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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Majestic and Emotional Migration Captured in Disney Plus Doc Elephants
As usual, humor is always infused with the dramatic moments like watching elephants frolic in mud, eating pods and even lifting a leg for a little toot here and there…
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Dolphin Reef Vibrant Enchanting Look Under The Sea
In these challenging times, it stands to note that when everyone plays their part, the community thrives. There are millions of stories like these all over the world. After all…
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Emmy Winner Reflects on Mental Illness Stigma for Randall on This is US
I think while Randall sort of falls outside of this purview of being socialized by the black community, there's this idea of you take care of your own stuff, right?…
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Crip Camp Inspires and Lights Civil Rights Fire
It also bears to mention that former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are Executive Producers making this project even more special while shining a glaring spotlight on…
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Marisa Tomei is Chillingly Awesome in Human Capital
Marisa Tomei (Carrie) is unleashing acting prowess that has been on display a lot lately. She is leaning into that dark, complicated side that we witnessed on Fox's EMPIRE and…
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Margo Martindale Leads Murder Mystery and Mayhem in Blow The Man Down
Easter Cove, Maine provides the perfect backdrop with even more splendid performances from Sophie Lowe and Morgan Saylor as the daughters of Mary Connolly , a revered member of this…
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We Are The Dream: The Kids of Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest
Even though funding for the arts have been drastically cut over the last few decades, some legacies are still in tact like The Spotlight Awards in SoCal, The August Wilson…
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Hayley Bennett is Hauntingly Good in Swallow
Have you ever felt invisible while in plain sight? You know, like when someone ask you a question and in the middle of your answer they inadvertently change the subject?…
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Black Dream Narrative Brought to Life with Jackson & Mackie in The Banker
What would you say if I told that in 1950's America, before the Civil Rights Movement, there were two Black men that owned real estate and banks in predominantly all-white…
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Octavia Spencer as Madam C.J. Walker’s is Glorious on Netflix’s Self Made
Born Sarah Breedlove and the daughter of slaves, Walker was orphaned at seven, married at fourteen and widowed at twenty. When she discovered a revolutionary hair care formula for black…
