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.

Oscars 2013 – My Picks

The 2013 Oscar Nominations were announced this morning. My picks are below. These are the movies that I think should win … More

pg. 350 – Traditionally, “movie stars … have served a crucial and psychologically necessary function as role models for trying on … More

I will be on Fox45, in a “Hotspot” segment they are shooting at the Creative Alliance, Thursday, 1/3/13 in the … More

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