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.

From Hammer to Nail: “As I AM: the Life and Time$ of DJ AM,” “Land and Shade,” “Off the Rails” and “Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made”

Over the past two weeks, I once more wrote reviews for 4 films currently out in some kind of distribution, all published … More

In Powerful “Dheepan,” the Past Is Always with Us

Dheepan (Jacques Audiard, 2015) Dheepan is a man out of place and out of time, adrift in a world not … More

“Central Intelligence” Is Smart About Its Dumb Comedy

Central Intelligence (Rawson Marshall Thurber, 2016) Dwayne Johnson – the former pro wrestler once known as “The Rock” – has, … More

Swimming Pays Off: “Finding Dory” Is a Worthy Sequel, If Not As Perfect As Its Predecessor

Finding Dory (Angus MacLane/Andrew Stanton, 2016) Last year, Pixar gave us two new films, both original scripts: Inside Out and The … More

In “The Conjuring 2,” the Power of Christ Doesn’t Quite Compel Us

The Conjuring 2 (James Wan, 2016) Three years ago, Australian director James Wan (Saw) served up The Conjuring, a somewhat tasty – if … More

Dan Rodricks’ Roughly Speaking Podcast on the Films of Spring and Summer 2016

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