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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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<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>BARBARA FOREVER</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The 2026 Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday, January 22 and runs through Sunday, February 1 for, sadly the last time, in and around Park City, Utah. Check out Chris Reed&#8217;s Barbara Forever movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/barbara-forever/">BARBARA FOREVER</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>YOUNG MOTHERS</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(Check out Chris Reed’s Young Mothers movie review! It opens January 9 in New York and January 16 in Los Angeles before a national rollout. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The Belgian filmmaking duo of brothers [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>HAMMER TO NAIL’S BEST FILMS OF 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Editorial Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 22:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HtN_BestFilms2025_CoverPhoto-300x169.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/2025/12/HtN_BestFilms2025_CoverPhoto-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HtN_BestFilms2025_CoverPhoto-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HtN_BestFilms2025_CoverPhoto-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HtN_BestFilms2025_CoverPhoto-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HtN_BestFilms2025_CoverPhoto.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>There has been no shortage of artistically strong films in 2025, which is why the critics at Hammer to Nail offer up such a great variety of titles in their respective Top 10 lists of the year. Our choices run [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/features/htn-best-films-2025/">HAMMER TO NAIL’S BEST FILMS OF 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Darius Khondji (MARTY SUPREME)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Iranian-French cinematographer Darius Khondji turned 70 in October of this year and shows no sign of slowing down in any way. His credits include such masterpieces as Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s 1991 Delicatessen and 1995 The City of Lost Children, David Fincher’s [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/darius-khondji/">A Conversation with Darius Khondji (MARTY SUPREME)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>SONG SUNG BLUE</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 20:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(Check out Chris Reed’s Song Sung Blue movie review! It’s in theaters now! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The new film Song Sung Blue is based on the real-life story of Mike and Claire Sardina, whose tale [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/song-sung-blue/">SONG SUNG BLUE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>WTO/99</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The New/Next Film Festival took place October 2-5 in Baltimore, MD which just happens to be home base for our Lead Critic, Chris Reed. Check out his WTO/99 movie review! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) I love [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/wto-99/">WTO/99</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The New/Next Film Festival took place October 2-5 in Baltimore, MD which just happens to be home base for our Lead Critic, Chris Reed. Check out his André Is an Idiot movie review! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/andre-is-an-idiot/">ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>SUSIE SEARCHES</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2022 21:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The 2022 Toronto Film Festival or, TIFF runs September 8-18 in Toronto, Canada. HtN has tons of coverage coming your way so, stay tuned! Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Susie Searches. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/susie-searches/">SUSIE SEARCHES</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Sophie Hyde (GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 23:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The film Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (which I reviewed out of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival) follows the fumbling misadventures of Nancy, a middle-aged widow who has never had an orgasm, as she works with a younger, male [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/features/a-conversation-with-sophie-hyde-good-luck-to-you-leo-grande/">A Conversation with Sophie Hyde (GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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