Summer is approaching. We at Hammer To Nail have dug deep beyond the buzzworthy studio titles to present an in-depth look at what should be on your radar this season. From festival hits, to microbudget marvels, to horror that gets […]

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The blue carpet rolled out on Saturday and many of the year’s best independent films were recognized at the 39th Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Barbara, California. A24’s Past Lives took home Best Feature just moments after its writer-director Celine […]

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Oscar-winning documentarian Roger Ross Williams (Life, Animated) has been on a roll this year with a Donna Summer doc as well as his upcoming TIFF selection Stamped From The Beginning. But he certainly made quite the impression back at Sundance […]

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About a week after announcing their Main Slate lineup, the New York Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for its Spotlight section. Taking place from September 29 through October 15, the highlights of this lineup include the U.S. premiere Hayao […]

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Are you there, everyone? It’s her, Judy Blume! The famed YA writer, who touched the lives of so many adolescents with her pioneering and forthright fiction, is getting the documentary treatment from Emmy-winning filmmakers Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok. Judy […]

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The nominations for the 2022 Gotham Awards have been revealed. The nominations in 12 categories recognize independent/arthouse films and breakout TV from this year. The ceremony will be held at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan on Monday, November 28. Angelica […]

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Winner of the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s Sundance, Nikyatu Jusu’s directorial debut Nanny puts a nightmarish spin on the American dream. In a breakout leading performance, Anna Diop (Titans) stars as a Senegalese immigrant who finds […]

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(The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival or, TIFF, ran September 10-20 online. Although Hammer to Nail wasn’t granted access to a press pass, we still have been running as much coverage as possible thanks to filmmakers and PR companies who want to […]

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Amazon Studios announced this past Sunday that their upcoming documentary All In: The Fight For Democracy will be opening in select theaters on September 9th ahead of its release on Prime Video September 18th. The announcement was made just 100 […]

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Whatever its occasional flaws, then, Human Flow must be seen, reminding us of our common, if fractured, humanity.

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