Christopher Llewellyn Reed's Blog, page 45
June 9, 2017
@BaltimoreSun’s @RoughlySpeaking Podcast on Female Action Stars + Reviews of “The Mummy” and “My Cousin Rachel” @filmfesttoday
On Thursday, June 8, 2017, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s me) – Chair and Professor, Department of Film & Moving Image, Stevenson University – joined Dan Rodricks on his Baltimore Sun podcast, “Roughly Speaking,” to discuss the new Wonder Woman and other female-centered action films, including the World War II classic Mrs. Miniver, which … Continue reading @BaltimoreSun’s @RoughlySpeaking Podcast on Female Action Stars + Reviews of “The Mummy” and “My Cousin Rachel” @filmfesttoday
Minimalist “It Comes at Night” Showcases Directorial Brilliance Amidst Flawed Script
It Comes at Night (Trey Edward Shults, 2017) There is much to recommend in director Trey Edward Shults’ sophomore effort (which follows his 2015 debut feature, Krisha). A master of the creepy, slow tracking shot married to eerie sound design, Shults creates an entire post-apocalyptic universe out of little more than sticks and stones, setting It Comes at … Continue reading Minimalist “It Comes at Night” Showcases Directorial Brilliance Amidst Flawed Script
June 6, 2017
Reviews “Freedom to Marry” @hammertonail + “Wonder Woman” @filmfesttoday
I ran two reviews last week, one of a great new documentary, The Freedom to Marry, about the fight to legalize same-sex marriage, and the other of the rollicking new superhero film Wonder Woman. The former posted on Hammer to Nail; the latter on Film Festival Today. Here are the links: The Freedom to Marry review Wonder Woman review … Continue reading Reviews “Freedom to Marry” @hammertonail + “Wonder Woman” @filmfesttoday
May 27, 2017
Post-Fest Coverage of 2017 @MdFilmFestival @hammertonail (5 Interviews), Part 2 + Reviews of “Risk” and “Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation,” and of “Baywatch” @filmfesttoday
The second part of my coverage of the 2017 Maryland Film Festival, consisting of five interviews with filmmakers, has run over the past two weeks at Hammer to Nail. I have two more interviews pending, one that will have to wait until August when that particular film is released. Stay tuned. Hammer to Nail also ran two of my … Continue reading Post-Fest Coverage of 2017 @MdFilmFestival @hammertonail (5 Interviews), Part 2 + Reviews of “Risk” and “Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation,” and of “Baywatch” @filmfesttoday
May 19, 2017
3 Posts @filmfestoday: “Alien: Covenant,” @WJFF (DC Jewish Film Fest) and “The Wall”
In the past week, Film Festival Today published two reviews, of Alien: Covenant and The Wall, plus one curtain-raiser about the now currently running 27th iteration of the Washington Jewish Film Festival. Check them out: Alien: Covenant review The Wall review Washington Jewish Film Festival piece Enjoy!
May 14, 2017
Post-Fest Coverage of 2017 @MdFilmFestival @filmfestoday (Overall Impressions) and @hammertonail (4 Reviews), Part 1
The Maryland Film Festival (MdFF), founded in 1999 by Festival Director Jed Dietz, just ran its 2017 iteration May 3-7, in Baltimore. With 11 blocks of short films – including the traditional opening-night program of five – plus 34 features, the festival brought its usual eclectic mix of documentary and fiction, international and national, and narrative-based … Continue reading Post-Fest Coverage of 2017 @MdFilmFestival @filmfestoday (Overall Impressions) and @hammertonail (4 Reviews), Part 1
May 12, 2017
“Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Linda DeLibero – on “Their Finest,” “The Circle” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
Welcome to the fifth episode of the 2016-2017 season of Dragon Digital Media‘s Reel Talk with Christopher Llewellyn Reed. My guest this time was Linda DeLibero, Director of Film and Media Studies at Johns Hopkins University and Co-Director of the Hopkins/MICA Film Centre, who returned after a hiatus of over two years (she had been my first guest). We reviewed three new films: Their Finest, The Circle and Guardians … Continue reading “Reel Talk” – with Chris Reed and Linda DeLibero – on “Their Finest,” “The Circle” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”
May 5, 2017
3 @TribecaFilm Festival Reviews + “Below Her Mouth” @hammertonail
Over the past few weeks, I have covered three films (remotely) that played at the recent 2017 Tribeca Film Festival – The Endless, The Last Animals and A River Below – for Hammer to Nail, as well as the just-released erotic lesbian-themed drama Below Her Mouth (which premiered at the 2016 Toronto Film Festival). Here are links to the … Continue reading 3 @TribecaFilm Festival Reviews + “Below Her Mouth” @hammertonail
May 4, 2017
Less Would Be More: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” Overdoes Its Shtick, Though Still Entertains
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (James Gunn, 2017) I loved the original Guardians of the Galaxy. When it came out, in 2014, the creative forces at Marvel had yet to release films like Ant-Man (2015) and Deadpool (2016), and so Guardians had the field to itself as a breath of fresh air through the soon-to-be- overripe superhero genre (already quite ripe … Continue reading Less Would Be More: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” Overdoes Its Shtick, Though Still Entertains
The 2017 Maryland Film Festival Is Here, in Brand New Digs!
If it’s early May in Baltimore, it must be time for the Maryland Film Festival again. This year, the festival premieres its brand new venue, the renovated Parkway Theater, located on the southwest corner of Charles Street and North Avenue. Want to know what to see? You’re in luck! I wrote a piece in BmoreArt this week, … Continue reading The 2017 Maryland Film Festival Is Here, in Brand New Digs!
