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.

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Pride (Matthew Warchus, 2014) If, like me, you grew up with the songs of Pete Seeger played loudly, and proudly, … More

Men, Women & Children (Jason Reitman, 2014) What to say, what to say? This is a movie that takes itself so … More

Fury (David Ayer, 2014) The opening shot of Fury – the new film from writer/director David Ayer (End of Watch) – is at … More

[NOTE: Missed the show? Check out the podcast – I’m on in final 7 minutes.] Join me on Midday with Dan Rodricks (WYPR … More

Kill the Messenger (Michael Cuesta, 2014) Gary Webb was a reporter for the San Jose Mercury News in 1996 when he came across … More

Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014) David Fincher releases his 10th feature film today, adding to a vastly entertaining and compelling body … More

[NOTE: If you missed our show, check out the podcast.] Born in 1962, David Fincher began his directing career in … More

The Skeleton Twins (Craig Johnson, 2014) The second feature from Craig Johnson (True Adolescents) opens today at Baltimore’s Charles Theatre, … More

Is the fall movie season upon us yet? Sort of. It certainly seems as if the tone of the films … More

The Skeleton Twins (Craig Johnson, 2014) Come join me this Sunday, September 21, at 10:30am, as I present writer/director Craig Johnson’s … More