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.

Get Pitch Slapped: Why “Pitch Perfect” Is Fun but Also Annoying and Dumb

Pitch Perfect (Jason Moore, 2012) There’s not a whole lot to say about this film. It follows the story of Beca … More

Django (Sergio Corbucci, 1966) I just watched this last night, to try and see what insights I could gain into Tarantino’s Django … More

Hey, Fellow Film Fans! Curious to know what your favorite film critics have to say about this year’s crop of … More

Today, at the annual Smith College Club of Baltimore luncheon, I presented a sneak preview of my documentary, Book-Smithed, about the … More

A Good Day to Die Hard (John Moore, 2013) My simple verdict? This is a god-awful mess, not even worth … More

It is, truly, an embarrassment of riches this year, as far as the Best Documentary Oscar Nominees go. To recap, they … More

Yesterday – Saturday, February 2, 2013 – I watched both programs of Oscar-nominated short films that are currently playing at … More

We had a wonderful time on air today, discussing the films of Steven Spielberg. Check out the podcast, if you … More

[My apologies to Richard Amsel, the designer of the original “Raiders of the Lost Ark” poster, and to Roberto Bizama … More

Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012) How nice to see both Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva back on the screen! Now in … More