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 Best (and Worst) Films of 2020

[For an explanation of my blog-post title, check out my “best of” list from 2013.] As I was last year at … More

Over the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail has run three reviews and one interview of mine: Corpus Christi review … More

In this bonus episode, cohosts Bart and Chris revisit their favorite documentaries of 2020, and then invite, each in turn, … More

Over the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail has run five reviews and one interview of mine: Ammonite review Black … More

Over the past two weeks, Film Festival Today ran six reviews of mine: I’m Your Woman Love, Weddings, & Other Disasters … More

Over the past month, Hammer to Nail has run four reviews and one interview of mine: Kindred review Mayor review The … More

Over the past month, I wrote coverage of this year’s DOC NYC documentary festival, with curtain raisers at both Film Festival Today … More

Over the past week, Film Festival Today ran five reviews of mine: Born to Be Happiest Season Hillbilly Elegy My Psychedelic … More

Over the past week (and change), Film Festival Today ran four reviews of mine: Belushi Crazy Not Insane The Last Vermeer … More

Over the past two weeks, Film Festival Today ran four reviews of mine: Chick Fight I Am Greta Let Him Go … More