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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The Loneliest Whale Sings His Way into Hearts of Millions
Directed by Joshua Zeman and beautifully captured cinematically by Nelson Hume and Alan Jacobsen, The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 delves into the psyche of this misunderstood creature and…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Kelly Marie Tran and Carlos Lopez Estrada Bring Spoken Word to Summertime
This project not only serves as a love letter to Los Angeles, by paying homage to many popular Instagram spot, restaurants and murals, but specifically pops a spotlight on the…
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Space Jam: A New Legacy Provides Nostalgia and Fun for Toon Fans
You get the overwhelming sense that family comes first for LeBron James and if he had to walk from all of this tomorrow, he would do so in a heartbeat. …
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Escape Room: Tournament of Champions Doesn’t Hold Up to the Hype
Taylor Russell (Zoey) headlines the group with gusto and verve every second and I was elated to finally see her not in a supporting role. Although the theme 'when someone…
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Siân Heder Stuns Directs Pitch Perfect Deaf Dramedy with CODA
Based on the award-winning French hit La famille belier, this film will send you through a rollercoaster of emotions. For me it was mostly the ugly cry andthe last time I…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Archival Black Joy and Blood Memories Eloquently Captured Life of AILEY
A student of Martha Graham, his mother was the center of his world as he searched truth to movement. Never knowing or seeing his father, Alvin often struggled with his…
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The Women of Black Widow Shine Loud and Bright
In addition to being a super fan of Pugh and Johansson, Rachel Weisz as Melina is in a league of her own. She's just as brilliant and complex as her…
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Chris Pratt Bonafide Action Star in The Tomorrow War
Chris Pratt is a bonafide movie star with that 'it' factor that most actors would kill for. His natural wit mixed with an acerbic sensibility always makes watching him inhabit…
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Zola is a Ride on the Wild Side via A’Ziah King’s Tweets and Janicza Bravo
“It's funny and unusual and uncomfortable,” says Bravo of King's highly original story. “It has guts and power in the way that it unfolds. A’Ziah's tweets felt like the intersection…
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Boss Baby : Family Business is a Hilariously Entertaining Family Flick
The Boss Baby: Family Business explores sibling rivalry and how that underlying jealousy can tear a family apart or bring them back together. Have we seen the evil plot premise…
