Carla Renata
I love, love love movies, watching them and discussing them...thus the birth of The Curvy Film Critic!!! Host/Producer/FilmCritic-Expert, I am an member of such esteemed organizations as Critics Choice Association, African American Film Critics Association, Online Association of Female Film Critics and Alliance of Women Film Journalists. My op-eds or features have been seen in VARIETY, RogerEbert.com, Maltin on Movies, as well as being a frequent Guest Contributor to Fox 11-LA, NPR, Good Day LA, Turner Classic Movies, KCRW Press Play with Madeline Brand and Cherry Picks. Catch my reviews on The Curvy Critic with Carla Renata - LIVE!!! Mondays 5pm PST via You Tube or Facebook Live. If you like what you read please shout me out and subscribe to The Curvy Critic on YouTube. You can chat with me across all social media platforms @TheCurvyCritic and as always, thanks for supporting a sista'
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, TIFF 2021, Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Stanley Nelson’s Attica Devastates and Shakes to the Core 50 Years Later
“Dog Day Afternoon,” based upon a real-life story in the early seventies where the Chase Manhattan Bank in Flatbush was held siege by a gay bank robber determined to steal…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Nothing Compares to Sinéad O’Connor
What intrigued me was the fact that not only was she a champion of women of women's rights, the artist was very outspoken about race schisms of Black people in…
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Sarah Jones Sets it Straight with Buy/Sell/Date
Buy/Sell/Date is engaging for its unapologetic manner of storytelling permeating every nook and cranny of the sex working industry with humor, candor and illuminating facts along the way while exploring…
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Licorice Pizza is Outrageously Crazy and Comedic
Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza is a golden, shimmery, crazy coming of age flick that makes you long for 70's California and the free-spirited energy that came with it.
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Injustice Looms Prevalent in The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain is a glaring, emotionally turbulent reminder of how lives have been snuffed and discarded like yesterday's trash. Frankie Faison is unbelievable as Kenneth Chamberlain and…
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Turning Red Embraces Teen Stress of Perfection Through Chinese Culture
In Chinese culture is viewed as a symbol of gentleness, compromise, and patience. Their spiritual meanings include balance, independence, security, as well as nonchalance. Mei Lee learns to balance of…
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Insane Chemistry with Kravitz and Pattinson Propels The Batman
Directed and written by Matt Reeves, Batman is a little darker and grittier than before and perfectly presented by brooding Robert Pattinson. Pattinson's presence coupled with the alluringly, sensual Zoë…
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Triggering Tropes Explored with Haunting Thriller Master
What is most jarring the the deep commentary spoken and unspoken on race relations and how undercover is has been for decades. How some people say one thing and do…
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Keke Palmer Channels Her Inner Pam Greer for Alice
There are so many more rich stories to tell about Black people that don't regale or romanticize slavery, the disrespect of Black women and their bodies or the need to…
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Marry Me Solidifies JLo as Undisputed Queen of Rom-Coms
This one feels personal for Lopez as a successful business woman in the industry who has endured very similar fate juggling celebrity and privacy. - begging the question of how…
