Continuing my coverage of the 2017 SXSW Film Festival at Hammer to Nail, here are six more pieces: 3 reviews and 3 interviews. Still others have already … 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.
SXSW2017–Part 2 @hammertonail: 2 More Reviews and 2 More Interviews
Continuing my coverage of the 2017 SXSW Film Festival at Hammer to Nail, here are four more pieces: 2 reviews and 2 interviews. … More
“Beauty and the Beast” @filmfesttoday + “Catfight” and SXSW2017–Part 1 @hammertonail
Now that I am writing consistently for both Hammer to Nail (for the small-budget indie stuff and documentaries) and Film Festival Today … More
“Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Mike Giuliano – on the Oscars, “Logan” and “Before I Fall”
Welcome to the fourth episode of the 2016-2017 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed. My guest this time was Mike … More
Review of “Before I Fall” + Interview with Its Director, Ry Russo-Young, @hammertonail
In the past week, @hammertonail published my review of Before I Fall along with my interview with its director, Ry Russo-Young, … More
Reviews of “Logan” and “Table 19” @filmfestivaltoday
Today, at Film Festival Today, I published reviews of two new films: Logan and Table 19. Here are the links: Logan review Table 19 review … More
9 @hammertonail reviews: 2 Criterion Blu-rays + Oscar Shorts + 6 Must-See Recent Features
Here are 9 recent reviews of mine for Hammer to Nail: 2 Criterion Blu-rays (Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Dekalog and Laurie Anderson’s Heart of a Dog); a piece on the … More
Rodricks, Reed and DeLibero on 2017 Academy Awards Ceremony
On Monday, February 27, 2017, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s … More
In Powerful “The Salesman,” Asghar Farhadi Once Again Examines Complexities of a Marriage
The Salesman (Asghar Farhadi, 2016) Asghar Farhadi, who won a Best-Foreign-Language-Film Oscar in 2012 for A Separation, his delicate examination … More
In “Get Out,” Jordan Peele Brilliantly Takes on Racism with Comedy and Horror
Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017) Comedian Jordan Peele – formerly of Key and Peele – makes his directorial debut with a film … More
