This was a week where I was unable to attend any of the press screenings for films scheduled for release today.…
“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…
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…
In “Room,” a Marvelous Brie Larson Triumphs over Trauma
Room (Lenny Abrahamson, 2015) Based on the best-selling book of the same title, by Emma Donoghue, Room tells the harrowing tale of…
In “The Peanuts Movie,” Pigpen Isn’t the Only Mess
The Peanuts Movie (Steve Martino, 2015) Thank God for Snoopy and his little pal Woodstock. Without them, this fiasco of…
My “Hammer to Nail” pieces on “The Notorious Mr. Bout” and “Roar”
I have two pieces this week in Hammer to Nail: one on The Notorious Mr. Bout and one on Roar. Check ’em out.
Rodricks’ “Roughly Speaking” on “Room,” “Our Brand Is Crisis,” “Rebel Without a Cause” and Sterling Hayden
Yesterday, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s me) – Chair and Professor, Department…
In Mixed “Our Brand Is Crisis,” a First-Rate Sandra Bullock Sells Second-Rate Truths
Our Brand Is Crisis (David Gordon Green, 2015) Though politics is always crooked, there are some genuinely good things in Our…
My “Hammer to Nail” pieces on “7 Chinese Brothers” and Kat Candler
I have two pieces this week in Hammer to Nail: one on 7 Chinese Brothers and one on Kat Candler’s new short…
Despite Some Unnecessary Hollywood Touches, “Labyrinth of Lies” Is Powerful Truth-Telling [+ a Minor Levinson, “Rock the Kasbah”]
I spent more time than expected typing up my interview with filmmaker Kat Candler about her terrific new short film,…
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