Casey Loving

Casey Loving

Multimedia Journalist

Casey Loving is attending USC Annenberg as an MA student pursuing documentary film. Loving is from Wichita, KS, and recently graduated from Missouri State University. There, he received a BS in communication studies with a minor in film. He has held jobs as a full-time reporter, entertainment/culture editor, comic book reporter, podcaster and more.

Students celebrate film at USC’s First Look 2025

USC’s First Look 2025, an annual cinematic ceremony, awards students with trophies and grants.

By Casey Loving

‘The Day the Earth Blew Up’ review: all Daffy, a few bugs

The Looney Tunes have a close encounter of the absurd kind in their first theatrical animated feature.

By Casey Loving

Academy Awards breakdown: picture, director and screenplays

Predictions, rankings and reviews of the 2025 Oscar nominees for the picture, director and screenplay categories.

By Casey Loving

Academy Awards breakdown: the acting

Predictions, rankings and reviews of the 2025 Oscar nominees for the supporting and lead actor and actress categories.

By Casey Loving

Academy Awards breakdown: tech and music

Predictions, rankings and reviews of the 2025 Oscar nominees for cinematography, costume design, editing, makeup & hairstyling, production design, score, song, sound and visual effects.

By Casey Loving

Academy Awards breakdown: the features

Predictions, rankings and reviews of the 2025 Oscar-nominated documentary, animated and international feature films.

By Casey Loving

Oscars 2025: Who will take home the gold on Hollywood’s biggest night?

Read about the nominees, vote on your favorite picks and see how others voted.

By Casey Loving, Nina Moothedath, and Keilani Kozen

Academy Awards breakdown: the shorts

Predictions, rankings and reviews of the 2025 Oscar-nominated short films.

By Casey Loving

‘The Monkey’: Gory fun until the last beat

Horror fans must see the monkey that likes killing Theo James’ family.

By Casey Loving

These 2024 gems got zero Oscar nominations

Here are some of the best films from 2024 that aren’t represented at the Academy Awards

By Casey Loving

Reflections on a trip to Sundance

This year’s Ampersand team shares their experience covering the film festival.

By Ona Martini, Casey Loving, and Divya Subbiah

‘Touch Me’ was made to be a midnight movie

Addison Heimann’s Sundance horror/comedy is style over substance.

By Casey Loving

‘Twinless’ and the plague of piracy

Dylan O’Brien is the unfortunate face of James Sweeney’s Sundance premiere leak, highlighting a disturbing trend in cinema.

By Divya Subbiah, Ona Martini, and Casey Loving

A note from the team: Sundance Film Festival 2025

A pre-festival memo from this year’s Ampersand Sundance reporters.

By Ona Martini, Casey Loving, and Divya Subbiah

Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ is a familiar nightmare

Review of Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu"

By Casey Loving