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.

4 Reviews at @filmfesttoday: THE LEGEND OF OCHI, THUNDERBOLTS*, THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA, WORDS OF WAR

Over the past two weeks, Film Festival Today ran 4 reviews of mine: The Legend of Ochi Thunderbolts* The Trouble … More

Over the past month, Film Festival Today ran 4 reviews of mine: Andor – Season 2 Drop The Penguin Lessons … More

Over the past month, Hammer to Nail ran four reviews of mine: The Ballad of Wallis Island We Were Dangerous The … More

The 2025 SXSW Film Festival ran March 7-15. I didn’t travel to Austin, TX, this year, just doing a little … More

Check out Episode #104 of the Cinemaniax podcast, in which Hammer to Nail and Third Impression’s M.J. O’Toole and I … More

Over the past month, Film Festival Today ran 5 reviews and 1 interview of mine: Armand review Lesbian Space Princess … More

Over the past two months, Hammer to Nail ran four non-festival-related pieces from me: 2025 Oscar-Nominated Shorts review I’m Still Here … More

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival ran January 23-February 2 (once again, I attended virtually only). Beyond the curtain raiser, I … More

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival ran January 23-February 2 (once again, I attended virtually only). Beyond the curtain raiser, I … More

Over the course of 2024, a good number of the films now nominated for 2025 Academy Awards received coverage at … More