Hammer to Nail ran two pieces of mine this week: an interview with Greta Gerwig, conducted back at the Middleburg Film … More
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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.
5 Reviews + 1 Interview @filmfesttoday & @hammertonail: “Downsizing,” “The Greatest Showman,” “The Other Side of Hope,” “The Post,” “Soufra” + “The Strange Ones”
Over the past week, both Film Festival Today and Hammer to Nail published five reviews of mine, plus one interview: Downsizing, The Greatest … More
“All the Money in the World” Delivers Decreasing Returns
All the Money in the World (Ridley Scott, 2017) In case you missed it, there was some drama on the … More
“Call Me by Your Name” Moves, Even As It Disturbs
Call Me by Your Name (Luca Guadagnino, 2017) Based on the 2007 book of the same title – by author André … More
7 Reviews @hammertonail: “Big Sonia,” “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story,” “Creep 2,” “Island Soldier,” “Kedi,” “Love Means Zero” and “Quest”
Last week, Hammer to Nail published seven reviews of mine: Big Sonia, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Creep 2 (the only fiction film among … More
3 Reviews @filmfesttoday: “The Disaster Artist,” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” and “Wonder Wheel”
In the past week, Film Festival Today published three reviews of mine: The Disaster Artist, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Wonder Wheel. Here are … More
“Ferdinand” Charms and Irritates in Equal Measure
Ferdinand (Carlos Saldanha, 2017) If you are a parent with young children, you could do a lot worse than take … More
Beautifully Designed, “The Shape of Water” Is a Magical Romance Weighed Down by Leaden Villain
The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro, 2017) There is so much to recommend in Guillermo del Toro’s latest cinematic … More
Photojournalist Amy Davis’s Shines Brilliant Light on Baltimore’s “Flickering Treasures”
Yesterday, BmoreArt published my review of Baltimore photojournalist Amy Davis’s beautiful portrait of our city’s lost cinematic treasures – movie theaters … More
@BaltimoreSun’s @RoughlySpeaking Podcast on Sexual Harassment in Hollywood (and Beyond), Oscar Buzz, Current Films, Claude Rains and Ennio Morricone
On Friday, December 8, 2017, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s … More
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