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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Gabourey Sidibe is Edgy Heart of Gold Nurse in Come As You Are|SXSW ’19
This film will make you pause for the cause when you consider how frustrating it must be to do something that able bodied people take for granted. Have you ever…
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Pahokee Tale of Hope and Crushed Dreams|SXSW ‘19
Pahokee touched my heart because it reminded me of just how fleeting and precious life can be when you are young, idealistic with your whole world ahead of you. Yet,…
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Processing the WTF*ck Factor of Jordan Peele’s US | SXSW ’19
Peele is following in the footsteps of Oscar winner Barry Jenkins by having his sophomore film knock it out of the park!!! At the end of the day, US is…
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Brie Larson is Fantabulous and Badass as Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel is here in the form of Brie Larson, who is kicking intergalactic booty for days and I’m here for all of it! The Marvel Cinematic Universe never disappoints…
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Girl Power on Full Throttle at Captain Marvel Global Press Conference
The much-anticipated release of Captain Marvel happens this week and I, for one, couldn’t be more excited!!! We don’t have one badass woman, but several in the form of Brie…
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Dule Hill and Zonya Love are Legendary in Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole is legendary within the music industry and the African-American community. His voice was smooth as silk and skin like cocoa butter. Many of this generation don’t think…
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Dev Patel Captivates as Hired Gun in The Wedding Guest
There’s a scene in John Singleton’s Poetic Justice where the lead characters get a whiff of some home cooking on the road and pull over to grab a plate at…
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The Magic and Urban Legend of Air Jordans revisited with Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
Sneakerhead culture is real. Just ask Spike Lee, as he sported custom gold Jordans while nabbing the Academy Award for BlackKklansman this past weekend. All over the world sneaker…
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Transit is Refugee Romance with Unforeseen Twist
Based on the novel by Anna Seghers, you know in the first few intense frames of Transit that this story will resonate not only with the heart, but remind…
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Isabelle Huppert is Stalker from Hell in GRETA
When the song “Where Are You” plays in the background as we watch Greta (Isabelle Huppert) leave a black bag on the subway while making her way through the city…
