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In Theatres
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SEVEN VEILS
(Check out Chris Reed's Seven Veils movie review. The film is playing now in theaters via Elevation Pictures. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The work of Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan (Guest of Honour) is often complex and
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A Conversation with Gints Zilbalodis (FLOW)
The new animated film Flow, from Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis (Away), follows the adventures and misadventures of a group of animals trying to survive during an epic global flood. Set against a backdrop of deserted ancient cities, the movie features
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2025 OSCAR-NOMINATED SHORTS
The 2025 Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 2, and as always, 15 short films compete across 3 categories—animation, documentary, and live action—for the golden statuette in their respective areas. Every year, I watch all of them and then
Latest Reviews
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LOUDER THAN YOU THINK: A LO-FI HISTORY OF GARY YOUNG AND PAVEMENT
(Check out Don Lewis's movie review of Louder Than You Think: A Lo-Fi History of Gary and Pavement Jed I. Rosenberg’s doc on the early days of the band Pavement. It's available now to own or stream via Factory 25. Seen it?
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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
Watch at Home
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A Conversation with Sam Crane & Pinny Grylls (GRAND THEFT HAMLET)
Grand Theft Hamlet is a groundbreaking documentary that follows 3 out-of-work British actors who, during the depths of the COVID-19 lockdown, attempted something unprecedented: staging Shakespeare's masterpiece within the chaotic virtual world of Grand Theft Auto Online. Directed by Sam
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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
Interviews
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A Conversation with Evan Twohy, Himesh Patel, Sarah Goldberg, Dave Franco, Steven Yeun, Anna Smoroňová & Brad Oberhofer (BUBBLE & SQUEAK)
I had the opportunity to speak with key members of the creative team behind Bubble & Squeak, premiering at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. This unique film follows newlyweds Declan and Delores (played by Himesh
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A Conversation with Philippe Lesage (WHO BY FIRE)
Philippe Lesage's Who By Fire continues the French-Canadian filmmaker's nuanced exploration of coming-of-age themes, but with a darker, more psychologically complex edge. Following his acclaimed films The Demons (2015) and Genesis (2018), Lesage's latest work examines the perilous dynamic between
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A Conversation with Catherine Gund (MEANWHILE)
Films can often be described as “poetic.” Dialogue can be prose-like, editing can be lyrical, but very few films are narrated as an actual original poem, or organized in stanzas like Emmy-nominated documentarian Catherine Gund’s latest “docu-poem,” Meanwhile. Gund catches a
Trailers
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MATERIALISTS Trailer: Dakota Johnson Chooses Between Chris Evans & Pedro Pascal in Celine Song’s Newest Love Story
Just a few years after bringing romance and tears to moviegoers with her phenomenal directorial debut Past Lives, Celine Song is back with a whole new love triangle. Materialists, the writer-director's newest venture with A24, brings together the alluring trio
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THE SHROUDS Trailer: Vincent Cassel Goes Down a Hole of Mystery and Grief in David Cronenberg’s Latest
After his return a few years ago with Crimes of the Future, body horror maestro David Cronenberg has quickly followed it up with what may be his most personal film yet. The Shrouds is another darkly funny futuristic thriller starring
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MISERICORDIA New Teaser: Ari Aster, Claire Denis, Payal Kapadia, and More Praise Alain Guiraudie’s Queer Noir
Writer-director Alain Guiraudie (Stranger by the Lake) explores desire and mercy in his newest queer noir, Misericordia. Translating to Mercy, the film follows Jérémie (Félix Kysyl) who returns to his Saint-Martial home for his late boss's funeral. He soon becomes