To celebrate the success of the Oscar-nominated The Secret Agent, NEON has announced that it will be hosting free screenings in nationwide U.S. theaters for one day only on Sunday, March 8. Kleber Mendonça Filho’s political thriller is nominated for […]

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The 2026 Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 15. As I do every year, I have watched all 15 of the nominated short films, which are divided into the 3 separate categories of animation, documentary, and live action. […]

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On January 22, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (or AMPAS) announced its nominees for the 2026 Oscars last week. Below, you will find the complete list, with the titles that Hammer to Nail covered in some way […]

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After stunning audiences and critics with their haunting tale of media and gender identity in I Saw The TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun is back and diving into the slasher genre this summer with their third feature, Teenage Sex and Death […]

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The 2026 Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday, January 22 and runs through Sunday, February 1 for, sadly the last time, in and around Park City, Utah. Last year’s passing of Sundance progenitor Robert Redford kind of added a real […]

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Robert Redford changed my life. It was all the way back in 1997 and my friend’s sister heard I was really getting into independent film and was particularly interested in the Sundance Film Festival. Hell, who wasn’t back in 1997? […]

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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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Late last week, the 2025 (technically the 2026) Awards Season started heating up in earnest but it’s typically the nominees for Golden Globes that signify the full season kick-off. While snubs and surprises are always part of the fun, the […]

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Film Independent has announced the nominations for the 40th Annual Independent Spirit Awards, crowning this year’s achievements in independent film. After taking place for years in the Santa Monica tent, the ceremony will now be held at the Hollywood Palladium […]

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This may very well be the year of Jafar Panahi. Now able to move freely outside of his home country of Iran, the Palme d’Or winner is set to embark on a U.S. promotional tour to screen his awards contender, […]

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