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.

Reviews at @filmfesttoday: ASK DR. RUTH, DOGMAN, LONG SHOT and POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU

In the past week, Film Festival Today published 4 reviews of mine: Ask Dr. Ruth Dogman Long Shot Pokémon Detective Pikachu … More

@fogoftruth Bonus Episode: A Stanley Nelson Retrospective

This bonus episode features an interview with the great Stanley Nelson, a prolific director telling complex and socially relevant stories … More

3 Reviews + 1 Interview at @hammertonail: BE NATURAL, MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN, THE SUNDAY SESSIONS, WHERE WE BELONG

This past week, Hammer to Nail published 4 more pieces of mine: Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché review … More

Reviews at @filmfesttoday: FAST COLOR, LITTLE, STOCKHOLM, TEEN SPIRIT and WORKING WOMAN

In the past two weeks, Film Festival Today published 5 reviews of mine: Fast Color Little Stockholm Teen Spirit Working Woman … More

Coverage of the 2019 Annapolis Film Festival at @filmfesttoday and @hammertonail

The Annapolis Film Festival took place at the end of March, 2019, and here is my coverage, so far, at … More

@fogoftruth Bonus Episode: FIELD OF VISION Shorts

In what is now a tradition for bonus episodes, we look at an online collective of short documentaries, this time … More

“Penguins” Is Soulless

Penguins (Alastair Fothergill/Jeff Wilson, 2019) Disneynature, a production arm within the larger Disney Studios, produces nature documentaries with an eye … More