Something’s in the air this weekend, and it’s unreal. Truly. We’ve got three films opening that all take place in…
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…
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…
“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…
Come See Oscar-Nominated Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night” at Cinema Sundays on 1/25/15!
This Sunday, January 25, at 10:30am, I will present Two Days, One Night (Deux jours, une unit) the new film by Jean-Pierre and…
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…
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…
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…
1/16/15: Midday on “Hollywood and the End of the Cold War”
[NOTE: If you missed the live show, you can still listen to its podcast.] On Friday, January 16, Linda DeLibero – Director,…
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…
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