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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.

Cinemaniax Episode 105 Now Available (in Audio)

Episode #105 of the Cinemaniax podcast—the final one of the year—sees Vulture and New York magazine TV critic Roxana Hadadi … More

Cinemaniax, Fawzia Mirza, interview, podcast, Roxana Hadadi, Summer Movies, The Queen of My Dreams

2 Reviews and 1 Interview at @hammertonail: 40 ACRES, THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS, THIS IS SPINAL TAP

Over the past three weeks, Hammer to Nail ran two reviews and one interview of mine: 40 Acres review The Queen … More

40 Acres, Fawzia Mirza, Hammer to Nail, interview, The Queen of My Dreams, This Is Spinal Tap

5 Reviews and 2 Interviews at @filmfesttoday: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, THE OLD GUARD 2, THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, PRIME MINISTER, SUPERMAN, 28 YEARS LATER, UNION

Over the past five weeks, Film Festival Today ran 5 reviews and 2 interviews of mine: How to Train Your … More

28 Years Later, Film Festival Today, How to Train Your Dragon, interview, interviews, Lindsay Utz, Michelle Walshe, Prime Minister, Stephen Maing, Superman, The Old Guard 2, The Phoenician Scheme, Union

Tribeca 2025 Coverage at @hammertonail

The 2025 Tribeca Festival ran June 4-15 and I was on the ground for the second half. For Hammer to … More

Backside, Billy Idol Should Be Dead, Brandon Kramer, curtain-raiser, Darcy McKinnon, Hammer to Nail, Holding Liat, interview, interviews, Kaitlyn Hardy, M.J. O’Toole, Matt Delman, Natchez, Raúl O. Paz-Pastrana, Suzannah Herbert, Tribeca, Tribeca 2025, Tribeca Festival, Yanuni

Tribeca 2025 Coverage at @filmfesttoday

The 2025 Tribeca Festival ran June 4-15 and I was on the ground for the second half. For Film Festival … More

A Tree Fell in the Woods, Boy George & Culture Club, curtain raiser, Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, Film Festival Today, interviews, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, Oh Hi!, Tribeca, Tribeca 2025, Tribeca Festival, Widow Champion

4 Reviews and 1 interview at @hammertonail: JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE, SISTER MIDNIGHT, TURN ME ON, TWO TO ONE

Over the past six weeks, Hammer to Nail ran four reviews and one interview of mine: Jane Austen Wrecked My Life … More

Hammer to Nail, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, Sister Midnight, Turn Me On, Two to One

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

Film Festival Today, The Legend of Ochi, The Trouble with Jessica, Thunderbolts*, Words of War

4 Reviews at @filmfesttoday: ANDOR, DROP, THE PENGUIN LESSONS, THE PRESIDENT’S WIFE

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

Andor, Drop, Film Festival Today, The Penguin Lessons, The President’s Wife

4 Reviews at @hammertonail: THE BATTLE OF WALLIS ISLAND, WE WERE DANGEROUS, THE WEDDING BANQUET, WHEN FALL IS COMING

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

Hammer to Nail, The Ballad of Wallis Island, The Wedding Banquet, We Were Dangerous, When Fall Is Coming

SXSW 2025 Coverage at @hammertonail

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

2025 SXSW Film Festival, curtain raiser, Hammer to Nail, I’m Carl Lewis!, interview, Leni Huyghe, Leonie Buysse, M.J. O’Toole, Real Faces, SXSW, SXSW 2025, SXSW Film Festival

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