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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Charlize Theron and Kiki Layne Are Holding it Down in The Old Guard
Charlize Theron is a formidable adversary who's struggled to bring female stories to motion pictures (Tully, Bombshell) and her latest effort falls right in line with her action and producing…
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Omar Epps is That Creepy and Crazy in Fatal Affair
Now, have we seen this before? Absolutely....numerous times. But, let's applaud the fact that the tide is shifting in the industry where an OG like Nia Long produces, stars in…
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Trans Images in Media are Challenged in Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen
Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen, Directed by Sam Feder, provides a cinematic history of how the trans community has been portrayed in the print and electronic media over the decades,…
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Time Looping Takes a Deep Dive Twist in Palm Springs
Director Max Barbakow gives me a rom-com that is completely unexpected, yet left me thinking about my own existence on earth, who I share space with and what I want…
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Hitmaker David Foster Pulls Off Veil to Life and Career With Off The Record
"All By Myself," "The Prayer" and the iconic Whitney Houston hit "I Will Always Love You" are just a few of the hundreds of cuts produced by Foster making him…
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Black Women Like Ida B. Wells Very Vital to The Vote
The struggle began with mass demonstrations, passing pamphlets on the street, standing on soapboxes and explaining why women needed to the right vote. But, men, just as the remain today,…
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Good Trouble is Right on Time
Good Trouble is a well documented film chronicling the life of a man who fought when his body was weak, his mind was tired and his spirit was weary. But,…
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Broadway Hit Hamilton is Just as Powerful and Emotional on the Small Screen
When I saw "In The Heights" on Broadway, I knew that Lin Manuel-Miranda had changed musical theatre as we know it. What I didn't know is that HAMILTON would literally…
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Steve Carrell is Irresistible in Jon Stewart Political Dramedy
Stewart sends the messages loud and clear. What's also clear is the comedic timing and chemistry between Rose Byrne and Steve Carell. I mean, seriously, how many people would you…
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Netflix Reveals Voice Cast Composer and First Look at Over The Moon
Producer Gennie Rim hilariously confessed to running after Sandra Oh by hopping in front of her car in a parking lot begging her to participate in the film. Oh describes Mrs.…
