(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, “The Curbside Criterion” continues […]

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In this Criterion collection, we get two movies for the price of one: famed director Alfred Hitchcock's acclaimed third feature The Lodger and its lesser-known cousin of later that same year of 1927, Downhill (released in the U.S. as When Boys Leave Home.

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The point is that those guys spent seven years of their childhoods in a stubborn quest to complete a project that many people probably would have given up on, especially when the hormonal changes of their teenage years arrived.

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Our Curbside Criterion reviews continue with a review of the one-two punch of "Lady Snowblood" and its follow-up "Ladysnowblood: Love Song of Vengeance." Check out where Tarantino gained inspiration for his "Kill Bill" films within...

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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 Brad Cook dives into […]

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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 new addition to […]

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Our newest feature section here at HtN called "The Curbside Criterion" which will focus on releases put out by The Criterion Collection continues. This week the amazing documentary "Hoop Dreams" from Steve James, Frederick Marx, and Peter Gilbert takes the court in this brand-new Blu-Ray release.

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More classic and brilliant Japanese animation brightens the corners this week here at Hammer to Nail as we take a look at "The Cat Returns" from Hayao Miyazaki acolyte Hiroyuki Morita.

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