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ON THE FRINGE, PART SIX: GAS, FOOD LODGING (1992)

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:20:22 +0000

Allison Anders’ sophomore feature Gas, Food Lodging is an aspirational film about fantasy. It is in many ways an antithesis of the kind of movies I’ve been chronicling and will continue to discuss with my “On the Fringe” series. Gas, Food Lodging is in fact an […]

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Short Film Contest Winner/Runner-Up: Winter ’17

Don R. Lewis — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 15:19:49 +0000

It’s that time again as we here at Hammer to Nail proudly present the winners of our quarterly short film contest!! It feels almost cliché to say it (or maybe I mean redundant?) BUT, this go around featured some STIFF […]

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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: BOYHOOD

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:41:16 +0000

(As you may have noticed, it’s holiday season! As a result, Hammer to Nail is going to bust out some reviews of the latest and greatest Criterion Blu Rays as well as re-running reviews and interviews of films that are […]

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THE SEER

Christopher Reed — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 17:27:39 +0000

The Seer Is a Gorgeous Elegy to America's Shangri-La

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SUNDANCE ’14: TULLY’S WRAP-UP

Michael Tully — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 18:44:17 +0000

As a director who presented a new feature at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, I have found all of the press coming out of Park City lamenting the “meager deals” and somehow linking that to the “lackluster quality” of the […]

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KILLER JOE

Michael Tully — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:30:32 +0000

As much as I want to say that I don’t approve of Killer Joe, I can’t do that. This movie is one seriously gonzo romp.

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DAZED AND CONFUSED

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:30:21 +0000

Dazed and Confused does more than just reference the music, TV, and politics of its day; it absorbs them, thereby becoming more than the sum of its parts.

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SORRY, THANKS

Lena Dunham — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:55:03 +0000

Sorry, Thanks has just enough plot to keep it interesting, while still allowing the shapelessness of real life to inform it’s forward(ish) motion.

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WACKNESS, THE

The Editorial Staff — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:20:22 +0000

The use of irony in period pieces, especially in films detailing historical stretches remembered for their farcical cultural trends (read: clear malt beverages), is a delicate balancing act. You can use period detail to enrich the context of the narrative […]

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