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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Haddish & Crystal Honor Comedy Icon with Heart and Humor in Here Today
One of the things I love about Billy Crystal's writing is that it always comes from a personal place. Just like 'City Slickers' came from his love of westerns, with…
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Tiny Tim Tiptoed Through The Tulips into Being King For a Decade
His popularity peaked in late 1969, after his wedding to Miss Vicki with a consequent occasional pop up on the tube until his death in 1996. Had he lived a…
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The Paper Tigers Puts Comedic Spin on Kung Fu and Forever Friends
When I tell you nothing gave me greater pleasure than seeing martial arts sequences where the characters had less than stellar reflexes, pulled muscles, hairpieces and just a little apprehension…
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Street Gang Makes Us Fall In Love With Magic And Education of Sesame Street
Opening with a peek behind the taping magic, complete with a set overview of rehearsals, you get the sense that Agrelo is sharing a huge secret and you tingle with…
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Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse Brings Michael B. Jordan into Focus
One would be hard pressed to say that Michael B. Jordan is vying for the Black Tom Cruise of action films award, because the brotha' is doing his own stunts…
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Disney Plus’ Secrets of the Whales is a Cinematic Treat from James Cameron
udiences become privy to the intricate social norms of five different whale species made up of orcas, humpbacks, belugas, narwhals and sperm whales through the expansive knowledge and skill of…
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Disney Plus’ The Year Earth Changed is a Seismic Global Wake Up Call
Director Tom Beard and brilliant Cinematographer Richard Szkiler, this gorgeous cinematic history lesson takes audiences on a guided global tour where endangered penguins have a record breaking breeding season, pollution…
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Cher and The Loneliest Elephant Create a New Song For The Lonely
When you see something - say something. Cher did both and did it without hesitation during a global pandemic. It's her unselfishness and heart that are on full display when…
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Former Idol Contestant Michael J. Woodard Soars in Arlo The Alligator Boy
Misfits are always frowned upon and berated for being 'weird' or different. That message is painfully brought to life, but we also learn the importance of family - related or…
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Octavia Spencer & Melissa McCarthy Spell Crazy Fun with Thunder Force
Thunder Force is kitchy, crazy fun that doesn't take itself too seriously. The pacing and some plot moments may not be ideal, but I'm gonna stand by my girls, Bobby…
