There are a few things I genuinely look forward to every year. Naked and painted-up bike riders rolling through Seattle. Blue Angels flying overhead. And Hollywood taking over an island for a weekend. That last one is the Vashon Island […]

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It was a whirlwind of a film festival. I’m talking about the 2026 Oak Cliff Film Festival that I was super lucky to attend July 30 through August 3. The fest itself ran July 31-August 2 but, I like to […]

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The 2026 Seattle International Film Festival closed on May 17th, with a special screening of Olivia Wilde’s third film, The Invite (which I also reviewed) at the SIFF Cinerama in downtown Seattle. It’s a micro-cast dramedy in the style of […]

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Square Peg Social is a mentorship gathering created and run by Amy Knudsen. It’s an extension of Square Peg, the production company founded in 2019 by Lars Knudsen and Ari Aster, who host the event alongside her. It brings a […]

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The Tribeca Festival is back and celebrates its 25th year! Taking place June 3 – 14, it will feature new titles from filmmakers such as Julian Schnabel, Katie Holmes, David Wain, Sophia Takal, Drake Doremus, and more. There’s also a […]

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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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