My name is Rendy Jones (they/he) and I am / we are an independent film critic from Brooklyn, New York. My experience at this year’s SXSW was vastly different from my other years in attendance. This year I got that […]

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(Last week, a trio of HtN contributors provided a list of films they were excited to see at DOC NYC, 2021. HtN contributor and self-proclaimed “doc geek” Lauren Wissot has a great list as well, check it out! Like what […]

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(The 2021 SXSW Film Festival kicks off March 16 and runs through the 18th, all online. Hammer to Nail has tons of coverage coming your way so stay tuned! Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per […]

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(Egor Abramenko’s Sputnik premiered at the 2020 Tribeca film festival and lands (see what we did there?) on vod Friday, August 14 via IFC Midnight. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon […]

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Which makes for a mostly riveting documentary, gorgeously shot (and presented in the same aspect ratio as Alien’s original wide-screen anamorphic format), and guilty only of presenting too much information

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I met with director Alexandre O. Philippe at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, January 26, 2019, to discuss his documentary Memory: The Origins of Alien (which I also reviewed). The film dives into the rich history of the making […]

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...while the movie's dramatic arc is small, at the end of its 88 minutes we emerge refreshed, as if from an engaging dinner party spent with beloved (if cranky) old friends.

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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 “The Curbside Criterion” […]

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(The Last Winter is now available on DVD through IFC Films.) On the heels of M. Night Shyamalan’s big-budget debacle The Happening, multi-hyphenate Larry Fessenden’s infinitely lower budget—and infinitely more successful—The Last Winter arrives on DVD to show viewers how […]

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