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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.

6 Reviews at @filmfesttoday: AFTERSUN, ARMAGEDDON TIME, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER, THE FABELMANS, TUBULAR BELLS 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR DOCUMENTARY

Over the past three weeks, Film Festival Today ran six reviews of mine: Aftersun Armageddon Time The Banshees of Inisherin … More

Aftersun, Armageddon Time, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Film Festival Today, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Fabelmans, Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour Documentary

My Middleburg 2022 Coverage at @hammertonail

This year’s Middleburg Film Festival ran October 13-16. Here is my coverage for Hammer to Nail: Descendant interview with director Margaret Brown … More

2022 Middleburg Film Festival, Descendant, Hammer to Nail, Kathlyn Horan, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Margaret Brown, Middleburg, Middleburg 2022, Middleburg Film Festival, The Return of Tanya Tucker – Featuring Brandi Carlile, Till, Women Talking

6 Reviews at @filmfesttoday: AMSTERDAM, HELLRAISER, HOLY SPIDER, NO TIME TO FAIL, TÁR, ZEROGRAD

Over the past three weeks, Film Festival Today ran six reviews of mine: Amsterdam Hellraiser Holy Spider No Time to … More

Amsterdam, Film Festival Today, Hellraiser, Holy Spider, No Time to Fail, TÁR, Zerograd

My Middleburg 2022 Coverage at @filmfesttoday

This year’s Middleburg Film Festival ran October 13-16. Here is my coverage for Film Festival Today: Middleburg Film Festival curtain raiser … More

2022 Middleburg Film Festival, curtain raiser, Decision to Leave, Film Festival Today, Good Night Oppy, Middleburg, Middleburg 2022, Middleburg Film Festival, The Whale, The Wonder, Triangle of Sadness

My #TIFF22 coverage at @hammertonail

At Hammer to Nail, I participated in a curtain raiser with other writers, wrote 10 reviews, and conducted 3 interviews at … More

Bones of Crows, Broker, curtain raiser, Danielle MacLean, Emily, Hammer to Nail, Hawa, interview, Mario Gaoa, My Sailor My Love, Sidney, Sophie Kargman, Susie Searches, TIFF, TIFF 2022, TIFF22, Toronto International Film Festival, Until Branches Bend, We Are Still Here, While We Watched

4 Reviews at @filmfesttoday: FLIGHT/RISK, MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON, SEE HOW THEY RUN, SMILE

Over the past month, Film Festival Today ran four reviews of mine: Flight/Risk Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon See … More

Film Festival Today, Flight/Risk, Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, See How They Run, Smile

My #TIFF22 coverage from @filmfesttoday

At Film Festival Today, I ran a curtain raiser, 5 full-length reviews, and a festival wrap-up for this year’s Toronto International … More

Bros, Corsage, curtain raiser, festival wrap-up, Nanny, The Lost King, The Woman King, TIFF, TIFF 2022, TIFF22, Toronto International Film Festival

4 Reviews at @hammertonail: BOBLO BOATS: A DETROIT FERRY TALE, LOVING HIGHSMITH, THE PRINCESS, PRIVATE DESERT

Over the past three weeks, Hammer to Nail ran 4 reviews of mine: Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale Loving Highsmith … More

Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale, Hammer to Nail, Loving Highsmith, Private Desert, The Princess

8 Reviews at @filmfesttoday: BREAKING, EMERGENCY DECLARATION, HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL., A LOVE SONG, MIJA, RESURRECTION, THREE MINUTES: A LENGTHENING, VENGEANCE

Over the past five weeks, Film Festival Today ran eight reviews of mine: Breaking Emergency Declaration Honk for Jesus. Save … More

A Love Song, Breaking, Emergency Declaration, Film Festival Today, Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul., Mija, Resurrection, Three Minutes: A Lengthening, Vengeance

7 Reviews and 1 Interview at @hammertonail: BLOOM UP, CLARA SOLA, A LOVE SONG, MEMORY BOX, MURINA, MY DONKEY MY LOVER & I, PREY, SHE WILL

Over the past seven weeks, Hammer to Nail ran 7 reviews and 1 interview of mine: Bloom Up review Clara Sola review … More

A Love Song, Bloom Up, Clara Sola, Hammer to Nail, Max Walker-Silverman, Memory Box, Murina, My Donkey My Lover & I, Prey, She Will

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