Mike S. Ryan, Author at Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/author/michael-ryan/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:28:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png Mike S. Ryan, Author at Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/author/michael-ryan/ 32 32 WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/were-all-going-to-the-worlds-fair/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:10:38 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=34886

(After its premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Jane Schoenbrun‘s We’re All Going to the World’s Fair continues its impressive festival run, including a showing this week at New Directors/New Films.) Jane Schoenbrun’s film opens with an 8-minute-long fixed-camera shot of […]

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]]> FUNNY FACE INTERROGATES THE REVENGE GENRE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/funny-face/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 19:07:12 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=34741

(Tim Sutton’s 5th film Funny Face is available now via Gravitas Ventures. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Tim Sutton’s first film, Pavilion was an exciting […]

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]]> THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/the-killing-of-two-lovers/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:03:40 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=33890

(Writer/Director Robert Machoian’s The Killing of Two Lovers has been building a steady buzz since it’s debut at Sundance. The film is playing at the Lincoln Center’s New Directors/New Films series December 9-20. Like what you see here on Hammer […]

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]]> Mike S. Ryan’s (Very Biased) Favorite Low-Budget Indies Of The Decade https://www.hammertonail.com/features/mike-s-ryans-best-of-decade/ https://www.hammertonail.com/features/mike-s-ryans-best-of-decade/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:02:12 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=32368

Mike S. Ryan’s very biased 25 fave low budget American Indies of the ‘10 Decade. 1. Moonlight-Barry Jenkins 2. Meek’s Cutoff/Certain Woman– Kelly Reichardt 3. The Rider-Chloe Zhao 4. The Fits– Anna Rose Holmer 5. It Felt Like Love– Eliza […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/features/mike-s-ryans-best-of-decade/feed/ 1 THE PLACE OF NO WORDS https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/the-place-of-no-words-review/ Wed, 01 May 2019 23:56:26 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31103

(The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival runs April 24-May 5 in New York City. HtN has writers Matt Delman, Chris Reed and Mike S. Ryan at the fest to get ready for our always deep coverage! Like what you see here on Hammer to […]

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]]> Mike S. Ryan Digs Into “Beach Rats” https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/mike-s-ryan-on-beach-rats/ Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:36:56 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27484 (Premiering at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, Beach Rats, Eliza Hittman’s second feature is a stunning portrait of a young man’s struggle to understand his emerging sexual identity. Our Mike S. Ryan was ultimately moved by the film but his personal responses to […]

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]]> Mike S. Ryan Goes Deep Into the “Dark Night” https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/mike-s-ryan-goes-deep-into-the-dark-night/ Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:20:49 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=25676 Sundance theaters are spread out over a wide valley and they are linked by a bus shuttle service that runs festivalgoers between the various theaters. Often these busses are packed with people who just got out of a theater and […]

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]]> H. https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/h-film-review/ Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:58:30 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=23911

H. moves according to its own rhythm and logic as we follow these couples encountering the unknown.

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]]> Mike S. Ryan’s SXSW 2016 Wrap-Up https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/mike-ryans-sxsw-2016-wrap-up/ Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:31:24 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=26089 As always the SXSW challenge is trying to find those gems that come out of nowhere. Most of the titles that are in the “Visions” and “Narrative Competition” categories have no buzz because no one except the programmers have seen […]

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]]> IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/in-pursuit-of-silence/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 01:41:17 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=26074

IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE…….technology’s danger as distracting noise explored in this meditative and refreshing lyrical essay style doc by Patrick Shen.

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