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The Beautiful “A Cure for Wellness” Knows Not What Ails It
[This review will also post on Film Festival Today, and when it does, I will link to that review here.] A Cure for Wellness (Gore Verbinski, 2017) From Gore Verbinski (director of the terrific...
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In “Get Out,” Jordan Peele Brilliantly Takes on Racism with Comedy and Horror
Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017) Comedian Jordan Peele – formerly of Key and Peele – makes his directorial debut with a film that is both a delightful riff on the horror genre and a biting, satirical...
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In Powerful “The Salesman,” Asghar Farhadi Once Again Examines Complexities...
[This review will also post on Film Festival Today, and when it does, I will link to that review here.] The Salesman (Asghar Farhadi, 2016) Asghar Farhadi, who won a Best-Foreign-Language-Film Oscar in...
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Rodricks, Reed and DeLibero on 2017 Academy Awards Ceremony
On Monday, February 27, 2017, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s me) – Chair and Professor, Department of Film &...
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9 @hammertonail reviews: 2 Criterion Blu-rays + Oscar Shorts + 6 Must-See...
Here are 9 recent reviews of mine for Hammer to Nail: 2 Criterion Blu-rays (Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Dekalog and Laurie Anderson’s Heart of a Dog); a piece on the 2017 Oscar-nominated short films; and...
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Reviews of “Logan” and “Table 19” @filmfestivaltoday
Today, at Film Festival Today, I published reviews of two new films: Logan and Table 19. Here are the links: Logan review Table 19 review Enjoy!
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Review of “Before I Fall” + Interview with Its Director, Ry Russo-Young,...
In the past week, @hammertonail published my review of Before I Fall along with my interview with its director, Ry Russo-Young, Here are links to both: Before I Fall review Interview with Ry...
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“Reel Talk”– with Chris Reed and Mike Giuliano – on the Oscars, “Logan” and...
Welcome to the fourth episode of the 2016-2017 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed. My guest this time was Mike Giuliano, Associate Professor of Film at Howard...
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“Beauty and the Beast” @filmfesttoday + “Catfight” and SXSW2017–Part 1...
Now that I am writing consistently for both Hammer to Nail (for the small-budget indie stuff and documentaries) and Film Festival Today (for the bigger films), do not expect me, dear reader, to use...
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SXSW2017–Part 2 @hammertonail: 2 More Reviews and 2 More Interviews
Continuing my coverage of the 2017 SXSW Film Festival at Hammer to Nail, here are four more pieces: 2 reviews and 2 interviews. Others have already been posted, but I am trying to keep it simple here...
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SXSW2017–Part 3 @hammertonail (3 More Reviews and 3 More Interviews) +...
Continuing my coverage of the 2017 SXSW Film Festival at Hammer to Nail, here are six more pieces: 3 reviews and 3 interviews. Still others have already been posted, but I am keeping it simple and only...
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SXSW2017–Part 4 @hammertonail (3 More Reviews and 2 More Interviews) +...
Continuing my coverage of the 2017 SXSW Film Festival at Hammer to Nail, here are five more pieces: 3 reviews (for which one has no accompanying interview) and 2 interviews. Still others have already...
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Film Reviews of “T2 Trainspotting” and “The Zookeeper’s Wife” @filmfesttoday
Film Festival Today ran two reviews of mine on Friday, March 31, 2017. Here are links to both: T2 Trainspotting The Zookeeper’s Wife Enjoy!
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SXSW2017–Part 5 @hammertonail (2 More Reviews and 2 More Interviews)
Continuing my coverage of the 2017 SXSW Film Festival at Hammer to Nail, here are four more pieces: 2 reviews, with their accompanying 2 interviews. Still others have already been posted on the site,...
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SXSW2017–Part 6 @hammertonail (4 More Reviews and 2 More Interviews)
Continuing my coverage of the 2017 SXSW Film Festival at Hammer to Nail, here are six more pieces: 4 reviews, plus 2 interviews to accompany 2 of them (the other 2 reviews stand alone, without...
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Annapolis Film Festival, DC Web Fest and “Going in Style” @filmfesttoday
Yesterday and today, Film Festival Today ran three pieces of mine, on the recent Annapolis Film Festival, the equally recent DC Web Fest, and the just-released new film Going in Style. Here are links...
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SXSW2017–Part 7 @hammertonail (3 More Reviews + 4 More Interviews)
Continuing my coverage of the 2017 SXSW Film Festival at Hammer to Nail, here are seven more pieces: 3 reviews, plus 4 interviews to accompany them (2 interviews for one of the movies, my favorite of...
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3 @annapolisff Reviews @hammertonail + Review of “The Fate of the Furious”...
Over the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail has run three reviews of mine from the recent Annapolis Film Festival: for The Archer, The Islands and the Whales and Katie Says Goodbye. Two days ago, Film...
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“Free Fire” Offers a Delightful Bloodbath for Sociopaths
Free Fire (Ben Wheatley, 2017) A sublimely trippy action movie (of sorts, given that it mostly takes place in one location), Free Fire profiles a gun deal that goes very bad, very quickly. The title...
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2 more @annapolisff Reviews @hammertonail + Review of “Their Finest”...
Hammer to Nail finished running my coverage from the recent Annapolis Film Festival last week with two final reviews: of AWOL and The Last Laugh. In addition, on Friday, Film Festival Today ran my...
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