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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Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga Glow in Passing
Growing up watching black and white films, I appreciate what Hall has accomplished with Passing. She literally allows the audience not be distracted by colors, costumes, yet takes the film…
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Here We Go! Virtually Hitting the Slopes for Sundance Film Festival 2021
Normally, this time of the year I would be wrapped in my black parka, brand new snow boots, armed with cell phone, charger and laptop dripping with anticipation kicking off…
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American Skin Addresses Unfair Injustice with Cops Who Kill
Never in my entire life did I think I would witness the democracy of our country challenged, nor did I ever think I would see Black and Brown people being…
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Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany are Wonderfully Weird in Wandavision
When Disney announced WandaVision at D23 last year, I couldn’t have imagined what to expect when it hit finally hit Disney Plus. What I do know is the last time…
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Sylvie’s Love is a Gorgeous Nod to Romantic Hollywood in Color
We, as people of color, deserve to see ourselves happy and light just as much as we deserve to see the darkness we have endured. Sylvie’s Love is an ode…
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Jennifer and Sol’s True Romance Are Awe-Inspiring in All My Life
When I tell you I got swept up in the romance and ended up in the ugly cry - I do not exaggerate, It has literally taken weeks for me…
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Pixar’s SOUL Infuses Jazz Music Into Animated It’s A Wonderful Life
he meticulous attention paid to the key stroking of Joe during his piano solo was absolutely mesmerizing when you think just how far animation has evolved over the decades. Kudos,…
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Hillary Swank is Stupendous as Crazy Stalker in Deon Taylor’s Fatale
Deon Taylor always got me screaming at the screen and this time, thanks to screenwriter David Loughery I howled at lines like describing Ealy with "Steph Curry Eyes and Jesus of…
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Milla Jovovich and Tony Jaa’s Insane Chemistry Can’t Save Monster Hunter
Milla Jovovich (Artemis)is badass weaving and and bobbing with stunts through most of the film while fighting to get back to her world and partnering her up with Tony Jaa…
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August Wilson’s Work Takes Center Stage in Giving Voice
Tennesse Williams, Eugene O’Neill, Mark Twain, Terrance McNally, Arthur Miller are some of America’s most revered playwrights. We speak their name and discuss their work often, but why do we…
