About 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 Associate Editor and film critic at filmfestivaltoday.com; lead film critic at hammertonail.com, an online magazine devoted to independent cinema; the host of Dragon Digital Media’s award-winning "Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed"; a film commentator for the "Roughly Speaking” podcast with Dan Rodricks at "The Baltimore Sun"; and the author of "Film Editing: Theory and Practice." In addition, he is one of three co-creators, along with Summre Garber of Slamdance and Bart Weiss of Dallas VideoFest, of "The Fog of Truth" (fogoftruth.com) – available on iTunes, SoundCloud and Stitcher – a podcast devoted to documentary cinema.
Richard Jewell (Clint Eastwood, 2019) 2 out of 4 stars. We not need this movie right now. Given the unprecedented attacks – from the highest office in the land – on both the free press and the FBI, a film that … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1996 Olympics, Atlanta, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Billy Ray, bombings, chrisreedfilm, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Clint Eastwood, Eric Robert Rudolph, FBI, free press, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Kathy Scruggs, OIivia Wilde, Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell, Sam Rockwell
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Posted on December 6, 2019
Written by: Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Associate Editor
Midnight Family (Luke Lorentzen, 2019) 4 out of 4 stars. Imagine a country with a terrible national health-care infrastructure and little regulation over the ways that desperate citizens seek to not only do business, but survive. No, it’s not the … Continue reading →
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Tagged ambulance, chrisreedfilm, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, documentary, health care, Luke Lorentzen, mexico, Mexico City, Midnight Family
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Posted on December 6, 2019
Written by: Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Associate Editor
The Aeronauts (Tom Harper, 2019) 2 out of 4 stars. Filled with wonderful flights of stunning computer-generated imagery, The Aeronauts periodically soars but all too often crash-lands under the weight of its unwieldly structure. “Inspired by true events,” as its opening … Continue reading →
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Tagged ballooning, chrisreedfilm, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Eddie Redmayne, Falling Upwards, Felicity Jones, Himesh Patel, Jack Thorne, James Glaisher, Richard Holmes, The Aeronauts, Tom Harper
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Knives Out (Rian Johnson, 2019) 3½ out of 4 stars. There are so many winning performances in Rian Johnson’s new film, an uproarious whodunnit, that to name them all and sing the praises of each would take up half the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Agatha Christie, Ana de Armas, chris evans, chrisreedfilm, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Craig, Don Johnson, Hercule Poirot, Jamie Lee Curtis, Knives Out, Lakeith Stanfield, michael shannon, mystery, Noah Segan, Rian Johnson, Toni Collette, whodunnit
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The Two Popes (Fernando Meirelles, 2019) 3½ out of 4 stars. Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. My last confession was, well, never. Sure, I was raised Episcopalian (in a High Anglican church, no less, which means confession was … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Anthony McCarten, Catholic Church, Catholicism, chrisreedfilm, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Fernando Meirelles, Jonathan Pryce, Jorge Bergoglio, Joseph Ratzinger, Juan Minujín, papacy, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, The Two Popes
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Queen & Slim (Melina Matsoukas, 2019) 3 out of 4 stars. A rousing dramatic thriller about racial profiling and police violence in America, Queen & Slim is a sometimes imperfect vehicle for the issues it raises, yet an ultimately powerful cinematic … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bokeem Woodbine, Bonnie and Clyde, chrisreedfilm, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Daniel Kaluuya, Indya Moore, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lena Waithe, Melanie Halfkenny, Melina Matsoukas, police violence, Queen & Slim, race, racial profiling
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Marielle Heller, 2019) 3 out of 4 stars. Last year’s beautiful documentary tribute to the late, great Fred Rogers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, offered such a comprehensive and moving tribute to the man … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Chris Cooper, chrisreedfilm, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Daniel Tiger, Esquire magazine, Fred Rogers, Marielle Heller, Matthew Rhys, Mister Rogers, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Susan Kelechi Watson, The Land of Make-Believe, Tom Junod, Won't You Be My Neighbor?
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Waves (Trey Edward Shults, 2019) 1 out of 4 stars. A film as unpleasant as it is pointless, Waves, from writer/director Trey Edward Shults (It Comes at Night) delves deep into the void of meaning with great cinematographic fanfare, the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alexa Demie, chrisreedfilm, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Sterling K. Brown, Taylor Russell, Trey Edward Shults, waste, Waves
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Frozen II (Chris Buck/Jennifer Lee, 2019) 2½ out of 4 stars. Belting out showtunes with never-ending gusto, Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell are back, in Frozen II, as sisters Elsa and Anna, freshly reconciled at the end of the previous … Continue reading →
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Tagged Chris Buck, chrisreedfilm, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, disney, Frozen, Frozen 2, Frozen II, Idina Menzel, Jennifer Lee, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Kristen Bell, Olaf’s Frozen Adventure
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After a brief theatrical run, the new documentary For Sama (which I recently reviewed) receives its broadcast premiere today (November 19, 2019) on PBS’ Frontline. The film tells the story of how Waad al-Kateab and her husband Hamza, a doctor, lived … Continue reading →
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Tagged Aleppo, Channel 4 News, chrisreedfilm, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, documentary, Edward Watts, For Sama, Frontline, Hamza al-Kateab, interview, PBS, Syria, Waad al-Kateab
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