Queen of Katwe (Mira Nair, 2016) From Indian-American director Mira Nair (The Namesake) comes this sweet , if also saccharine, tale … 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.
“The Magnificent Seven” Falls Short of Its Titular Aspirations, Yet Gets the Job Done
[Note: This review also appeared on Film Festival Today at this link.] The Magnificent Seven (Antoine Fuqua, 2016) Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Akira … More
Reviews of “Diverge,” “Miss Stevens” and “Silicon Cowboys” + Interview with Kathlyn Horan of “The If Project” @hammertonail
In the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail published three reviews of mine, plus one interview (with director Kathlyn Horan, of The If Project). Here are … More
Something Wicked This Way Comes … Sort of: The Comme-Ci/Comme-Ça Appeal of “Blair Witch”
[Note: This review also appeared on Film Festival Today at this link.] Blair Witch (Adam Wingard, 2016) Neither particularly exceptional nor exceptionally … More
In “Snowden,” Oliver Stone Returns to Form to Warn Us of the Great Danger of Our Time
Snowden (Oliver Stone, 2016) Despite a prolific filmmaking career that began in the 1970s, picked up in the 1980s and then … More
“Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Hannah Buchdahl – on Films of Summer 2016, “Morris from America,” “A Tale of Love and Darkness” and “The Light Between Oceans”
Welcome to the first episode of the 2016-2017 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed. My guest this time was Hannah … More
Reviews of “Sully” on Dan Rodricks’ “Roughly Speaking Podcast” and on “Film Festival Today”
Two reviews of Clint Eastwood’s recent Sully for you, the one on Dan Rodricks’ Roughly Speaking podcast for The Baltimore Sun, and the other on Film Festival … More
“The Next Generation in Film” @bmoreart
Today, BmoreArt published my article on the Creative Alliance‘s annual “Best of Baltimore Student Film” showcase, featuring interviews with Film Programmer … More
Reviews of “The IF Project,” “The Light Between Oceans” & “Morgan” @filmfesttoday
I am now writing for Film Festival Today, where I hope to see my reviews of more mainstream, wide-release films published … More
Criterion’s “Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words” & “Ivan’s Childhood” + “Disorder” & “Morris from America,” all @hammertonail
In the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail published four reviews of mine, of two Criterion Collection Blu-ray releases and two new movies … More
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