Carla Renata
I love, love love movies, watching them and discussing them...thus the birth of The Curvy Film Critic!!! Host/Producer/Film Critic, Carla Renata is a member of such esteemed organizations as Critics Choice Association (Former Co-President Documentary Branch and current Board Member), African American Film Critics Association, International Documentary Association and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. My op-eds or features have been seen in Variety , RogerEbert.com, The Wrap,as well as being a frequent Guest Contributor/Culture Critic for Fox 11-LA, Good Day LA, RogerEbert.com, BBC News, CNN and NBC's Hollywood Reeltime. Catch my reviews on The Curvy Critic with Carla Renata - LIVE!!! weekly via You Tube and on the Rotten Tomatoes podcast "Critical Thinking." 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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Disney’s The Nutcracker and The Four Realms Brings Classic Ballet to Life
The Nutcracker Ballet is hands down the most famous ballet in dance history. Millions of little girls dream of one day dancing this classic tale. Misty Copeland was one of them…
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Are you “Unlovable?” Charlene duGuzman Tackles Addiction with Humor
During SXSW Mark Duplass debuted a comedic film directed by Suzy Yoonessi and written by Duplass, Sarah Adina Smith and the film's star Charlene duGuzman. deGuzman's real-life love/sex addiction is…
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The Viper Club Points Fingers at Government Using Journalists as Pawns
The worst thing that could happen to a parent is having their children perish from this earth before they do. When journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing, the unthinkable was assumed…
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Ralph Breaks The Internet is Not Your Average Animated Adventure
Most of the Wreck it Ralph sets and locations were carried over to Ralph Breaks The Internet which include 150 masters sets, 5736 unique assets, 100,000 elements alone in the…
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Rami Malek is Rock Royalty as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody
Like many fans of Freddie Mercury and QUEEN, I often wondered whether or not these men suffered "the lead singer wants a solo career" blues. Or, if that decision left…
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Dakota Johnson Looks Unsettled in Dance Academy Thriller Suspiria
Suspiria is a psychological thriller which focuses on Susie Bannion (Dakota Johnson), an aspiring dancer who moves to Berlin in hopes snagging an auditionfora prestigious dance academy. Unbeknownst to her,…
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On Her Shoulders Spotlights Human Trafficking Through Nobel Prize Winner
There are 7.5 billion human beings and one billion of them are Yazidi refugees. These families are being spilt up in the exact same manner with which slaves were separated,…
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Melissa McCarthy is Transformational in Can You Ever Forgive Me
Many times, as a struggling actress, I would take books to the Strand Book Store in NYC or CD’s and albums to Amoeba Music Store for a little quick…
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Robert Forster is Unshakable in Alzheimer Drama What They Had
What They Had is an excellent portrayal of family love, tenacity and honor when it matters most. Anyone who has ever had to take care of a loved one or…
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Carey Mulligan Gives Career Best Performance in Wildlife
Sometimes when a family is broken, the repair takes a lifetime if at all. Jeanette (Carey Mulligan) and Jerry (Jake Gyllenhaal) look like the perfect couple on the outside, but…
