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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.

Episode 404 of @fogoftruth Is Now Up, with Review of MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A. and Interview with Jenny Murray of ¡LAS SANDANISTAS!

What better time to focus on docs about strong dissenting women effecting positive change in the world? Feels like now … More

¡Las Sandanistas!, Bart Weiss, documentaries, Fog of Truth, Jenny Murray, Matangi/Maya/M.I.A., podcast, podcasts, Summre Garber, The Fog of Truth

TIFF 2018 @hammertonail Reviews, Part 2

Here are 5 more reviews from my Hammer to Nail 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) coverage: American Dharma Maiden Shoplifters … More

American Dharma, Hammer to Nail, Maiden, Shoplifters, The Truth About Killer Robots, TIFF, TIFF 2018, Toronto Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Touch Me Not

8 Reviews @filmfesttoday: 22 JULY, FAHRENHEIT 11/9, FIRST MAN, THE HATE U GIVE, MATANGI/MAYA/M.I.A., MONSTERS AND MEN, A STAR IS BORN, VENOM

Check out these 8 film reviews of mine from Film Festival Today from the past month: 22 July Fahrenheit 11/9 First Man … More

22 July, A Star Is Born, Fahrenheit 11/9, Film Festival Today, First Man, Matangi/Maya/M.I.A., Monsters and Men, The Hate U Give, Venom

Episode 403 of @fogoftruth, with 306 HOLLYWOOD Review + Interview with YOURS IN SISTERHOOD’s Irene Lusztig, Is Up!

We released Episode 403 of our podcast today. Recreations, hybridity and truth are the topics this week as we discuss what classifies … More

306 Hollywood, AFI DOCS, AFI DOCS 2018, Bart Weiss, documentaries, documentary, Fog of Truth, Irene Lusztig, podcast, podcasts, Summre Garber, The Fog of Truth, Yours in Sisterhood

TIFF 2018 @hammertonail Interviews, Part 1

Here are 5 interviews, so far, from my Hammer to Nail 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) coverage: Capernaum (Nadine Labaki) … More

Alfred Spellman, Billy Corben, Capernaum, Emu Runner, Hammer to Nail, Heartbound, Imogen Thomas, interviews, Janus Metz, Nadine Labaki, Paprika Steen, Screwball, Sine Plambech, Sofie Gråbøl, That Time of Year, TIFF, TIFF 2018, Toronto Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival

Episode 402 of @fogoftruth, with CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS Review + Interview with DINNER PARTY’s Laura Wexler, Is Up!

We released Episode 402 of our podcast today. What are the ethical standards of a filmmaker portraying subcultures to which they … More

Bart Weiss, Calling All Earthlings, Dinner Party, documentary, Fog of Truth, Laura Wexler, podcast, podcasts, Summre Garber, The Fog of Truth, VR

1 Interview + 2 Reviews @hammertonail: LOVE GILDA,

Here are there pieces – 1 interview and 2 reviews – from the last month, at Hammer to Nail: 306 Hollywood … More

306 Hollywood, Hammer to Nail, interview, Lisa D'Apolito, Love Gilda, We the Animals

Season 4 of @fogoftruth Launches, with FAHRENHEIT 11/9 Review + Interview with PURE NONFICTION’s Thom Powers!

Today (here is the link) we launched Season 4 of our podcast with a review of Michael Moore’s latest inspirational … More

Bart Weiss, documentaries, documentary, Fahrenheit 11/9, Michael Moore, podcast, podcasts, Pure Nonfiction, Summre Garber, Thom Powers, TIFF, Toronto International Film Festival

“Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Jeffrey Lyles – on Our Favs of Summer 2018, “The Happytime Murders” and “Bel Canto”

Welcome to the first episode of the 2018-2019 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed. My guest this time … More

Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Dragon Digital Media, Happytime Murders, Jeffrey Lyles, Lyles Movie Files, Reel Talk, Summer 2018, The Happytime Murders

TIFF 2018 @hammertonail Reviews, Part 1

Here are 7 reviews, so far, from my Hammer to Nail 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) coverage: 3 Faces Capernaum … More

3 Faces, Capernaum, Hammer to Nail, Heartbound: A Different Kind of Love Story, Les Salopes or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin, Museo, Screwball, That Time of Year, TIFF, TIFF 2018, Toronto Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival

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