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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.

My #TIFF21 coverage at @hammertonail, Part 2

Over the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail ran four more reviews of mine from this year’s Toronto International Film … More

2021 Toronto International Film Festival, Attica, Betsy West, Hammer to Nail, interview, Julia, Julie Cohen, Medusa, New York Film Festival, Night Raiders, NYFF 2021, Steve Pink, The Rescue, The Wheel, TIFF, TIFF 2021, TIFF21, Toronto International Film Festival

My #NYFF59 Coverage at @filmfesttoday & @hammertonail

This year’s New York Film Festival (NYFF) ran September 24-October 10, and I wrote coverage for both Film Festival Today … More

A Chiara, curtain raiser, Film Festival Today, Flee, Hammer to Nail, Introduction, M.J. O’Toole, Matt Delman, New York Film Festival, NYFF 2021, NYFF59, The Girl and the Spider, The Tale of King Crab, Titane, What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?

4 Reviews at @filmfesttoday & @hammertonail: ASCENSION, LAMB, OLD HENRY, THERE’S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE

Over the past week, I had four reviews run at Film Festival Today and Hammer to Nail, two at each, as per … More

Ascension, Film Festival Today, Flee, Hammer to Nail, Lamb, Old Henry, There’s Someone Inside Your House

6 Reviews at @filmfesttoday: DEAR EVAN HANSEN, THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE, KATE, THE LADY OF THE MANOR, NIGHTBOOKS, NO TIME TO DIE

Over the past month, Film Festival Today ran six reviews of mine: Dear Evan Hansen The Eyes of Tammy Faye … More

007, Dear Evan Hansen, Film Festival Today, James Bond, Kate, New York Film Festival, Nightbooks, No Time to Die, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, The Lady of the Manor

My #TIFF21 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

curtain raiser, festival wrap-up, Jagged, Listening to Kenny G, Petite Maman, The Mad Women's Ball, TIFF, TIFF 2021, TIFF21, Toronto International Film Festival, Violet

My #TIFF21 coverage at @hammertonail, Part 1

Over the past 12 days, Hammer to Nail ran seven reviews of mine from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival … More

2021 Toronto International Film Festival, As in Heaven, Becoming Cousteau, Hammer to Nail, Hold Your Fire, Julia, Mothering Sunday, The Wheel, TIFF, TIFF 2021, TIFF21, To Kill the Beast, Toronto International Film Festival

5 Reviews at @hammertonail: BLUE BAYOU, FAYA DAYI, SAMANTHA ROSE, WHEN I’M A MOTH, ZONE 414

Over the past 15 days, Hammer to Nail ran five reviews of mine: Blue Bayou Faya Dayi Samantha Rose When … More

Blue Bayou, Faya Dayi, Hammer to Nail, Samantha Rose, When I'm a Moth, Zone 414

4 Reviews + 1 Interview at @filmfesttoday: CANDYMAN, CINDERELLA, MA BELLE MY BEAUTY (Marion Hill), SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, TOGETHER

Over the past week, Film Festival Today ran four reviews and one interview of mine: Candyman review Cinderella review Ma … More

Candyman, Cinderella, Film Festival Today, interview, Ma Belle My Beauty, Marion Hill, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Together

4 Reviews and 2 Interviews at @hammertonail: THE COLONY, THE GREEN KNIGHT, IN THE SAME BREATH (Nanfu Wang), NO MAN OF GOD, SEARCHING FOR MR. RUGOFF (+ Ira Deutchman)

Over the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail ran four reviews and two interviews of mine: The Colony review The … More

Hammer to Nail, In the Same Breath, interview, Ira Deutchman, Nanfu Wang, No Man of God, Searching for Mr. Rugoff, The Colony, The Green Knight

5 Reviews at @filmfesttoday: BRING YOUR OWN BRIGADE, CRYPTOZOO, THE LOST LEONARDO, MA BELLE MY BEAUTY, SWEET GIRL

Over the past week, Film Festival Today ran five reviews of mine: Bring Your Own Brigade Cryptozoo The Lost Leonardo … More

Bring Your Own Brigade, Cryptozoo, Film Festival Today, Ma Belle My Beauty, Sweet Girl, The Lost Leonardo

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