Kung Fu Panda 3 (Alessandro Carloni/Jennifer Yuh) In the interest of full disclosure, I must announce that I went to … More
Month: January 2016
After a Strong Start, “The Finest Hours” Drowns in Melodrama
The Finest Hours (Craig Gillespie, 2016) Based on the daring 1952 rescue of the oil tanker Pendleton by a Massachusetts-based … More
Review of “All Things Must Pass” on “Hammer to Nail”
Colin Hanks’ wonderful documentary about the rise and fall of Tower Records, All Things Must Pass, was released on disc last … More
“Mojave” Gets Lost in Its Own Desert
Mojave (William Monahan, 2015) The best I can say about Mojave is that it improves significantly as it proceeds. However, since … More
“Hammer to Nail” Triptych: “The Look of Silence,” “Creep” and “The Overnight”
This was a big media week for me, with a new Dragon Digital Media Reel Talk episode, another Baltimore Sun “Roughly Speaking” … More
“Roughly Speaking” on the 2016 Oscar Nominations
Today, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s me) – Chair and Professor, Department … More
“Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Ann Hornaday – on “Anomalisa,” “The Hateful Eight,” “The Revenant” and the Best Films of 2015
Welcome to the third episode of the 2015-2016 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed . My guest this time was Ann Hornaday, film … More
“Anomalisa” Is Typical Kaufman, for (Mostly) Better and for Worse
Anomalisa (Duke Johnson/Charlie Kaufman, 2015) As a screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman has been responsible for some of the most inventive scripts of … More
Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents the Best Technical and Artistic Film Work of 2015
This coming week – on Thursday, January 14, in fact – the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce its 2016 … More
“Roughly Speaking” on Tarantino and González Iñárritu; “Hammer to Nail” on Bagnall
On yesterday’s edition of Dan Rodricks‘ Baltimore Sun “Roughly Speaking” podcast, we discussed the two new (ultra-violent) Westerns out this week: Quentin Tarantino’s The … More
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