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.

Maryland Film Festival 2014 Recap #1 (Wednesday/Thursday)

Another year, and another Maryland Film Festival is upon us. We are so lucky to have this event, which showcases such a … More

Locke (Steven Knight, 2013) Who is Ivan Locke? He drives a nice BMW, so he must be fairly well-off, and … More

Neighbors (Nicholas Stoller, 2014) At one point in Neighbors, the new raucous and raunchy comedy from the director of the equally … More

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Marc Webb, 2014) Back in 2012, when I began simultaneously reviewing films on this blog and on … More

Only Lovers Left Alive (Jim Jarmusch, 2013) Jim Jarmusch, one of America’s truly independent directors, has been making movies since the … More

My last documentary film, Book-Smithed, will screen on HCC-TV as part of its 14th Annual Film Festival. It will air 5/17 @ … More

[Missed the show? Here’s the link to the podcast: http://wypr.org/post/midday-film-2] Have you ever watched a film where an actor you had … More

The Other Woman (Nick Cassavetes, 2014) I wish I had something nice to say about The Other Woman, since it’s the … More

“Isserley always drove straight past a hitch-hiker when she first saw him, to give herself time to size him up. … More

Oculus (Mike Flanagan, 2013) I am not a particular connoisseur (or fan) of the horror genre. Occasionally, I find myself … More