Carla Renata
I love, love love movies, watching them and discussing them...thus the birth of The Curvy Film Critic!!! Host/Producer/FilmCritic,Carla Renata is a member of such esteemed organizations as Critics Choice Association (Co-President Documentary Branch), 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, The Cherry Picks, IGN Movies, as well as being a frequent Guest Contributor to Fox 11-LA, Good Day LA, ET Live!, Turner Classic Movies, KCRW Press Play with Madeline Brand, The Cherry Picks, The Stream Team (Beond TV) ITV, Fox Soul's The Black Report, The ListTV and more. Catch my reviews on The Curvy Critic with Carla Renata - LIVE!!! Sundays 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, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Focus Features, Sundance Film Festival
Teyana Taylor Shines as Impoverished Mom in A Thousand and One
A Thousand And One is an elegant ode to the terribly beautiful power of family as an anchor in an ever-changing world, making us into who we are in ways…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Examines a Misjudged and Misguided Life
Honest and incisive, Pretty Baby critiques a toxic culture that perpetuates misogyny and is complicit in the sexualization and objectification of young girls, while sharing how Brooke Shields discovered and…
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Fonda and Tomlin Shine in Half-Baked Dark Comedy Moving On
The last act is where the action finally picks up, but there's a huge possibility you may mentally tap out before then. Between the half hearted LGBTQ plot, impending murder…
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Jeremy Jordan and Jay Pharoah Are Spectacular in 70’s Biopic Spinning Gold
Although there are some weird green screen scenes that make the film look a little cheesy and cheap, for the most part it is the music that will keep audiences…
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Pugh and Freeman Are Perfection in A Good Person
A Good Person will make you walk away learning to love one's fate - no matter what that may hold. It's an intriguingly, heartfelt film that will leave your heart…
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Helen Mirren Reigns Supreme in Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Director David F. Sandberg superbly excels at weaving in big laughs and dragon, only to pause for the cause allowing the foster siblings time to speak up, show up and…
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Michelle Yeoh Lead All Star Spectacle in Everything Everywhere All At Once
Yeoh literally is able to tap into every character she is capable of portraying in one fell swoop - all under the guise of an immigrant mother/wife who is searching…
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Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal Brings Headlines to Netflix
The Murdaugh Murders is a compelling real life murder mystery where no one has peace. Mallory, Gloria and Stephen are still without their loved ones all due to the selfish,…
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Women Journalists Unravel Case for The Boston Strangler
John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Lonnie David Franklin, Jr. and Charles Manson are serial killers whose stories have been adapted into feature films or limited series at one time or…
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Scream VI Brings Core Four Back for Franchise Foolery
Women in this franchise are not wilting flowers waiting for someone to rescue them, especially Courtney Cox, who returns as the meddling media reporter Gail Weathers, holds her own when…
