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.

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

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

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

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

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

Over the course of 2024, a good number of the films now nominated for 2025 Academy Awards received coverage at … More

Four years after the end of my television-hosting duties for Dragon Media, over at Howard Community College, I am back … More

The 2025 Sundance Film Festival starts today, January 23, and runs through February 2. At Film Festival Today, Hannah Tran … More

Over the past two weeks, Film Festival Today ran 3 reviews and 1 interview of mine: Hard Truths review The … More

It is once again that time of year, when I make my “best of” list for this site, on top … More