Brazilian director Walter Salles has made a number of powerful, expertly crafted films over his career, including the 1998 Central Station and 2004 The Motorcycle Diaries. He’s back now, after a decade away from features, with I’m Still Here, set […]

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(Returning for its 13th edition, the Museum of the Moving Image’s First Look Festival  (https://movingimage.org/series/firstlook2024/) marks the emergence of strong breakout international cinema. From March 13-17, it will screen over three dozen eclectic films, both features and shorts, making their […]

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One of the most captivating, artistically groundbreaking films to come out of Sundance this year is writer-director Raven Jackson’s All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt. Heavily inspired by Andrei Tarkovsky, Carlos Reygadas, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Julie Dash, the A24 drama […]

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The man is so effortlessly charming and unassuming that it is hard not to be immediately seduced by his graceful reserve.

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Following last week’s Main Slate lineup announcement, the New York Film Festival has announced the lineup for this year’s Spotlight section. The notable selection of world premieres includes Chinonye Chukwu’s Till, Martin Scorsese’s new rock documentary Personality Crisis: One Night […]

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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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(Małgorzata Szumowska and Michael Engłert’s Never Gonna Snow Again will be available to stream on Friday, July 30 via Kino Lorber. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us […]

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(Viktor Kossakovsky’s Gunda is in theaters now via Neon. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Gunda has just given birth when first we meet, her swollen […]

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I recently spoke by Zoom with French director Alice Winocour about her latest film, Proxima (which I also reviewed). Winocour (Disorder), who also co-wrote the script (and who has co-written other films, such as Mustang, with other directors), delivers a […]

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I met with German director Thomas Heise (Condition) on Saturday, September 7, 2019, at the Toronto International Film Festival, to discuss his new documentary, Heimat Is a Space in Time (which I also reviewed). The the film will be opening […]

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