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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Vulnerability, Prowess and Brilliance of Pavarotti Captured in New Documentary
We are given a front row seat to our own personal concert thanks to the brilliantly crafted direction of Ron Howard. Howard masterfully weaves his Pavarotti's signature song 'Nessun Dorma'…
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Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling Perfect Duo in Late Night
Women are basically non-existent when it comes to late night television hosts. That landscape has been dominated with men for decades starting all the way back to Jack Paar (Original…
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Misery Meets Carrie with Octavia Spencer in MA
As a kid, I remember being terrified watching Carrie. As a young adult, mortified watching Misery. As a woman, who clearly doesn't embrace horror for fear my electric bill will…
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Taron Egerton Soars as Rock ‘N’ Roll Bad Boy Elton John in Rocketman
Clearly poised as the next big musical on celluloid to hit the bright lights of Broadway, the intentional bob and weaving of the lyrics and songs into the narrative gives…
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Outside The Toy Box with Forky and Gabby Gabby | Toy Story 4
“The world of Toy Story is built upon the idea that everything in the world has a purpose,” says Cooley. “A toy’s purpose is to be there for its child.…
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When They See Us is Emotionally Wraught Recollection of Central Park 5
Many years ago, police officers stormed our home without a search warrant or probable cause. We were threatened, mistreated, berated and spoken to like a children who had grossly misbehaved.…
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Spike Lee Joint See You Yesterday Takes Us Back To The Future
Back to the Future is one of my all time favorite films!! I mean how can you go wrong with Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox? Which begs the question...if…
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