Latest Reviews
In Theatres
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TRY HARDER!
(Check out this movie review of Try Harder!, Debbie Lum's film fest favorite which is in theaters now. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) If your best isn’t
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DRIVE MY CAR
Editors Note: Drive My Car opens today in New York City, with Los Angeles and other cities to follow. Below is our review from the 2021 New York Film Festival. (The 2021 New York Film Festival (or NYFF) is in its 59th
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C’MON C’MON
Editors Note: C'mon C'mon is now playing in theaters. Our review below is from the 2021 Middleburg Film Festival. (The Middleburg Film Festival ran October 14-17 in Middleburg, VA. Lead Critic Chris Reed was on hand, providing his usual excellent coverage.
Video On Demand
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SMALL TIME
(Check out this movie review of Niav Conty’s Small Time, streaming everywhere now. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Dramas where children are heavily at risk can
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IS JIM CUMMINGS THE NEXT JIM CARREY?
(Indie workhorse Jim Cummings' newest film The Beta Test opens nationwide on Friday, November 5. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) I first met Jim Cummings in May
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PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND
(The 2021 Sundance Film Festival runs January 28- February 3, all virtually as well as with drive-ins sprinkled around the U.S.. Hammer to Nail is bringing you a ton of coverage so, keep coming back! Like what you see here on Hammer to
Now Streaming
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AMERICA AFTER 9/11
(Following the 20 year anniversary on the 9/11 attacks, director Michael Kirk's PBS Frontline special America After 9/11 is available on PBS. Ray Lobo has this America After 9/11 review. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why
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A COP MOVIE
(Check out Sammy Levine's review of Alonso Ruizpalacios’ latest, A Cop Movie, streaming now on Netflix. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not pay just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going? Alonso Ruizpalacios’ latest, A Cop Movie,
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PROCESSION
Editors Note: Procession is now streaming on Netflix, below is our review from the 2021 Telluride Film Festival. (HtN fave Robert Greene's latest doc Procession recently played the Telluride Film Festival. We suspect it will be making the rounds at festivals this
From The Archive
A CALL TO RECOGNIZE THE BEST PERFORMANCES IN NONFICTION FILM
The time has come to recognize an aspect of nonfiction cinema that has been overlooked for too long. The nature of documentary, of course, is that the image is based in reality. But it has come to be axiomatic that […]
