Midday Goes to the Oscars

[Missed our show? You can still listen to the podcast!] Join host Dan Rodricks and Midday film critics Linda DeLibero – Director, Film … More

“50 Shades” of Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I’m bummed. I had a dual review of two terrific recent films – both dealing with Russia past and present … More

February Fantasia, or I Never Thought “SpongeBob” Could Look So Good (Compared to “Seventh Son,” Anyway)

Something’s in the air this weekend, and it’s unreal. Truly. We’ve got three films opening that all take place in … More

In “Still Alice,” Moore Puts a Brave Face on a Pedestrian Script

Still Alice (Richard Glatzer/Wash Westmoreland, 2014) If you want to see a truly poignant and cinematically innovative film about a woman succumbing … More

Labor vs. Capital: “Two Days, One Night” in “A Most Violent Year” on the “Black Sea”

It’s always been tough being a worker in a capitalist system, and raising oneself up out of the state of … More

“Mr. Turner” Offers Beautiful Compositions in a Formless Landscape

Mr. Turner (Mike Leigh, 2014) I wish that I could agree with the overwhelming majority of film critics who adored … More

Third Episode of “Reel Talk” Now Available

The third episode of Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed, on HCC-TV, is now available. My third guest was Max Weiss, Managing Editor of Baltimore Magazine … More

Duplicity at the Multiplex: “The Wedding Ringer,” “Paddington,” “American Sniper,” and “Blackhat”

Four films open in Baltimore today that each, in its own way and to varying degrees, deals with themes of … More

Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood Presents the Best Technical and Artistic Film Work of 2014

Today, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its 2015 Oscar nominations. Some time before the official February 22 live broadcast of the … More

The Wicked Virtues of “Inherent Vice” Almost Conquer the Sins of the Script

Inherent Vice (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014) I recently read Thomas Pynchon’s 2009 novel Inherent Vice. Here is my review, from the … More