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 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

“Hands of Stone” Throws a Punch, Takes a Beating

Hands of Stone (Jonathan Jakubowicz, 2016) Venezuelan actor Edgar Ramírez (Carlos) stars as famed Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán in Hands of Stone, a new … More

Better Late Than Never, Summer 2016 Edition: “Kubo and the Two Strings,” “Suicide Squad,” “Captain Fantastic,” “The Secret Life of Pets,” “The Legend of Tarzan” and “Zootopia”

Every year, there are films that I miss seeing when they first come out (usually because I am unable to … More

Criterion’s “Muriel” + “A Tale of Love and Darkness” + Tracy Droz Tragos x2 at “Hammer to Nail”

In the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail published three reviews of mine – of two movies just released and one brand-new … More

“Roughly Speaking” Podcast on Hollywood Epics, “Ben-Hur,” “Hell or High Water” and “War Dogs”

Today, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s me) – Chair and Professor, Department … More