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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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
For Sama is Love Letter Doc to Humanity
Director Waad al-Kateab and her husband Hamza al-Kateab know this reality all too well, as this was their reality while the Russians bombed their beloved town of Aleppo in Syria.…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
One Child Nation Explores and Challenges Women’s Reproductive Rights
With the recent debate over abortions and Planned Parenthood here in America, this Amazon Studios documentary Directed by Nanfu Wang is more timely than ever. One Child Nation explores China's…
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The Peanut Butter Falcon is Sweet, Coming of Age Story
It's the first time I have seen a film that focused on the character's personal strength, tenacity and keen sense of life skills rather than what is the obvious --…
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Michelle Williams and Julianne Moore are Dynamic Duo in After The Wedding
There is a reason Julianne Moore has an Oscar and Michelle Williams has been a multiple nominee. Their chemistry on screen is electric! There is one scene between Billy Crudup…
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Dora and The Lost City of Gold is Charmingly Good Fun
Fans of the franchise will not be disappointed and it's a great lesson in how being different and unique is a great thing to inhabit. Everyone has the ability to…
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Idris Elba and Vanessa Kirby Steal The Show in Hobbs and Shaw
Ladies, Idris Elba in that black leather suit is all I'm gonna say. It's a beautiful sight to behold and Vanessa Kirby (Hattie) proves that women can handle themselves, in…
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Kelvin Harrison, Jr. Excels in the Light and Dark of LUCE
Based on a play by J.C. Lee, Luce will disturb its audience well after the credits have rolled. There are so many issues being played out in the form of…
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Richard Dreyfuss is Space Shuttle Senior in Astronaut
Most forget that just because one has grown older doesn't mean that they have forgotten to hope and dream what may appear to be impossible. Growing older is daunting for…
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Tarantino Gives Tinseltown a Love Letter in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Tarantino transports the audience back to 1969 and a time in Hollywood where film stars were reluctantly coming to work on television series and television stars were trying to become…
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Jamie Bell and Danielle Macdonald Confront White Supermacy in SKIN
Skin displays in one fell swoop all the things about racism that make us uncomfortable and angry. It's a reminder that NO human comes into this earth armed with hatred.…
