4 Reviews – of “Curvature,”“Hal,”“Leave No Trace” and “Rock in the Red Zone”–...
Hammer to Nail ran five pieces of mine in the last two weeks: 4 additional reviews plus 1 interview from the 2018 Annapolis Film Festival, with director Samuel D. Pollard (about two films he had...
View ArticleEpisode 305 of @fogoftruth: “The King” and “Cuba and the Cameraman”
Our fifth episode of Season 3 (#305) is now up, and you can listen to it on iTunes, SoundCloud and/or Stitcher (and anywhere podcasts are found), as well as on our episodes page. This week, we cover...
View ArticleEpisode 306 of @fogoftruth: “The Last Laugh” and “209 rue Saint-Maur, Paris...
Our sixth (and final) episode of Season 3 (#306) is now up, and you can listen to it on iTunes, SoundCloud and/or Stitcher (and anywhere podcasts are found), as well as on our episodes page. This week,...
View Article2 Reviews – of “Among Wolves,”“The King”– plus 1 interview, with Kimberly...
Hammer to Nail ran three new pieces of mine in the past two weeks: 2 reviews plus 1 interview, from AFI DOCS 2018, with director Kimberly Reed (about her Dark Money). Here are the links:: Among Wolves...
View Article3 Reviews @filmfesttoday: “Alone in the Game,”“Ant-Man and the Wasp” and...
I took some time off in July, but Film Festival Today still ran three reviews of mine. Here they are: Alone in the Game Ant-Man and the Wasp Skyscraper Enjoy!
View Article4 Reviews @filmfesttoday: “BlacKkKlansman,”“Christopher Robin,”“Crazy Rich...
Over the past two weeks, Film Festival Today ran four reviews of mine. Here they are: BlacKkKlansman Christopher Robin Crazy Rich Asians The Meg Enjoy!
View ArticleEnd-of-Summer @hammertonail Narrative Fiction Coverage
Over the course of August, Hammer to Nail has run 5 reviews of mine of new narrative fiction films. Here are the links:: Nico, 1988 review Night Comes On review Summer of 84 review Support the Girls...
View ArticleNew Bonus Episode of @fogoftruth: Filmmaker Steve James (from AFI DOCS)
Our first pre-Season 4 bonus episode is now up, and you can listen to it on iTunes, SoundCloud and/or Stitcher, as well as on our Episodes page. In it, we feature a group interview we conducted with...
View ArticleEnd-of-Summer @hammertonail Documentary Coverage
Over the course of August and into the start of September, Hammer to Nail ran 5 reviews of mine of new documentary films, and 2 interviews with documentary directors. Here are the links:: América...
View Article@RoughlySpeaking on My Top 10 Films (or at Least 10 of My Favs)
Today, Dan Rodricks of The Baltimore Sun released an episode of his “Roughly Speaking” podcast in which I list, with great difficulty, 10 of my top films. I omitted foreign films (so we could have good...
View Article7 Reviews @filmfesttoday: “The Apparition,”“The Captain,”“The Happytime...
Over the past three weeks, Film Festival Today ran seven reviews of mine. Here they are: The Apparition The Captain The Happytime Murders Juliet, Naked Madeline’s Madeline Searching The Wife Enjoy!
View ArticleNew Bonus Episode of @fogoftruth: Documentaries from THE GUARDIAN
We are back (here is the link), with our second pre-Season 4 bonus episode. That season will launch on September 26, so get ready, as the fog is rolling back in. Here, we take a look at the documentary...
View Article“Reel Talk”– with Chris Reed and Jeffrey Lyles – on Our Favs of Summer 2018,...
Welcome to the first episode of the 2018-2019 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed. My guest this time was Jeffrey Lyles, of Lyles Movie Files. We discussed our...
View ArticleSeason 4 of @fogoftruth Launches, with FAHRENHEIT 11/9 Review + Interview...
Today (here is the link), we launch Season 4 of our podcast with a review of Michael Moore’s latest inspirational polemic, Fahrenheit 11/9, and follow that up with a group interview with Thom Powers,...
View ArticleToronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2018 … Here Comes @hammertonail
In a week, both Matt Delman and I head to the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to provide coverage for Hammer to Nail (I will also provide coverage for Film Festival Today). Here is our...
View Article2 Reviews @filmfesttoday: “Bel Canto” and “Pick of the Litter”
Film Festival Today ran two reviews of mine today. Here they are: Bel Canto Pick of the Litter Enjoy!
View ArticleTop 10 from 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) @filmfesttoday
Check out my Top 10 (documentaries and fiction films) from this year’s TIFF at Film Festival Today: Top 5 Documentaries Top 5 Narrative Fiction Films Enjoy!
View ArticleTIFF 2018 @hammertonail Reviews, Part 1
Here are 7 reviews, so far, from my Hammer to Nail 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) coverage: 3 Faces Capernaum Heartbound: A Different Kind of Love Story Museo Les Salopes or the...
View Article1 Interview + 2 Reviews @hammertonail: LOVE GILDA,
Here are there pieces – 1 interview and 2 reviews – from the last month, at Hammer to Nail: 306 Hollywood review Love, Gilda interview with Lisa D’Apolito We the Animals review Enjoy!
View ArticleEpisode 402 of @fogoftruth, with CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS Review + Interview...
We released Episode 402 of our podcast today. What are the ethical standards of a filmmaker portraying subcultures to which they do not belong? How does it shift if they are a member? How does the...
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