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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Stan and Ollie is Loving Portrait of Comedy’s Most Memorable Duo
Martin and Lewis. Abbott and Costello. Lucy and Desi. Classic comedy duos made us laugh, but it is there tragic demise that we remember just as vividly. Stan Laurel and…
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Is the Apocalyptic Sandra Bullock Thriller Birdbox a Hit for Netflix?
Birdbox entertained me, but stressed me the hell out all at the same time. I spent half the film peeping through my fingers and jumping...just saying. You can let me…
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Jennifer Lopez is Working Girl Cinderella in Second Act
What happens to women of a certain age when society has made them feel like their contribution to the world isn't welcome? What happens when the man of your dreams…
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Besties Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini Pair for a Second Act
Jennifer Lopez and bestie Leah Remini spring their real-life chemistry to STX Entertainment's Second Act, in which Jennifer likens her character to "...a Working Girl, It's Wonderful Life outer-borough woman…
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On The Basis of Sex Honors Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
It wasn't long ago women weren't allowed to vote, let alone run for political office, pursue a legal career or become a Supreme Court Justice. Ruth Bader Ginsburg defied the…
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Christian Bale IS Dick Cheney in Adam McKay’s VICE
VICE is a constant reminder of how corrupt the ideology of politicians hasn't shifted for decades and how the person perceived to be in power is just a pawn for…
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Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse Intros Afro-Latina Superhero
In Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, we catch up with a little older, more portly Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) who meets up with Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) who is intent on…
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Jason Mitchell Gets Spooked in TYREL
Tyrel is a strange, uncomfortable, but poignantly accurate portrayal of subtle racism in America. The type of racists that make you think they are cool, but when folks starting burning…
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Does Nicole Kidman Find True Love in Destroyer?
Nicole Kidman is unrecognizable as Erin Bell and is giving a performance we have never seen from her. Audiences will gasp and be delighted all in the same breath.
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Emily Blunt is Practically Perfect in Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns
There’s always a handful of films that instantly transport one to that magical time of being a child without a care or worry in the world. Mary Poppins would be…
