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.

“The Invisible Woman” Casts a Powerful Shadow

The Invisible Woman (Ralph Fiennes, 2013) “There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.” … More

The 2014 Oscar nominations were announced Thursday, January 16, in the morning, and you can voice your preferences by visiting … More

Lone Survivor (Peter Berg, 2013) The taglines for Lone Survivor include such gems as: “There’s a storm inside of us. A drive;” … More

Her (Spike Jonze, 2013) Her, a movie about a man who falls in love with a sentient computer operating system, … More

August: Osage County (John Wells, 2013) Depending on how you feel about family dysfunction, your reaction to the latest cinematic adaptation … More

[NOTE: Time was not on our side today – either that or I just talked too much (this was … More

If you missed our October 11 show, here’s your chance to hear it again, this Friday, January 3, at 1pm. … More

Greetings on this first day of the new year! May 2014 bring you all that you most desire and need. … More

A brief word of explanation about the title of this post. When I was a high-school language teacher, I started … More

David O. Russell (Flirting with Disaster, Three Kings, I Heart Huckabees, The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook) is not one of America’s most … More