Oculus (Mike Flanagan, 2013) I am not a particular connoisseur (or fan) of the horror genre. Occasionally, I find myself … 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.
Delivering Us from Evil: “Joe” is Southern Gothic at Its Best
Joe (David Gordon Green, 2014) I saw Joe at the 2014 SXSW Festival, and found it both powerful and difficult to watch. It … More
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” – Everything You Want and Need in a Superhero
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Anthony Russo/Joe Russo, 2014) I did not grow up reading comic books. I was no fanboy. … More
Barbara the Brilliant: Midday on Stanwyck, April 4, 1pm
[For those of you who missed the show, here is a link to the podcast: http://wypr.org/post/midday-film-1 ] From 1927 to 1986, Barbara … More
Paris – The City of Fight: The True Romance of “Le Week-End”
Le Week-End (Roger Michell, 2013) Love is a battlefield, especially in certain long-term relationships. A 60-something English couple, Nick and Meg … More
“Cesar Chavez” – A Great Man Struggles against the Mediocrity of His Biopic
Cesar Chavez (Diego Luna, 2014) Biopics are frequently problematic. How does one reduce the life of an important historical figure … More
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Serves a Tasty, If Lightweight, Feast
The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014) In the past 20 years, the writer/director Wes Anderson has made just 5 … More
“Divergent” Takes the Path Most Traveled
Divergent (Neil Burger, 2014) In a post-apocalyptic world, where the survivors once struggled in the aftermath of war but have … More
SXSW 2014 Final Roundup
Friday, March 14, was my last day at SXSW. I wish I could have stayed until Sunday morning, so that … More
SXSW 2014 Roundup #3
The last 48 hours at SXSW has been fun but exhausting, as I saw 4 movies each day. One could … More
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