Nebraska (Alexander Payne, 2013) I’ve always loved Alexander Payne’s uniquely quirky (but never twee, unlike Wes Anderson) sensibility, from films … 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.
“The Hunger Games” Finally Catch Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Francis Lawrence, 2013) I did not like the first Hunger Games. As I wrote in … More
“Kill Your Darlings” – The Future Awaits
Kill Your Darlings (John Krokidas, 2013) We’ve seen a number of films about the 1950s “Beat Generation” recently, among them Howl (about the … More
“The Best Man Holiday” – A Sequel You Didn’t Know You Needed
The Best Man Holiday (Malcolm Lee, 2013) I must confess that I never saw The Best Man, back in 1999. Did … More
“Dallas Buyers Club” Is Performance Positive
Dallas Buyers Club (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2013) Dallas Buyers Club, the new film by French Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée (The Young … More
“Blue” Is the Minutest Color: Abdellatif Kechiche and the Epic Cinema of Detail
Blue Is the Warmest Color (Abdellatif Kechiche, 2013) From 1895 to the 1910s, the early film pioneers wrestled with the storytelling … More
Okey-Loki – “Thor: The Dark World” Needs More Hiddleston
Thor: The Dark World (Alan Taylor, 2013) I have a problem with Thor. Not the Norse god, whom I never … More
All Tales of Struggle Are Not Created Equal: “All Is Lost,” “Ender’s Game,” and “About Time”
Today, in Baltimore, three new films open, all of which tackle existential crises, and none of which are alike. In … More
A Man for All Genres: Midday on Burt Lancaster
[NOTE: Here is the podcast of the show] From 1946 to 1991, Burt Lancaster (1913-1994) entertained us on screens both … More
Let “12 Years a Slave” Banish the Reign of Tara from Hollywood
12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013) It’s about time. Though Hollywood has tackled America’s legacy of slavery before, it has … More
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