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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.

3 Fests in One @hammertonail: Part 6 of SXSW, Part 2 of Annapolis and Part 1 of Tribeca

There’s been more of my film-festival coverage at Hammer to Nail over the past 7 days! There are 2 reviews from the … More

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SXSW2018 Coverage @hammertonail, Part 5

Part 5 of my now soon-to-be-complete Hammer to Nail coverage from this year’s SXSW Film Festival consists of 5 more pieces: 4 reviews … More

Don't Leave Home, film festivals, Hammer to Nail, Michael Tully, Sadie, Social Animals, SXSW, SXSW2018, The Dawn Wall, Wildling

Reviews of 3 New Films @filmfesttoday & @hammertonail: “And Then I Go,” “Borg vs McEnroe” and “The Rider”

Over the past week, both Film Festival Today and Hammer to Nail ran reviews of mine: of And Then I Go, Borg vs McEnroe and The … More

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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

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@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

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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

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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

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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

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“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

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