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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.
“Frozen” Won’t Completely Melt Your Heart, but It’s Still (Kind of) Fun
Frozen (Chris Buck/Jennifer Lee, 2013) Let’s talk about what works first: The 3D animation is stunningly beautiful. You must see … More
Death Steals Profundity from “The Book Thief”
The Book Thief (Brian Percival, 2013) The best thing about this film are the young leads, Sophie Nélisse (Monsieur Lazhar), … More
“Philomena” – The Triumph of Faith over Church
Philomena (Stephen Frears, 2013) Philomena manages to both attack the hypocrisy of organized religion and affirm the power of faith. It’s … More
“Nebraska” Exists in Shades of Gray
Nebraska (Alexander Payne, 2013) I’ve always loved Alexander Payne’s uniquely quirky (but never twee, unlike Wes Anderson) sensibility, from films … More
“The Hunger Games” Finally Catch Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Francis Lawrence, 2013) I did not like the first Hunger Games. As I wrote in … More
“Kill Your Darlings” – The Future Awaits
Kill Your Darlings (John Krokidas, 2013) We’ve seen a number of films about the 1950s “Beat Generation” recently, among them Howl (about the … More
“The Best Man Holiday” – A Sequel You Didn’t Know You Needed
The Best Man Holiday (Malcolm Lee, 2013) I must confess that I never saw The Best Man, back in 1999. Did … More
“Dallas Buyers Club” Is Performance Positive
Dallas Buyers Club (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2013) Dallas Buyers Club, the new film by French Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée (The Young … More
“Blue” Is the Minutest Color: Abdellatif Kechiche and the Epic Cinema of Detail
Blue Is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013) From 1895 to the 1910s, the early film pioneers wrestled with the storytelling … More
