Colin Hanks’ wonderful documentary about the rise and fall of Tower Records, All Things Must Pass, was released on disc last … 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.
“Mojave” Gets Lost in Its Own Desert
Mojave (William Monahan, 2015) The best I can say about Mojave is that it improves significantly as it proceeds. However, since … More
“Hammer to Nail” Triptych: “The Look of Silence,” “Creep” and “The Overnight”
This was a big media week for me, with a new Dragon Digital Media Reel Talk episode, another Baltimore Sun “Roughly Speaking” … More
“Roughly Speaking” on the 2016 Oscar Nominations
Today, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s me) – Chair and Professor, Department … More
“Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Ann Hornaday – on “Anomalisa,” “The Hateful Eight,” “The Revenant” and the Best Films of 2015
Welcome to the third episode of the 2015-2016 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed . My guest this time was Ann Hornaday, film … More
“Anomalisa” Is Typical Kaufman, for (Mostly) Better and for Worse
Anomalisa (Duke Johnson/Charlie Kaufman, 2015) As a screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman has been responsible for some of the most inventive scripts of … More
Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents the Best Technical and Artistic Film Work of 2015
This coming week – on Thursday, January 14, in fact – the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce its 2016 … More
“Roughly Speaking” on Tarantino and González Iñárritu; “Hammer to Nail” on Bagnall
On yesterday’s edition of Dan Rodricks‘ Baltimore Sun “Roughly Speaking” podcast, we discussed the two new (ultra-violent) Westerns out this week: Quentin Tarantino’s The … More
“The Revenant” Offers Much Ado About Pain
The Revenant (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2015) The Revenant, based on Michael Punke’s true-life novel of the same name, is the latest … More
Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents the Best Film Acting of 2015
What follows is a list of what I consider the best acting in films released in 2015. Four days ago, I published my … More
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