(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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(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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Remember, kids, never get involved in a land war in Asia.

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If you haven’t seen this film, I urge you to do so now. Drop whatever you’re doing – flee your kid’s Little League game, quit your job, leave your wife in the middle of giving birth – and watch it

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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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Based on the 1998 novel of the same name, Alexander Payne’s second movie serves as a darkly comedic commentary on not just politics but also the pettiness of high school life, which is political in its own way.

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That unsure sense of tone is what causes Jabberwocky to stumble a bit as the tale unfolds...

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Now beautifully packaged by Criterion, it is available to all in a stunning 2K restoration that provides a lovely showcase for this crazy romp through the sexual politics of late-1980s Madrid.

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Two fine actors at the top of their respective games, working off a smart script, take us on a journey through time and memory where past sins - in this case, of careful omission - haunt present-day realities.

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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 “The Curbside Criterion” […]

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