking Just Gave Liz And Derek A Life-Changing Surprise, And I Had To Ask The Actors About It
By Riley Utley published
Exclusives Surprise!

Should Kayce Go To Dutton Ranch Or Should Rip And Beth Go To Marshals First?
By Riley Utley published
Who should crossover first?

Marshals’ Mo Brings Plenty Told Me Why He Is ‘Thankful’ For The Show Addressing Missing American Indians
By Riley Utley published
Exclusives Marshals addressed a very real issue this week.

I Can’t Get Over Alan Ruck’s Take On What It Was Like To Reunite With Matthew Broderick 40 Years After Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
By Riley Utley published
Exclusives The actors behind Cameron and Ferris are together again!

Alan Ritchson Got A Tattoo Right Before A Reacher Water Stunt, And The Aftermath Was Gnarly: ‘I Actually Almost Lost My Arm’
By Riley Utley published
Ouch!

Stand By Me’s Corey Feldman Gets Real About Not Being Included In The Oscars’ Rob Reiner Tribute
By Riley Utley published
The actor was not part of the in memoriam.

Ryan Gosling Just Admitted There Was A 'Shave Room' On Barbie, But Ken Don't Play With That
By Riley Utley published
Turns out, the Kenergy had a limit.

Cillian Murphy Told Me What It Felt Like To Watch (Spoiler’s) Death In Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man ‘About 500 Times’
By Riley Utley published
Exclusives Wow, he had to watch it a lot.

Taylor Swift Usually Goes Solo To Awards Shows. Why Seeing Her Dance With Travis Kelce At One Hits Different
By Riley Utley published
It's been a long time coming.
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