[Assorted quotes included herein, below, from teenage actor Kaison Marlow Eaves. Beyond the nepotism, a talented thespian in his own right (recently, Orpheus in HADESTOWN and Hamlet in, well, HAMLET).] Dreams don’t die. Keep an eye on your dream. Merrily […]

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There has been no shortage of artistically strong films in 2025, which is why the critics at Hammer to Nail offer up such a great variety of titles in their respective Top 10 lists of the year. Our choices run […]

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(Photo credit Mike Coppola/Getty Images) After truly independent filmmaker Sean Baker won the freeking Palme d’Or at Cannes this year, he was fast-tracked to Oscar nominations galore! Amazing! Tonight, Baker won Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, Editing and Directing […]

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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 […]

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In André Is An Idiot, which premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition at Sundance 2025 (where it won the Audience Award: U.S. Documentary), first-time feature director Tony Benna crafts an unexpectedly profound portrait of his friend André Ricciardi, a maverick advertising […]

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Doppelgangers would hardly be considered fresh in cinema nowadays if one would look back at both indies and classics such as Duncan Jones’ Moon, Spike Jonze’s Adaptation, and even Chaplin’s The Great Dictator. But writer-directors Pasqual Gutierrez and Ben Mullinkosson […]

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Charlie Shackleton wasn’t a true crime documentary maker, but he figured it was time to visit the genre. Everyone else making documentaries seem to be dipping into the true crime well, in fact I wonder how many crimes there are […]

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When news broke in August that iconic artist David Lynch was basically homebound with emphysema, you didn’t have to be a doctor to figure out the end was near. And sure enough, as 2025 continues to frontload it’s sheer shittiness […]

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DOC NYC, the United States’ largest documentary film festival, is making its return to NYC from November 13 through December 1 (in-person and online) for its 15th edition. It will screen more than 200 films, 110 of which are feature-length. […]

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As the awards season approaches, studios are coordinating their efforts regarding the films they intend to promote for the 97th Academy Awards, and it appears that the best picture category is poised to be a sausage fest. While many features […]

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