(The 2025 Sundance Film Festival runs January 23- February 2 in and around gorgeous Park City, UT. HtN has you covered for all the hottest titles like M.J. O’Toole’s OBEX movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) “One […]

The post OBEX appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

After taking us to the land of dreams in his 2021 feature, Strawberry Mansion, director Albert Birney is back to transport us to a virtual reality from the late ’80s. OBEX, which he co-wrote with filmmaker Pete Ohs (also serving […]

The post OBEX Trailer: Albert Birney Transports Us To a Vintage Computer Game World appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many of today’s notable auteurs, including Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Michael Haneke, Guillermo del Toro, RaMell Ross, Laura Poitras, Yorgos Lanthimos, and […]

The post 10 Films to Watch at New Directors/New Films 2025 appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

Filmmaker Courtney Stephens (Terra Femme, The American Sector) blurs fiction and autobiographical nonfiction in her newest 16mm feature, Invention. It stars Callie Hernandez (who co-wrote the script with Stephens) as a woman who returns to her hometown following the passing […]

The post INVENTION Trailer: Callie Hernandez Goes on a Bizarre, Personal Journey of Grief in Courtney Stephens’ 16mm Hybrid Feature appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

New Directors/New Films is coming back for its 54th edition. Since 1972, it has showcased work from the likes of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kelly Reichardt, Pedro Almodóvar, Souleymane Cissé, Jia Zhangke, Spike Lee, Lynne Ramsay, Michael Haneke, Wong Kar-wai, […]

The post New Directors/New Films Unveils 2025 Lineup appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

After breaking out on the West Coast last year, the Los Angeles Festival of Movies is coming back for its second edition! Presented by MUBI and Mezzanine, the festival will take place April 3 – 6 It will host both […]

The post LOS ANGELES FESTIVAL OF MOVIES 2025 LINEUP: Amalia Ulman’s ‘Magic Farm’ to Open the Second Edition appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

One of the most memorable films to break out at this year’s SXSW was Pete Ohs’ microbudget black comedy, Jethica. Shot for under $10,000 using a Canon DSLR, it premiered in the Visions section of the festival where it gained […]

The post JETHICA Trailer: Strange Things Are Happening in This Offbeat Ghost Story appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

The visual aesthetic may at times recall ABC's 2004-2010 series Lost, but by the end the directors have stamped enough originality on the story to make it sufficiently their own.

The post THE ENDLESS appeared first on Hammer to Nail.