The Shape of Water (Guillermo del Toro, 2017) There is so much to recommend in Guillermo del Toro’s latest cinematic … More
Author: chrisreedfilm
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.
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
3 Reviews @filmfesttoday: “Coco,” “The Divine Order” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
Just before Thanksgiving, Film Festival Today published two reviews of mine, and then it published another one this past Friday. … More
6 Reviews @hammertonail: “Baltimore Rising,” “David Bowie: The Last Five Years,” “Lady Bird,” “Naila and the Uprising,” “This Is Congo” and Criterion’s “Woman of the Year” Blu-ray
In the past 2 weeks, Hammer to Nail has published the following reviews of mine: Baltimore Rising (seen at DOC NYC), David … More
1 Film Festival Report + 4 Reviews @filmfesttoday: DOC NYC + “Justice League,” “Last Flag Flying,” “Murder on the Orient Express” & “The Square”
In the past 2 weeks, Film Festival Today published the following five articles of mine: a recap of the recent … More
“Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Tim Gordon – on “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri” and “Lady Bird”
Welcome to the first episode of the 2017-2018 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed. We had to skip … More
3 Reviews + 1 Film Festival Report: “The Departure” and “The Florida Project” @hammertonail + “Thor: Ragnarok” and Middleburg Film Festival @filmfesttoday
In the past 10 days, the following pieces of mine have posted: at Hammer to Nail, reviews of The Departure and … More
“Wonderstruck” Underwhelms
Wonderstruck (Todd Haynes, 2017)* How I wish I did not dislike this movie so much. Its intentions are good, and it … More
Is “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” Worth the Sacrifice? You Be the Judge, Jury and …
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Yorgos Lanthimos, 2017) For the record, I loved The Lobster, director Yorgos Lanthimos’ previous effort. … More
