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Oscars 2025 Nominees at Hammer to Nail
The 2025 Academy Awards nominations were announced last week. We thought you’d like to know which ones have received coverage from us over the past year. Below you will find the complete list of nominees, and any titles that are
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A Conversation with Maura Delpero (VERMIGLIO)
Italian filmmaker Maura Delpero, who captivated audiences with her sensitive exploration of motherhood in Maternal, returns with Vermiglio, a wartime romance that earned her the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival and a Golden Globe nomination. Working with legendary cinematographer Mikhail Krichman,
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A Conversation with Mike Leigh (HARD TRUTHS)
In a career spanning over five decades, Mike Leigh has established himself as one of Britain's most distinctive filmmakers, crafting intimate portraits of working-class life through his unique improvisational process. From the raw intensity of Naked to the period grandeur
Latest Reviews
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EAT THE NIGHT
(After being nominated for the Queer Palm at the 2024 Director's Fortnight program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel's film Eat the Night is now streaming. Bears Rebecca Fonté has this review. Seen it? Join the
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Oscars 2025 Nominees at Hammer to Nail
The 2025 Academy Awards nominations were announced last week. We thought you’d like to know which ones have received coverage from us over the past year. Below you will find the complete list of nominees, and any titles that are
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A Conversation with Poulomi Basu (Maya: The Birth of a Superhero)
Who knew knocking down taboos could be so much fun? With Maya: The Birth of a Superhero, a VR piece that exhibited in the Immersive Competition, first edition at Cannes, and is currently available on Meta Quest, the UK-based Indian neurodiverse
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FLOW Director Teaser: Gints Zilbalodis’ Oscar-Nominated Tour de Force Is Now Streaming on Max
Flow has now come home. Gints Zilbalodis' double Oscar nominee for Best Animated Film and Best International Feature Film is now streaming on Max, following an ongoing theatrical run and ahead of its eventual 4K Criterion Collection release. This bold, dialogue-less
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SEPARATED
(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Separated, available now on VOD. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) As we approach the start of Donald J. Trump’s second go at the presidency, it behooves us to revisit
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A Conversation with Jennifer Kent (THE BABADOOK 10th ANNIVERSARY)
Australian director Jennifer Kent directed her first feature, The Babadook, in 2014. That supernatural horror film proved extremely effective at externalizing both grief and a mother’s worst fears about parenting. Starring Essie Davis (Babyteeth) as that mom, Amelia, a widow
Interviews
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A Conversation with Nadia Fall, Ebada Hassan & Safiyya Ingar (BRIDES)
Brides, premiered in the World Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2025, marking the feature debut of acclaimed theatre director Nadia Fall. The film follows two teenage Muslim girls - Doe (newcomer Ebada Hassan) and Muna (Safiyya Ingar) - who run away
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A Conversation with Amel Guellaty (WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM)
Tunisian director Amel Guellaty just premiered her feature-film debut, Where the Wind Comes From, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (where I reviewed it). The movie offers striking visuals and a compelling story of friendship in a road-trip structure, showing
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A Conversation with Flora Lau (LUZ)
Premiering in the World Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2025, Luz is an ambitious exploration of reality, connection and redemption from director Flora Lau (Bends). Set across Chongqing, Hong Kong and Paris, the film follows Wei (Xiao Dong Guo), a reformed
Trailers
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FLOW Director Teaser: Gints Zilbalodis’ Oscar-Nominated Tour de Force Is Now Streaming on Max
Flow has now come home. Gints Zilbalodis' double Oscar nominee for Best Animated Film and Best International Feature Film is now streaming on Max, following an ongoing theatrical run and ahead of its eventual 4K Criterion Collection release. This bold, dialogue-less
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ON SWIFT HORSES Trailer: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, and Will Poulter Gamble for Love in Queer Melodrama
Following its TIFF premiere last fall and upcoming screening at SXSW where it will close the festival, Daniel Minahan's 1950s-set romantic drama On Swift Horses is making its way to U.S. theaters. Adapted by Bryce Kass from Shannon Pufahl’s 2019
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WHO BY FIRE U.S. Trailer: Philippe Lesage’s Intimate Psychological Drama Arrives in March
After his romantic drama Genesis, Quebecois filmmaker Philippe Lesage is back with a new lush, intimate drama Who By Fire. It follows two families on a secluded getaway in the forest as they content with romantic intricacies and simmering tensions.