Sasha Perl-Raver

Sasha Perl-Raver is an American writer, actress, film critic, and television personality whose career encompasses entertainment journalism, on-screen hosting, and Hollywood screenwriting. A graduate of the University of Southern California's Dornsife College with a focus on cinema, Perl-Raver has contributed to entertainment journalism for outlets including NBC, E!, LOGO, Style Network, and Fox News.

After completing high school in three years, Perl-Raver began cooking professionally at age 16, later leveraging her culinary skills into a television appearance on Food Network's "Private Chefs of Beverly Hills."

Perl-Raver entered film criticism as the primary film critic and entertainment reporter for KNBC, NBC's Los Angeles affiliate, providing movie reviews, celebrity interviews, and entertainment segments that aired locally and in New York City taxis. She has interviewed a range of celebrities, including Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Robert Redford, Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand, Vince Vaughn, and Jennifer Garner. Perl-Raver also hosted the FX Network's film review series "FX Movie Download," where she interviewed Vince Vaughn, Seth Rogen, and Morgan Freeman.

Her digital media presence includes hosting on the Screen Junkies spin-off YouTube channel Screen Junkies News, co-hosting the Collider YouTube series "Collider TV Talk," and appearing as a regular guest on the Schmoes Know Movie Show. Perl-Raver's ability to engage audiences across broadcast television and online video has established her as a versatile figure in film commentary.

As a screenwriter, Perl-Raver co-wrote the screenplay for "Totally Killer," a black comedy slasher film directed by Nahnatchka Khan, and wrote the screenplay for the VH1 holiday television movie "Let's Get Merried." Her screenwriting career includes selection as one of six participants in the Black List/Women in Film Episodic Lab, a professional development program for emerging women television writers. Her television pilot Funderland won the Tony Cox Screenplay Competition's 60-minute episodic category at the Nantucket Film Festival, recognized for its comedic exploration of family and fantasy. Perl-Raver's career bridges critical analysis and original storytelling, making her a recognized voice in film and television.