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		<title>RIPTIDES</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The New/Next Film Festival ran Oct 1-4 and HtN has reviews coming your way like Chris Reed’s Everytime movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Actor Alex Karpovsky (Fits and Starts) has long entertained audiences [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/riptides/">RIPTIDES</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EDIE-ARNOLD-IS-a-LOSER-still_04-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EDIE-ARNOLD-IS-a-LOSER-still_04-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EDIE-ARNOLD-IS-a-LOSER-still_04-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EDIE-ARNOLD-IS-a-LOSER-still_04-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EDIE-ARNOLD-IS-a-LOSER-still_04.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(Check out Chris Reed’s Edie Arnold Is a Loser movie review, it&#8217;s in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) “Our Lady of Undying Sadness” is a hilarious name for a Catholic high school. No doubt, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/edie-arnold-is-a-loser/">EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>EVERYTIME</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EVERYTIME-still-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EVERYTIME-still-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EVERYTIME-still-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EVERYTIME-still-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EVERYTIME-still.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(The New/Next Film Festival ran Oct 1-4 and HtN has reviews coming your way like Chris Reed&#8217;s Everytime movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Austrian director Sandra Wollner’s Everytime—winner of the 2026 Cannes Film [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/everytime/">EVERYTIME</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Brandon Kramer (HOLDING LIAT)</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/brandon-kramer/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[complex narratives in film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethical documentary filmmaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family trauma and resilience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamas kidnapping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holding Liat documentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hostage family advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hostage survival story]]></category>
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<p>In his new documentary, Holding Liat, director Brandon Kramer follows an American-Israeli family in the middle of the worst crisis imaginable: the kidnapping of relatives on October 7, 2023, by members of the terrorist organization Hamas. The titular Liat Atzili [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/brandon-kramer/">A Conversation with Brandon Kramer (HOLDING LIAT)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>JOSEPHINE</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/josephine/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) ran September 10-20 and HtN had boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s Josephine movie review from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/josephine/">JOSEPHINE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>THE DAUGHTERS OF ABRAHAM</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/daughters-of-abraham/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) ran September 10-20 and HtN had boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s The Daughters of Abraham movie review from the fest! Seen it? Join [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/daughters-of-abraham/">THE DAUGHTERS OF ABRAHAM</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>ELSINORE</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/elsinore/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ELSINORE-still-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ELSINORE-still-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ELSINORE-still-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ELSINORE-still-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ELSINORE-still.jpg 1500w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) ran September 10-20 and HtN had boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s Elsinore movie review from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/elsinore/">ELSINORE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with John Trengrove (THE SMELL OF APPLES)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>In The Smell of Apples, South African director John Trengrove examines the dawning consciousness of an Afrikaner boy as he begins to realize the horrors of the apartheid system. An adaptation of the 1993 book by Mark Behr, the movie [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/john-trengrove/">A Conversation with John Trengrove (THE SMELL OF APPLES)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>DARLENE LOVE: I KNOW WHERE I&#8217;VE BEEN</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) runs September 10-20 and HtN has boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s Darlene Love: I Know Where I&#8217;ve Been movie review from the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/darlene-love-doc/">DARLENE LOVE: I KNOW WHERE I&#8217;VE BEEN</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) runs September 10-20 and HtN has boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s The Only Living Pickpocket in New York movie review from the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/only-living-pickpocket-in-ny/">THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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