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The Curvy Film Critic

The Curvy Film Critic is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Carla Renata.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Enough Said (2013) Carla Renata This film has a message for single ladies. If a man treats you with kindness, respect and is mature enough to communicate his feelings -- PAY ATTENTION and reciprocate the behavior.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Muscle Shoals (2013) Carla Renata MUSCLE SHOALS is a documentary that lefts the veil off of a part of American music history only privy to those  musicians and artists lucky enough to record there
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Kill Your Darlings (2013) Carla Renata Peaked my interest about the beat generation and its subjects, while shedding light on how being gay has always been and continues to be a judgemental, stigmatic label placed into a negative light by insisting being gay is a lifestyle choice.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
12 Years a Slave (2013) Carla Renata How is it possible that we have been taught in America everything there is to know about Anne Frank and Harriet Tubman, but NO MENTION of a man who endured such an injustice within our own history? N'yongo and Ejiofor will break your heart
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
The Grandmaster (2013) Carla Renata The colorful fight scenes and cinematography illustrating Wing Chun were like watching a perfected cinematic ballet.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Captain Phillips (2013) Carla Renata Tom Hanks gives a performance so riveting you felt like a fly on the wall watching this whole scenario play out. Barkhad Abdi and Barkhad Abdiraman break our hearts while leaving your veins as cold as ice-water simultaneously.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Gravity (2013) Carla Renata Gravity shows us the beauty of space, how the silence can be an escape from all the noise experienced on earth, as well as, gravity being associated with space, water or the events that don't allow us to be free in life, from ourselves and others.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Prisoners (2013) Carla Renata PRISONERS, however, is the most jaw-dropping thriller I have seen in years!  It was absolutely thrilling, spellbinding and kept my attention from beginning to end.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
The World According to Dick Cheney (2013) Carla Renata This docs lets the American people in on the role Vice-President plays in an election, administration, as well as, the stress that comes with power and being the bad guy to save the face and reputation of POTUS.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Baggage Claim (2013) Carla Renata Have to give David E. Talbert kudos for making us look like "real" people and not a cartoon of what someone "thinks" black and "gay" people look and act like.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
A Single Shot (2013) Carla Renata This was a rough one.  Despite the snail pace torture of the plot, performances are definitely worth acknowledging from Sam Rockwell and Jeffrey Wright
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012) Carla Renata Free Angela is an enlightening, inspiring and heart wrenching account of how one person can make a difference and how one person can change the course of history and life as we and THEY know it.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
In a World ... (2013) Carla Renata Lake Bell's directorial feature film directorial debut is setting the tone and giving more women permission to enter the world of directing and creating their own vehicles to procure employment
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Lovelace (2013) Carla Renata Lovelace, directed by Rob Epstein, shows us the consequences of a good girl gone wrong and what this type of life can lead to.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Jobs (2013) Carla Renata As much enthusiasm and fascination I have with the origin of Apple and Steve Jobs, I couldn't get past the mediocrity of this film.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) Carla Renata The performances of Forest Whittaker and Oprah Winfrey should and deserve to recognized as exemplary work for each.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Casting By (2012) Carla Renata Any actor who has ever complained about his/her feelings concerning a casting director should make watching this documentary a requirement!!!!
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
2 Guns (2013) Carla Renata Unfortunately, 2 Guns left me wanting to blow my brains out from boredom
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Blue Jasmine (2013) Carla Renata Blue Jasmine is Allen's best film yet, with a haunting and emotionally provocative performance by Oscar winner Cate Blanchett
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
The Girls in the Band (2011) Carla Renata Beautifully executed history ride of women who endured not only the insulting behavior of the male contemporaries, but racism on the road when traveling through the Jim Crow south.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
The Way, Way Back (2013) Carla Renata The Way Way Back screenplay is very witty with biting humor delivered by the raucous antics of Allison Janney
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Monsters University (2013) Carla Renata  If you are a child at heart, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY will totally bring you right back to a time that was golden.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
The Lone Ranger (2013) Carla Renata This film often felt like it was about 45 minutes too long and there were numerous scenes where I found myself asking why they were there and what did they have to do with furthering the plot
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Brave (2012) Carla Renata So, the moral of the story is as they say in Brave..."change your fate by mending the bonds you break". A lesson and wise words for us all.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
To Rome With Love (2012) Carla Renata Woody Allen's unique and genius way of telling the "human" story of how we are all just ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances always simultaneously provides some laughter, self-loathing and self-examination.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Magic Mike (2012) Carla Renata Magic Mike and the hype it provoked reminded me of a little film that made Jennifer Beals a star…Flashdance.  The dance numbers were perfectly costumed to make it look as if we were watching a Broadway caliber male strip show
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Rock of Ages (2012) Carla Renata Not a big fan of this one, but was very entertained and taken back to my youth with all the rock music featured by JOURNEY, FOREIGNER, PAT BENATAR, TWISTED SISTER, REO SPEEDWAGON and others. Rock on dudes and catch this one on Netflix….!!!!
