(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 stumbles into […]

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Brides, premiered in the World Dramatic Competition at Sundance 2025, marking the feature debut of acclaimed theatre director Nadia Fall. The film follows two teenage Muslim girls – Doe (newcomer Ebada Hassan) and Muna (Safiyya Ingar) – who run away […]

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One of the most anticipated movies of this fall festival season is legendary writer-director Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths. The Venice, TIFF, NYFF, and BFI London selection has Leigh re-teaming with his Secrets & Lies star, Oscar-nominee Marianne Jean-Baptiste as London […]

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One of the many distinct voices that broke out at this year’s Cannes Film Festival is Molly Manning Walker. The British writer-director premiered her pulsating feature debut How To Have Sex which won the top Un Certain Regard prize. With […]

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After showing his star power in last year’s Triangle of Sadness, Harris Dickinson is bringing his daddy energy later this summer. The Beach Rats breakout stars in writer-director Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper, which had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance […]

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Following The Souvenir Parts 1 & 2, writer-director Joanna Hogg reteams with Tilda Swinton but this time has her pull double duty. It wouldn’t be the first time she does so as she has played dual roles in films such […]

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After making waves with her jaw-dropping mermaid musical The Lure, Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska returns with her English-language debut, which premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The Silent Twins tells the true story of June and Jennifer Gibbons, two […]

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