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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.

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

Cinemaniax Episode 104 Now Available

Check out Episode #104 of the Cinemaniax podcast, in which Hammer to Nail and Third Impression’s M.J. O’Toole and I … More

Amel Guellaty, Cinemaniax, interview, M.J. O’Toole, podcast, Sundance 2025, Where the Wind Comes From

5 Reviews and 1 Interview at @filmfesttoday: ARMAND, LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS, PADDINGTON IN PERU, RULE BREAKERS, WHO BY FIRE

Over the past month, Film Festival Today ran 5 reviews and 1 interview of mine: Armand review Lesbian Space Princess … More

Armand, Film Festival Today, interview, Lesbian Space Princess, Paddington in Peru, Philippe Lesage, Rule Breakers, Who by Fire

2 Reviews and 2 Interviews at @hammertonail: 2025 OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS, I’M STILL HERE, SEPTEMBER 52222

Over the past two months, Hammer to Nail ran four non-festival-related pieces from me: 2025 Oscar-Nominated Shorts review I’m Still Here … More

2025 Oscar-Nominated Shorts, Hammer to Nail, I'm Still Here, interviews, Moritz Binder, September 5, Seven Veils, Walter Salles

Sundance 2025 Coverage at @hammertonail

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival ran January 23-February 2 (once again, I attended virtually only). Beyond the curtain raiser, I … More

Amel Guellaty, Cutting Through Rocks, interviews, Laura Casabé, Mohammadreza Eyni, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Sara Khaki, Sundance, Sundance 2025, Sundance Film Festival, The Virgin of the Quarry Lake, Where the Wind Comes From

Sundance 2025 Coverage at @filmfesttoday

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival ran January 23-February 2 (once again, I attended virtually only). Beyond the curtain raiser, I … More

Life After, Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, Middletown, Prime Minister, Sundance, Sundance 2025, Sundance Film Festival, The Things You Kill

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