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.

Searching for 5 Broken Plagues: 3 Superb Documentaries That Showcase the Value of Archival Footage

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

The Impossible (J.A. Bayona, 2012) I went to see this film today because it was the last of the narrative (fiction) … More

Rust and Bone (Jacques Audiard, 2012) Rust and Bone is a film in which an Orca trainer from one social class meets … More

Arbitrage (Nicholas Jarecki, 2012) I missed this film when it came out. I even had an opportunity to see it … More

The Master (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012) How could I have not reviewed this movie? I had such a visceral negative … More

Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012) For me, the best part of Zero Dark Thirty, back when I saw it in New … More