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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.

SXSW2018 Coverage @hammertonail, Part 4

Part 4 of my ongoing Hammer to Nail coverage from this year’s SXSW Film Festival consists of 6 more pieces: 5 reviews and … More

Agave: Spirit of a Nation, Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story, Eighth Grade, film festival, film festivals, Hammer to Nail, Stacy Cochran, SXSW, SXSW2018, The Gospel of Eureka, Thunder Road, Write When You Get Work

@RoughlySpeaking on 50th Anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey”

Today, Wednesday, April 11, 2018, Linda DeLibero and I joined Dan Rodricks on his Baltimore Sun podcast, “Roughly Speaking,” to discuss the 50th Anniversary of Stanley … More

2001: A Space Odyssey, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Dan Rodricks, linda delibero, podcast, podcasts, Roughly Speaking, Stanley Kubrick

Just Out Today: “Fog of Truth” Episode 204, on “The Force” and “Do Not Resist”

We posted Episode 204 of The Fog of Truth (available on iTunes, Soundcloud and Stitcher) this morning. It features a review of … More

Bart Weiss, Craig Atkinson, Do Not Resist, documentaries, documentary, Errol Morris, Fog of Truth, New York Times, Op-Docs, Peter Nicks, podcast, podcasts, Summre Garber, The Fog of Truth, The Force, Wormwood

3 Pieces @filmfesttoday: Overview of the 2018 Annapolis Film Festival, Review of “A Quiet Place” and Interview with Director Jill Yesko (of “Tainted Blood”)

Over the past 8 days, Film Festival Today has run three articles of mine. Here are the links: Interview with Jill Yesko … More

2018 Annapolis Film Festival, A Quiet Place, Annapolis Film Festival, Film Festival Today, Jill Yesko, John Krasinski, Quiet Place, Tainted Blood

SXSW2018 Coverage @hammertonail, Part 3

Part 3 of my ongoing Hammer to Nail coverage from this year’s SXSW Film Festival consists of another 8 pieces: this time it’s … More

All Square, Blindspotting, Breaker Upperers, Chris Caldwell, Femke Wolting, film festival, film festivals, Generation Wealth, Hammer to Nail, Lauren Greenfield, More Human Than Human, Prospect, SXSW, SXSW2018, This One's for the Ladies, Tommy Pallotta, Zeek Earl

“Fog of Truth” Episode 203, on “Kedi” and “Trophy,” Now Live!

Episode 203 of The Fog of Truth (available on iTunes, Soundcloud and Stitcher) went live today. This latest features a discussion of … More

Bart Weiss, cat videos, Ceyda Torun, Christina Clusiau, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, documentaries, documentary, Fog of Truth, James Bond, Kedi, podcast, podcasts, Shaul Schwarz, Summre Garber, The Fog of Truth, Trophy

3 Reviews @filmfesttoday: “Flower,” “Isle of Dogs” and “Ready Player One”

Over the past week, Film Festival Today has run three reviews of mine. Here are the links: Flower review Isle of Dogs review Ready … More

Film Festival Today, Flower, Isle of Dogs, Ready Player One

Another “Fog of Truth” Episode (#202), on “In Pursuit of Silence” and “An Inconvenient Sequel”

Episode 202 of The Fog of Truth (available on iTunes, Soundcloud and Stitcher) went live today. This latest features a discussion of … More

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, Bart Weiss, Bonni Cohen, Fog of Truth, Hammer to Nail, In Pursuit of Silence, Jon Shenk, Patrick Shen, podcast, podcasts, Summre Garber, The Fog of Truth

SXSW2018 Coverage @hammertonail, Part 2

Part 2 of my ongoing Hammer to Nail coverage from this year’s SXSW Film Festival consists of another 8 pieces: 6 reviews and … More

6 Balloons, Chi-Town, festivals, Generation Wealth, Hammer to Nail, interviews, Operation Odessa, Science Fair, SXSW, SXSW2018, The World Before Your Feet, Write When You Get Work

SXSW2018 Coverage @filmfesttoday and @fogoftruth

In addition to my ongoing 2018 SXSW coverage at Hammer to Nail, I also ran two items this past week about the festival … More

A Little Wisdom, film festival, Film Festival Today, film festivals, Fog of Truth, On Her Shoulders, podcast, podcasts, Science Fair, SXSW, SXSW2018, The Fog of Truth, The World Before Your Feet

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