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.

“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

Friday, March 14, was my last day at SXSW. I wish I could have stayed until Sunday morning, so that … More

The last 48 hours at SXSW has been fun but exhausting, as I saw 4 movies each day. One could … More

I have continued to enjoy my visit to SXSW, although I found myself exhausted yesterday (Tuesday), and took the morning off. … More

I am currently in attendance at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival – which encompasses Film, Interactive Technologies and Music – in … More

300: Rise of an Empire (Noam Murro, 2014) I gave up video games in college, because they were like crack … More

[For those of you who missed the show, here is a link to the podcast: http://wypr.org/post/midday-film-0] It has been 15 years … More

[For those of you who missed the show, here is a link to the podcast: http://wypr.org/post/midday-film] Join Host Dan Rodricks and … More

Last night, I spoke at PechaKucha Baltimore, where one has to make a presentation using 20 slides, each of which is … More

Gloria (Sebastián Lelio, 2013) In the astonishing and powerful new film by Chilean director Sebastián Lelio, the luminous Paulina García – … More