(The 2026 Maryland Film Festival ran April 8–12 at the SNF Parkway Theatre and venues across Baltimore. Check out Chris Reed’s Misper movie review, from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Misper—the title is short for “missing […]

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(The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival runs May 7-17th in and around Seattle. Check out Jessica Baxter’s Mārama movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Writer/director Taratoa Stappard didn’t set out to make a […]

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(The 52nd Seattle International Film Festival runs May 7-17th in and around Seattle. Check out Jessica Baxter’s The Life We Leave movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Since its inception […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s The Last One for the Road movie review, it’s in theaters now! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The Last One for the Road, from Italian director Francesco Sossai (Other Cannibals), is a […]

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(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival ran March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s Thanks for Nothing movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In her debut feature, Thanks for Nothing, […]

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(Check out Jonathan Marlow’s A Body to Live In movie review, it hits Blu-ray May 26. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) “Body is the door to Spirit”   What is a body (and to what extent can […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s Erupcja movie review, it opened April 17, 2026 in theaters in New York and Los Angeles. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In Erupcja, director Pete Ohs (Jethica) crafts a lyrical ode to […]

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(The 2026 Maryland Film Festival ran April 8–12 at the SNF Parkway Theatre and venues across Baltimore. Check out Chris Reed’s When a Witness Recants movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) […]

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(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, our new addition to […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s Palestine ’36 movie review. The film is in theaters nationwide now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) All European countries that were once (or still are) colonizers bear responsibility for the state […]

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