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Review of “Below Her Mouth” & Interview with Michał Marczak (“All These Sleepless Nights) @hammertonail + Review of “Graduation” @filmfesttoday

Two more pieces of mine ran recently on Hammer to Nail: a review of the erotic lesbian drama Below Her Mouth and an interview with Michał Marczak, director of the Polish hybrid documentary All These Sleepless Nights (which I reviewed for the site last year). On Friday, April 28, Film Festival Today ran my review of Graduation, from Romanian director Cristian … Continue reading Review of “Below Her Mouth” & Interview with Michał Marczak (“All These Sleepless Nights) @hammertonail + Review of “Graduation” @filmfesttoday

SXSW2017–Part 8 @hammertonail (5 More Reviews + 1 More Interview)

Finishing up my coverage of the 2017 SXSW Film Festival at Hammer to Nail (minus one interview, which HtN will run when the film premieres on HBO in a few weeks), here are six more pieces: 5 reviews, plus 1 interviews to accompany one of them (Mommy Dead and the Dearest is the one with the interview still pending). Here are links to … Continue reading SXSW2017–Part 8 @hammertonail (5 More Reviews + 1 More Interview)

“Roughly Speaking” from April 28, 2017: Rodricks, Reed, Frankel and DeLibero on “High Noon”

On Friday, April 28, 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,” along with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Frankel (author of The Searchers: The Making of an American Legend), to … Continue reading “Roughly Speaking” from April 28, 2017: Rodricks, Reed, Frankel and DeLibero on “High Noon”

WAMMFest 2017 Came and Went, Leaving Inspiration in Its Wake

Towson University just hosted the recent Women and Minorities in Media Festival (WAMMFest), which I profiled with a preview piece and post-fest wrap-up piece, the former at BmoreArt, the latter at Film Festival Today. Check them out: Preview piece at BmoreArt Wrap-up piece at Film Festival Today

2 more @annapolisff Reviews @hammertonail + Review of “Their Finest” @filmfesttoday

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 review of Their Finest. Here are links to all pieces: Annapolis Film Festival review of AWOL Annapolis Film Festival review of The Last Laugh Review of Their Finest Enjoy!

“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 refers to the shooting, which starts soon after our cast of characters arrive in the deserted waterfront warehouse where money is … Continue reading “Free Fire” Offers a Delightful Bloodbath for Sociopaths

3 @annapolisff Reviews @hammertonail + Review of “The Fate of the Furious” @filmfesttoday

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 Festival Today ran my review of The Fate of the Furious. Here are links to all posts: Annapolis Film Festival review of The Archer Annapolis Film Festival review of The Islands and the Whales Annapolis … Continue reading 3 @annapolisff Reviews @hammertonail + Review of “The Fate of the Furious” @filmfesttoday

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 the festival, Easy Living). Still others have already been posted on the site, but I continue to only post reviews (where I have also conducted interviews) after their accompanying … Continue reading SXSW2017–Part 7 @hammertonail (3 More Reviews + 4 More Interviews)

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 to all posts: Annapolis Film Festival overview DC Web Fest overview Review of Going in Style Enjoy!

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 interviews). Still others have already been posted on the site, but I continue to only post reviews (where I have also conducted interviews) after their accompanying interviews have been posted. … Continue reading SXSW2017–Part 6 @hammertonail (4 More Reviews and 2 More Interviews)