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.

8 Reviews at @filmfesttoday: BOMBSHELL, CLEMENCY, A HIDDEN LIFE, LITTLE WOMEN, 1917, RICHARD JEWELL, STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER and UNCUT GEMS

Over the past two weeks, Film Festival Today ran eight reviews of mine: Bombshell Clemency A Hidden Life Little Women 1917 … More

4 Reviews and 2 Interviews at @hammertonail: THE KINGMAKER, MANTA RAY, MOTHER, SCANDALOUS, 63 UP and WHERE WE BELONG

Over the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail ran 6 more pieces of mine, both interviews and reviews: Review of The Kingmaker … More

And the First Set of 2019’s “Best Of” Lists Are Up … for @WAFCA and @hammertonail

It’s that time of year, when critics write down their favorites from among the year’s cinematic offerings. Two organizations with … More

2 Reviews and 2 Interviews at @hammertonail: BURNING CANE, IN FABRIC and LOS REYES

Over the past three weeks, Hammer to Nail ran 4 more pieces of mine, both interviews and reviews: Review of Burning … More

5 Reviews at @filmfesttoday: THE AERONAUTS, KNIVES OUT, MIDNIGHT FAMILY, QUEEN & SLIM and THE TWO POPES

Over the past two weeks, Film Festival Today ran five reviews of mine: The Aeronauts Knives Out Midnight Family Queen & … More

DOC NYC 2019, Part 2, at @hammertonail

This year’s DOC NYC film festival ran November 6 – 15, 2019. Check out Part 1 of that coverage before continuing, below, with … More

“Roughly Speaking” on Thanksgiving 2019 Movies and the Year’s Best Films

Today (Friday, November 22, 2019) Linda DeLibero and I joined Dan Rodricks on his Baltimore Sun podcast, “Roughly Speaking,” to discuss the movies out in theaters … More