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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.

Miserable at “Les Misérables”

Les Misérables (Tom Hooper, 2012) Ah, what a journey . . . from the end of Napoléon’s reign, in 1815, … More

“Premium Rush” – A Great Dumb Ride Through the Streets of New York

Premium Rush (David Koepp, 2012) This 90-minute movie is a sharp, muscular little action-packed ride that thrills the viewer as … More

“Django Unchained” – Tarantino’s Pulpy Revisionist Western Is His Best Film Since “Pulp Fiction”

Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino, 2012) I hope this film ends up on a lot of film critics’ Top 10 lists, … More

Best Wishes to All in This Holiday Season!

May this holiday season bring you great joy! May all of your experiences, with friends, families, pets, and even enemies, … More

“Les Aventures extraordinaires d’Adèle Blanc-Sec”

Last night, I watched Zero Dark Thirty, and while I will wait on my review of that film, I just want … More

This Is Jack Reacher at 40, on Hudson: 3 Reviews That Really Don’t Belong Together . . .

. . . except that all three of those films open in the Baltimore-area market today, and I’ve been sitting … More

3x3x3: “A Royal Affair,” Where “Hope Springs,” but More “ParaNorman” Would Break the Norm

Today, 3 reviews of 3 films I have seen in the past 3 days. It makes for an interesting random … More

“The Invisible War” + My Meditations on Violence in America

The Invisible War (Kirby Dick, 2012) Yesterday, December 14, 2012, in Newtown, CT, a deranged gunman took the lives of 20 … More

The 48fps Hobbit morphs into Smaug

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Peter Jackson, 2012) I really like this movie’s poster! It sells, in a wonderfully vivid … More

“Midday with Dan Rodricks” – Friday, December 7 Show: A Review of the Current Cinema

Linda DeLibero and I spent a great hour discussing the movies of the fall season on the Midday with Dan Rodricks show – … More

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