Author: chrisreedfilm

Christopher Llewellyn Reed is a film critic, filmmaker, and educator. A member of the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic, he is Managing Editor at Film Festival Today; lead film critic at Hammer to Nail; the host of the award-winning Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed, from Dragon Digital Media; and the author of Film Editing: Theory and Practice. In addition, he is one of the cohosts of The Fog of Truth, a podcast devoted to documentary cinema.

1 Review and 1 Interview at FFT: COYOTE VS. ACME, FRANZ

I’ve taken some time off this summer, as I usually do, writing fewer reviews, but soon the fall-movie maelstrom will … More

In the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail published three reviews of mine: Buddy Colony The Rivals of Amziah King … More

Cinemaniax Episode 205 is now up. It’s on the 2026 Tribeca Festival, and my guest is film critic Stephen Saito. We … More

In the past three weeks, Hammer to Nail published three reviews of mine: Ask E. Jean Romería Wild Inside Enjoy!

In the last two weeks, I ran three reviews at Film Festival Today: Couture The Invite Supergirl Enjoy!

This year’s DC/DOX ran June 11-14 and unlike in 2025 I was able to attend a few days of the … More

Cinemaniax Episode 204 is now up. It’s on the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival, and my guest is film critic … More

The 2026 Tribeca Festival ran June 3-14 and I was there through the end of the first weekend. Beyond a … More

The 2026 Tribeca Festival ran June 3-14 and I was there through the end of the first weekend. Beyond participating … More

Over the past five weeks, I ran four reviews at Film Festival Today: The Devil Wears Prada 2 Pressure Star … More