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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Natchez, Mississippi has a wealth of history, and a history of wealth – perhaps the only two facts its residents can agree on. Throughout much of the 19th century Natchez was one of the richest areas in the US thanks […]

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The Carpenter’s Son reimagines the untold adolescence of Jesus in Roman-era Egypt through the lens of supernatural horror. Writer-director Lotfy Nathan draws from the apocryphal Infancy Gospel of Thomas to craft a provocative thriller starring Nicolas Cage as Joseph, a […]

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Shelby Oaks marks the feature directorial debut of Chris Stuckmann, the YouTube film critic whose YouTube channel has amassed over 2 million subscribers. The film, which became the highest-funded horror film in Kickstarter history with nearly $1.4 million raised, including […]

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(Check out HtN Editor Don R. Lewis’s Are We Good? movie review, it’s now available on VOD. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Marc Maron doth protest too much. Or, doth he? For fans of Marc Maron’s […]

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(Check out Jessica Baxter’s Year of the Fox movie review, it’s available on VOD now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Megan Griffiths’ latest film, Year of the Fox (check out my interview with Griffiths and […]

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Went Up the Hill is a haunting psychological supernatural drama that explores the complex aftermath of grief and trauma. Directed by Samuel Van Grinsven, the film follows Jack (Dacre Montgomery), who travels to remote New Zealand for his estranged mother […]

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Borderline is a fun thriller that follows a persistent stalker (Ray Nicholson) who invades the home of a ’90s pop superstar (Samara Weaving) with grand delusions of a wedding. Written and directed by Cocaine Bear writer Jimmy Warden, the film […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s Magnetosphere movie review, it’s on VOD now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In her second feature, Magnetosphere, writer-director Nicola Rose (Goodbye, Petrushka) explores the awkwardness of youth and difference in a […]

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Three years ago, at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight, I had the opportunity to speak with filmmaker Owen Kline to discuss his remarkable feature directorial debut, Funny Pages. At the time, Kline was most notable for his memorable […]

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