Latest Reviews
In Theatres
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A Conversation with Yui Kiyohara (REMEMBERING EVERY NIGHT)
Yui Kiyohara is a Japanese filmmaker who within 2 films already has a distinctive slow cinema style. Her first two feature films, Our House from 2017 and Remembering Every Night are playing at Film at Lincoln Center right now! Both
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DUMB MONEY
(The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs September 7-17 and HtN has tons of coverage coming your way! Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Dumb Money. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In the midst of the COVID-19
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A Conversation with Babak Jalali (FREMONT)
Babak Jalali was born in Iran and raised in London. He attended film school in London and in 2016 released his feature debut Radio Dreams. The film was a hit at numerous festivals and he quickly followed it up with
Video On Demand
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A COMPASSIONATE SPY
(Check out Chris Reed's A Compassionate Spy movie review! The film is available now on VOD via Magnolia Pictures. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The new documentary A Compassionate Spy, from filmmaker Steve James (Abacus: Small
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MASTER GARDENER
Editors Note: Master Gardener is now playing in theaters via Magnolia Pictures. Below is Matt Delman's review from the New York Film Festival. (The 60th New York Film Festival (NYFF) runs September 30-October 16. Check out Matt Delman’s movie review of
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BlackBerry
(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of BlackBerry, in theaters May 12, 2023 via IFC Films. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Who remembers the once-ubiquitous BlackBerry, known in its aughts heyday as the “crackberry,” so addictive did it appear
Now Streaming
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LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING
(The 2023 Sundance Film Festival takes place January 19-29 in and around Park City, UT and virtually. As always, Hammer to Nail has you covered with tons of movie reviews like Melanie Addington’s review of the doc Little Richard: I Am
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A Conversation with Steve James (A COMPASSIONATE SPY)
Steve James, Born in Hampton Virginia, graduate of the James Madison University, is one of the greatest documentary filmmakers of all time. His 1994 film Hoop Dreams is considered not just one of the greatest documentaries of all time, but
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NOTHING COMPARES
(The 2022 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 all virtually. Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Nothing Compares. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not pay just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Like many a member of Generation
Interviews
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A Conversation with Ninna Pálmadóttir (SOLITUDE)
In Solitude, Icelandic director Ninna Pálmadóttir’s feature debut, curmudgeonly Gunnar develops an at-first-unwilling friendship with the much younger Ari, who can’t seem to leave him alone. Bereft after being forced to leave his family farm to make way for a
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A Conversation with Chris Wilcha (FLIPSIDE)
Filmmaker Chris Wilcha has long struggled with the feeling that his most creative days are behind him, stuck as he is in the world of commercial work-for-hire. But a funny thing happened along the way towards middle-aged professional dissatisfaction: the
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A Conversation with Yui Kiyohara (REMEMBERING EVERY NIGHT)
Yui Kiyohara is a Japanese filmmaker who within 2 films already has a distinctive slow cinema style. Her first two feature films, Our House from 2017 and Remembering Every Night are playing at Film at Lincoln Center right now! Both
Trailers
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MAY DECEMBER Trailer: Natalie Portman Observes Julianne Moore in Todd Haynes’ Dark Comedy
Todd Haynes returns with an observation of how a national scandal is given the Hollywood treatment in his tenth feature, May December. Loosely based on the story of May Kay Letourneau, it stars Julianne Moore - in her fifth collaboration
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BUTCHER’S CROSSING Trailer: Nicolas Cage Is A Deranged Buffalo Hunter In Gabe Polsky’s Western
Prepare yourselves for the next Nic Cage extravaganza. The Oscar winner stars in his sixth film of the year that no doubt has blood and carnage. Butcher's Crossing is directed by Gabe Polsky who adapts John Williams' 1960 novel for
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ALL OF US STRANGERS Trailer: Andrew Scott Finds Love and Closure in Andrew Haigh’s Drama
What if you had the opportunity to speak with your dead parents? That's what Andrew Scott finds himself doing in Andrew Haigh's latest drama, All of Us Strangers. Known for his authentically-told romantic dramas such as his 2011 breakout Weekend and