Coming of Age Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/category/reviews/coming-of-age/ What to Watch Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:03:41 +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 Coming of Age Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/category/reviews/coming-of-age/ 32 32 THANKS FOR NOTHING https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/thanks-for-nothing/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:03:41 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55610

(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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]]> ERUPCJA https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/erupcja/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:27:28 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55550

(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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]]> LIVING THE LAND https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/living-the-land/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:28:53 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55431

(Check out Frank Yan’s Living the Land movie review, it’s in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, Huo Meng’s third […]

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]]> FORBIDDEN FRUITS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/forbidden-fruits/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:27:09 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55359

(Check out Jessica Baxter’s Forbidden Fruits movie review. It hits theaters Friday, March 27. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The newest addition to the toxic female friendship cinema pantheon is here and it’s called Forbidden Fruits. The […]

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]]> A SAFE DISTANCE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/a-safe-distance/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:26:19 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55294

(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival runs March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s A Safe Distance movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Written by Aidan West and directed by […]

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]]> SPARKS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/sparks/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:57:48 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55243

(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival runs March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s Sparks movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Cleo is a French New Wave heroine even before she realizes […]

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]]> TAKE ME HOME https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/take-me-home/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:42:10 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=54956

(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. Check out M.J. O’Toole’s Take Me Home movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? […]

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]]> YOUNG MOTHERS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/young-mothers/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:09:06 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=54822

(Check out Chris Reed’s Young Mothers movie review! It opens January 9 in New York and January 16 in Los Angeles before a national rollout. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The Belgian filmmaking duo of brothers […]

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]]> LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/little-amelie-or-the-character-of-rain/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:17:48 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=54689

(Check out Chris Reed’s Little Amélie or the Character of Rain movie review, Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Notwithstanding the auteur theory of filmmaking (where the director is prioritized as the primary creative force), all […]

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]]> LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/little-trouble-girls/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:04:43 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=54642

(Check out Chris Reed’s Little Trouble Girls movie review, it’s in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) “If you want me to/I will be the one/That is always good/And you’ll love me, too/But you’ll […]

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