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.

“Trainwreck” Offers a Chain of Amusing Anecdotes but a Wreck of a Story

Trainwreck (Judd Apatow, 2015) Since I first saw Trainwreck at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival, two things have happened. First, the good: … More

The sixth episode of Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed – the final of our 2014-2015 season – is now available on HCC-TV. … More

Amy (Asif Kapadia, 2015) Amy is a brutal documentary about the initial triumphs and ultimate tragedy of the enormously talented British … More

Minions (Kyle Balda/Pierre Coffin, 2015) If you’re looking for a new family film to which to bring the little ones, look … More

Self/less (Tarsem Singh, 2015) Poor Ryan Reynolds. He’s a charming enough screen presence, yet so often chooses projects of such mediocrity … More

Dope (Rick Famuyiwa, 2015) American Graffiti meets Risky Business meets Boyz n the Hood meets Friday. That’s all I have to say. And then … More

Infinitely Polar Bear (Maya Forbes, 2014) [A quick and full disclosure: Maya Forbes and I not only share a college … More

[Missed the show? Check out the podcast!] We’re back and ready to review the films of the summer blockbuster season – those in … More

“Qu’est-ce que le cinéma?” (“What is the cinema?”), asked the great French film theorist André Bazin. The simple act of … More

The Overnight (Patrick Brice, 2015) I saw this film back in March, at the annual SXSW Festival, and loved it. After … More