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
The Hunger Games (2012) Carla Renata I did not have the good fortune of reading the book THE HUNGER GAMES until after I viewed the film, which being a sci-fi, adventure, thriller kind of gal I thoroughly enjoyed.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Marvel's the Avengers (2012) Carla Renata The kids, teens and those diehard comic fans will have a great time. Great summer flick!!!
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Belle (2013) Carla Renata Gugu Mbatha-Raw was exceptional as Dido Elizabeth Belle with a range and emotional depth that is absolutely mind-blowing.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Carla Renata Directed by Ron Howard, the action and vitality of the franchise starts to kick in about half way through.  Once it does, the ride is thoroughly enjoyable.
Posted Mar 24, 2026  Edit critic review
Pretty Lethal (2026) Carla Renata The real treat is Uma Thurman embracing her Bette Davis "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" era as Devora.  Her steely eyed calm with just a dash of wicked villainess lurking underneath makes her absolutely delicious on the screen to watch.
Posted Mar 15, 2026  Edit critic review
I Love Boosters (2026) Carla Renata Boots Riley is wilder than ever with I Love Boosters making statements on the fashion industry, sweatshops, unfair wages and price gauging of designers who may or may not have original ideas.
Posted Mar 14, 2026  Edit critic review
Hoppers (2026) Carla Renata Hoppers resonates with all humans proving that despite our differences, we can still come together with understanding and respect if we just give one another a chance.
Posted Mar 13, 2026  Edit critic review
THE BRIDE! (2026) Carla Renata The Bride isn't an extension of Frankenstein,yet gives feminism a voice during an era where it was pitch quiet and now has been unleashed for the masses to behold. Buckley and Bale scorch the screen
Posted Mar 05, 2026  Edit critic review
Nuisance Bear  (2026) Carla Renata Nuisance Bear traces the relationship between the Inuit nation and the polar bear revealing how these arctic creatures deal with being constantly monitored, photographed, and redirected.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
Seized (2026) Carla Renata The specificity of this story, its lively and distinctive players, ethical and democratic consequences make or a gripping watch, sobering experience amidst an onslaught of state overreach and threats to journalism as we know it.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
Hanging by a Wire (2026) Carla Renata Humanity and the desire to put others needs above your own has never been more prevalent than during the rescue efforts displayed throughout the course of this heart stopping documentary. 
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
Soul Patrol (2026) Carla Renata Soul Patrol is a radiant journey through shame and isolation, as Emanuel reunites his team, attempting to heal their common trauma.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026) Carla Renata Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty teaches us all that grief is only a sum of the parts you lead it with. Kikuchi brings profound sensitivity and endearing charm to Haru, while balancing weight of a mourning widow with the spark of newfound desire.
Posted Feb 02, 2026  Edit critic review
Bedford Park (2026) Carla Renata Bedford Park is not a love story between two Korean people. It’s a love story between two human beings who feel seen for who they are right now...in this very isolating, poignant moment.
Posted Feb 01, 2026  Edit critic review
Carousel (2026) Carla Renata Carousel is a film about lovers, family, getting older, maybe not growing up and how change is the only constant guarantee in life other than birth and death
Posted Feb 01, 2026  Edit critic review
Take Me Home (2026) Carla Renata Writer/Director Liz Sargent’s intimate debut drama confronts us with an impossible situation, where one could easily have been discarded and misused had it not been for infinite love of those you are related to and chosen family.
Posted Feb 01, 2026  Edit critic review
Jane Elliott Against the World (2026) Carla Renata No one is born a racist. Racism it a taught and learned behavior. Jane Elliott knows this better than anyone and put America on blast...again Rightly so. This doc is ridiculously timely and relevant for these turbulent times
Posted Jan 29, 2026  Edit critic review
Sentient (2026) Carla Renata Director Tony Jones attempts an magnanimous feat presenting every angle swirling around the very controversial of experimental animal testing and succeeds in spades.
Posted Jan 29, 2026  Edit critic review
Once Upon a Time in Harlem (2026) Carla Renata Once Upon a Time in Harlem is magnificent and as long as we have freedom of speech - word of mouth will never get old or out of style.  After all, our culture and the ability to share it is all we have. 
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
Barbara Forever (2026) Carla Renata Barbara Hammer’s work opened the door for so many artists, and her legacy, so deftly captured here, reminds us why.  She chose to be authentically and unapologetically herself and for that we shall be forever grateful.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
Mercy (2026) Carla Renata Mercy is art imitating life in unimaginable ways, but a rollercoaster ride of epic proportions keeping audiences on their toes.
Posted Jan 26, 2026  Edit critic review
Kikuyu Land (2026) Carla Renata Part investigation, part homecoming, Kikuyu Land is a poetic journey through memory, land and legacy, in which, Wangondu and Andrew H. Brown pull back the bandage exposing a scab of Kenyan history that those profiting from would desire to be forgotten.
Posted Jan 25, 2026  Edit critic review
American Doctor (2026) Carla Renata American Doctor should be a reminder that war affects everyone regardless of how or whom started it and is especially rough on the healthcare community who continue to risk their lives to make sure that other have one to live.
Posted Jan 25, 2026  Edit critic review
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