Benicio del Toro
In 2017, Reed's review of "The Shape of Water" mistook the film's writer and director Guillermo del Toro for actor Benicio del Toro (the two are not related; he also misspelled Benicio as Benecio). Reed's review was criticized and ridiculed for referring to Hawkins' mute character as "mentally handicapped" and for erroneously crediting Benicio del Toro as the film's director. Reed also described Guillermo del Toro's native country as Spain, despite him coming from Mexico, and Benicio del Toro himself coming from Puerto Rico.