Ayla Ruby

New York, Virginia, Washington, D.C., United States

Interviewer and Writer at The Cosmic Circus

Editor-in-Chief at Movies We Texted About

aka Ayla Ruby. Mom. Wife. Baklava fan. Words about film/TV @AwardsRadar, @MyCosmicCircus, @MoviesWeTexted, + more. Member @IFSCritics.

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Articles

Interview: Skye P. Marshall on Bringing Olympia to Life For 'Matlock'

3 weeks ago | awardsradar.com | Ayla Ruby

Some characters leap off the screen and Olympia Lawrence, as played by the magnetic Skye P. Marshall is one of them. The actress has credits that include Indivisible, Good Sam, and Sundance darling To Live and Die and Live, but she’s seriously phenomenal as the powerhouse attorney in CBS’s Matlock. Paired with Kathy Bates in the titular role, Marshall has been such a treat to watch this season.
Interview: Nesrin Ismail on the vibrant makeup of Hulu's Deli Boys

1 month ago | movieswetextedabout.com | Ayla Ruby

As Makeup Department Head on the Hulu hit Deli Boys, Nesrin Ismail is behind some of the most interesting looks on television. She’s an expert in both beauty and special effects makeup and puts all that to use on the comedy about fish out of water drug kingpins in an unexpected Philly deli underworld.
Interview: Writer and Director Tolga Karaçelik on 'Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer'

1 month ago | movieswetextedabout.com | Ayla Ruby

Tolga Karaçelik is a name well known to international audiences and soon to be United States audiences as well. Psycho Killer: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer is a black comedy and the writer/director’s fouth film. It’s his latest after the Sundance-lauded Butterflies. Starring a standout Britt Lower, Steve Buscemi, and John Magaro, the story is a black comedy about relationships, fiction and ultimately, believing.
Interview: J. J. Johnson and Matt Bishop on the action and heart in 'Jane'

1 month ago | movieswetextedabout.com | Ayla Ruby

Marking its final adventure, the third season of Apple TV+’s acclaimed Jane premiered last week. I had the distinct pleasure of speaking with two of the key creative forces behind this environmentally conscious children’s series. The seasoned duo of J. J. Johnson and Matt Bishop (best known – at least in this writer’s house, for Odd Squad) have channeled their collaborative energy into bringing this show, deeply inspired by the groundbreaking work of Dr. Jane Goodall, to a global audience.
Brave New World' Film Review

Feb 14, 2025 | thecosmiccircus.com | Ayla Ruby

Share this with a friend! I consider myself an MCU fan, although my interest over the last year has waned. Whether it’s superhero fatigue or saltiness over not seeing things on the big screen, keeping up with the world felt like a bit of a chore in 2024. So I went into Captain America: Brave New World without any prep. I don’t even think I watched the full trailer for the film, but of course, I saw snippets about a certain angry red character.
Interview: Filmmaker Michael John Warren on His Documentary 'Freediver'

Jan 9, 2025 | awardsradar.com | Ayla Ruby

Michael John Warren, a filmmaker who’s tackled everything from the high-energy world of music to the intense drama of Broadway, now dives deep into the breathtaking and dangerous world of free diving in his newest documentary. In Freediver, Warren follows Alexey Molchanov, the world’s greatest free diver, as he makes five world record-breaking free diving attempts.
Interview: 'Fancy Dance' DP Carolina Costa on Centering Young Indigenous Women Through Cinematography

Oct 1, 2024 | awardsradar.com | Ayla Ruby

Carolina Costa is a cinematographer whose most recent work can be seen on the new show Grotesquerie, butshe’s probably most well known for her recent work on Fancy Dance alongside director Erica Tremblay. Costa won the ZEISS Cinematography Award at SXSW in 2023 for her shooting prowess on the film. Starring Lily Gladstone and Isabel Deroy-Olson, Fancy Dance tackles the issue of missing Indigenous women. Over Zoom, Costa shared what went into bringing the film to screen.
Before Emmy Gold 2024: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Sep 15, 2024 | awardsradar.com | Ayla Ruby

Today’s the day when someone will make Emmy history. We’re just a few hours from the ceremony. The Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is packed with talent from both newcomers and small-screen veterans. The women nominated have given their all to these roles. Here, we look into their careers to see their work that led them to this Emmy moment. Imelda StauntonNominated For: The CrownPrevious nominations: 2 Nominations (The Girl)Hidden gem: The radio-drama Julie Enfield Investigates.
FilmReview: 'Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice' is Delightfully Campy Fun

Sep 5, 2024 | awardsradar.com | Ayla Ruby

With the first few notes of Danny Elfman‘s score, the rest of the world slips away, and you’re immediately in the world where The Handbook of the Recently Deceased governs, and the laws of physics are mostly optional. Tim Burton‘s Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice is a riot and the whole movie gives off the effect of being a spectacularly well-orchestrated and engineered Rube Goldberg machine. Every frame of every shot is packed with interesting things that you want to look at and experience.
Interview: James Lucero on Supporting Every Moment of Story with Sound on ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’

Aug 25, 2024 | awardsradar.com | Ayla Ruby

James Lucero is the Supervising Sound Editor on Star Trek: Lower Decks and recently earned his second Emmy nomination for his work on the program. Along with his team, including Drew Guy, Mark Kellerman, John Wynn, Michael Britt, and Amber Funk, Lucero helps bring sound to the animated show that deals with life, well, below the decks in the Star Trek universe. Over Zoom, we talked to Lucero about bringing the sound from The Inner Fight and the rest of Lower Decks to life.