(Check out Brandon Wilson’s Hadestown: The Musical movie review, it opens Thursday, July 23. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page. Is it any wonder given the events of the last five years (of this century, really) that […]

The post HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

Blue Film is one of the most daring American debuts in recent memory. Written and directed by Elliot Tuttle, the film traps two men in a Los Angeles Airbnb for a single night and refuses to let either of them […]

The post A Conversation with Reed Birney, Kieron Moore & Elliot Tuttle (BLUE FILM) appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

With a working relationship spanning over a decade, Michigan-based guerilla filmmaker Joel Potrykus and actor Joshua Burge have collaborated on five feature films. Such films that solidified their craft in the “metal slackerism” genre include Buzzard and Relaxer. Their most […]

The post A Conversation with Joel Potrykus & Joshua Burge (VULCANIZADORA) appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

(Check out Chris Reed’s Romeria movie review, it’s in theaters now via Janus Films. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In her phenomenal 2017 feature debut, Summer 1993, Spanish director Carla Simón brought challenging moments from her […]

The post ROMERÍA appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

(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, “The Curbside Criterion” continues […]

The post THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: STRAY DOG appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

(Check out Jessica Baxter’s The Invite movie review, it opens Friday, June 26. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Olivia Wilde levels the fuck up with her third feature, a Mike Nichols riff with a micro […]

The post THE INVITE appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

(The Tribeca Festival is back and celebrates its 25th year! Taking place June 3 – 14 in various screening rooms around NYC, HtN has tons of coverage coming your way like this Via Nagativa movie review from M.J. O’Toole! Seen it? Join […]

The post VIA NEGATIVA appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

(The Tribeca Festival is back and celebrates its 25th year! Taking place June 3 – 14 in various screening rooms around NYC, HtN has tons of coverage coming your way like this The Accompanist movie review from Matt Delman! Seen […]

The post THE ACCOMPANIST appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

Mainstream feature animation has become an airless thing. Every frame is locked down, every surface polished, every emotional beat pre-chewed for the audience. Sébastien Laudenbach works in the opposite direction. His characters seem to have just been drawn, his colors […]

The post A Conversation with Sébastien Laudenbach (VIVA CARMEN) appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

(Check out Savina Petkova’s Fjord movie review. The film just had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) A small town on the fjord-laden west coast of Norway has just become […]

The post FJORD appeared first on Hammer to Nail.