(The Middleburg Film Festival ran October 16-19 in Middleburg, Virginia, and lead critic Chris Reed is on the ground doing coverage for us. Check out his Nouvelle Vague movie review! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Franco-Swiss filmmaker […]

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Many actors have added multi-hyphenates to their resumes, dipping into other facets of auteur filmmaking. But no one has done it quite like Crispin Hellion Glover. For that, and many other reasons, he remains one of the most unique artists […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s MaXXXine movie review, in theaters July 5 via A24. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Writer/director Ti West released two closely related horror films in 2022, X and its prequel, Pearl. Both […]

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(Here at Hammer to Nail, we are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, Brad Cook gets tied up with […]

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(Check out Bears Rebecca Fonté’s movie review of  Perpetrator it opens in select theaters and on Shudder Friday, August 1. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page. ) Jennifer Reeder is not going to spoon feed her […]

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Carl Franklin studied dramatic arts at UC Berkeley before becoming an actor, mostly for television. After years of bouncing from role to role, Carl decided to get his masters degree in directing at the American Film Institute. His final project, […]

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(Here at Hammer to Nail, we 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, Brad Cook sees if […]

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(The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival ran Sep 9-Sep 18 in Toronto, Canada. HtN has a ton of coverage from the fest so stay tuned! Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon […]

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(Here at Hammer to Nail, we’re 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, Brad Cook discovers overlooked […]

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It’s refreshing and reassuring to see a documentary where nobody is the villain. Alberdi’s humanist tale is covertly moving, and will leave your soul more stirred than grandma’s Borscht.

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