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.

Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents . . . the Good, the Bad, and the Never-Should-Have-Been-Made Movie List of 2012

Dear Readers, What a year! I started out 2012 as a man who taught filmmaking, film history and film aesthetics, … More

Chasing Ice (Jeff Orlowski, 2012) This is an important film about an important subject that nevertheless falls far short of … More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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