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“The Good Dinosaur” Rewards Only the Lowest of Expectations

The Good Dinosaur (Peter Sohn, 2015) The cleverest moment in The Good Dinosaur, the new animated confection from Disney/Pixar, comes within … More

Good Dinosaur

“Oyler” Review on “Hammer to Nail”

Unlike last week, I actually had a lot going on this week – check out my podcast with Dan Rodricks, … More

Hammer to Nail, Oyler

Dragon Digital TV’s “Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Jed Dietz – on “Brooklyn,” “Room,” “Spectre” and the MD Film Festival

Welcome to the second episode of the 2015-2016 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed (you can watch the first … More

Brooklyn, Dragon Media, Jed Dietz, Maryland Film Festival, Reel Talk, Room, Spectre

“Roughly Speaking” Podcast with Rodricks: Reviews of “Brooklyn,” “Mockingjay, Part 2” and “Spotlight”

On today’s edition of Dan Rodricks’ Baltimore Sun “Roughly Speaking” podcast, I reviewed Brooklyn, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 and Spotlight. Here is the link. … More

Brooklyn, Dan Rodricks, Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, Roughly Speaking, Spotlight

“Spotlight” Shines a Beacon on the Value of Good Journalism

Spotlight (Tom McCarthy, 2015) In January, 2002, journalists at the Boston Globe published a lengthy exposé of the long-term abuse of children by Catholic … More

Spotlight

In “Brooklyn,” Saoirse Ronan Owns the Town

Brooklyn (John Crowley, 2015) Even in the times when Brooklyn – a new film by Irish director John Crowley (Closed Circuit), based … More

Brooklyn

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” Burns Like a Peat Fire

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (Francis Lawrence, 2015) It has now long become de rigueur to take successful … More

Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

“Twinsters” Review on “Hammer to Nail”

This was a week where I was unable to attend any of the press screenings for films scheduled for release today. … More

Twinsters

“Roughly Speaking” Podcast with Rodricks: Reviews of “The Peanuts Movie” and “Spectre”

This morning, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s me) – Chair and … More

Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Dan Rodricks, linda delibero, Peanuts Movie, Roughly Speaking, Spectre

In “Spectre,” Ghosts of 007’s Past Haunt the Series

Spectre (Sam Mendes, 2015) Back in 2006, when the folks at EON Productions released Casino Royale and introduced the world to Daniel Craig’s … More

Spectre

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