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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Bryce Dallas Howard Gives Dads The Respect They Deserve
From putting together baby beds to car seats to educating them, birth videos to the first time they held their little ones in their arms. Jimmy Kimmel said it best…
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Da 5 Bloods is Powerful Exploration of PTSD and Vietnam from Black Male POV
When you see the late Muhammad Ali stating during a press conference' why he refused to serve in the war, "...my conscious won't let me shoot my brother," you immediately…
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COPWATCH Captures Global Pandemic of Police Injustice on Camera
Copwatch, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, is a cautionary tale in how to properly document injustice and how to react when you are the one the injustice is happening…
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Allison Ellwood’s Laurel Canyon Docuseries is Nostaligic Breath of Fresh Air
Laurel Canyon was a place that had no sidewalks, no regimented lines and one could be as free and unfiltered as they pleased. It represents a moment in time that…
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Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg Slay in Twisted Thriller Shirley
Elisabeth Moss in the title role is masterful portraying characters that are psychologically damaged, yet whip smart to their own detriment. Michael Stuhlbarg as Stanley is the perfect compliment to…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
HBO’s On The Record Highlights Female Injustice Among Record Industry Exec
On The Record is a candid, no-holds barred account of sexual misconduct at the highest levels in the record industry and it is my hope that after it streams on…
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Nisha Ganatra Keeps Tracee Ellis Ross on Key in The High Note
Maggie (Dakota Johnson). Maggie is living out her dreams working for her idol as a personl assistant with quiet aspirations of becoming a producer. She idly sits by watching while…
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Lance Armstrong Does Deep Dive into Life, Lies & Career in ESPN doc
Lance Armstrong seemed like a real life Superman, an Olympian, handsome and seemingly unstoppable. Since admitting in 2013 to using performance enhancing drugs, there were multiple lawsuit fights with the…
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Chemistry of Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae Save The Lovebirds
With the beginning beats feeling very Queen & Slim-ish, The Lovebirds works simply due to the chemistry of Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae. In the heat of running for their…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Humanity and an Unlikely Muse Prevail in The Painter and The Thief
Rees has given us the greatest gift of witnessing what happens when one simply forgives sans judgement. It is a human emotion that most have forgotten or rarely enact. We…
