McFarland, USA (Niki Caro, 2015) While the inspirational coach film is hardly the most recurrent of genres, it has nevertheless … 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.
“Kingsman: The Secret Service” Offers Violence, Comedy and Bad Taste. And Colin Firth.
Kingsman: The Secret Service (Matthew Vaughn, 2014) On Friday, at the start of my Fifty Shades of Grey review, I expressed my reservations about … More
Midday Goes to the Oscars
[Missed our show? You can still listen to the podcast!] Join host Dan Rodricks and Midday film critics Linda DeLibero – Director, Film … More
“50 Shades” of Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I’m bummed. I had a dual review of two terrific recent films – both dealing with Russia past and present … More
February Fantasia, or I Never Thought “SpongeBob” Could Look So Good (Compared to “Seventh Son,” Anyway)
Something’s in the air this weekend, and it’s unreal. Truly. We’ve got three films opening that all take place in … More
In “Still Alice,” Moore Puts a Brave Face on a Pedestrian Script
Still Alice (Richard Glatzer/Wash Westmoreland, 2014) If you want to see a truly poignant and cinematically innovative film about a woman succumbing … More
Labor vs. Capital: “Two Days, One Night” in “A Most Violent Year” on the “Black Sea”
It’s always been tough being a worker in a capitalist system, and raising oneself up out of the state of … More
“Mr. Turner” Offers Beautiful Compositions in a Formless Landscape
Mr. Turner (Mike Leigh, 2014) I wish that I could agree with the overwhelming majority of film critics who adored … More
Come See Oscar-Nominated Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night” at Cinema Sundays on 1/25/15!
This Sunday, January 25, at 10:30am, I will present Two Days, One Night (Deux jours, une unit) the new film by Jean-Pierre and … More
Third Episode of “Reel Talk” Now Available
The third episode of Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed, on HCC-TV, is now available. My third guest was Max Weiss, Managing Editor of Baltimore Magazine … More
