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		<title>PHOENIX JONES: THE RISE AND FALL OF A REAL LIFE SUPERHERO</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival ran March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real-Life Superhero movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) With [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/phoenix-jones/">PHOENIX JONES: THE RISE AND FALL OF A REAL LIFE SUPERHERO</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>SERLING</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SERLING-still-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SERLING-still-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SERLING-still-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SERLING-still-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SERLING-still.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival ran March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s Serling movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Born in 1924, the great Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/serling/">SERLING</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A SAFE DISTANCE</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SAFE-DISTANCE-still-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SAFE-DISTANCE-still-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SAFE-DISTANCE-still-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SAFE-DISTANCE-still-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SAFE-DISTANCE-still.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival runs March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s A Safe Distance movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Written by Aidan West and directed by [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/a-safe-distance/">A SAFE DISTANCE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>GRIND</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="216" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GRIND-still-300x216.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GRIND-still-300x216.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GRIND-still-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GRIND-still-768x552.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GRIND-still-1536x1105.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival runs March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s Grind movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) A well-constructed anthology film that ably mixes horror and comedy, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/grind/">GRIND</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>HTN’s 9 Most Anticipated Films of DOC NYC ‘25</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/doc-nyc-picks-25/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Editorial Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>It’s that time again as New York City&#8217;s venerable celebration of documentary cinema, DOC NYC, kicks off today (November 12) running all the way through the end of the month with a November 30 wrap date. As has become the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/doc-nyc-picks-25/">HTN’s 9 Most Anticipated Films of DOC NYC ‘25</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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