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HIGHEST 2 LOWEST Trailer: Denzel Washington Is In a Race Against Time in Spike Lee’s Newest Thriller

M.J. O'Toole — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 22:26:51 +0000

After making prolific films together over 25 years (Mo’ Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, and Inside Man), Denzel Washington and Spike Lee are a duo to be reckoned with. Now, Lee directs Denzel in what is considered to be a thrilling […]

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A Conversation with Carl Franklin (ONE FALSE MOVE)

Jack Schenker — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 19:25:28 +0000

Carl Franklin studied dramatic arts at UC Berkeley before becoming an actor, mostly for television. After years of bouncing from role to role, Carl decided to get his masters degree in directing at the American Film Institute. His final project, […]

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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: MALCOLM X

Brad Cook — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 20:33:12 +0000

(Here at Hammer to Nail, we 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, Brad Cook digs in […]

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SIDNEY

Christopher Reed — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 15:04:17 +0000

(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 Sidney. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) […]

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892

Bears Rebecca Fonte — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:49:50 +0000

(The 2022 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 all virtually. Check out Bears Rebecca Fonté’s movie review of 892. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not pay just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Every year there […]

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THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH

Matt Delman — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 19:49:05 +0000

(Just in time for Oscar season is Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth. Matt Delman has this movie review of The Tragedy of Macbeth which is in theaters now and globally on Apple TV+ on January 14, 2022 via A24. Like […]

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ON THE FRINGE, PART FOUR: KILLER OF SHEEP (1978)

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 20:49:20 +0000

Accepting his long overdue honorary Oscar at the Academy Awards this year, the soft-spoken, wide-eyed filmmaker Charles Burnett first thanked all his friends and supporters present for their support, particularly those who were there back in the days when he “didn’t have […]

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DIRTIES, THE

Fri, 04 Oct 2013 15:30:32 +0000

What starts out as smart, irreverent comedy eventually turns into a kind of horror, giving the viewer a sense of being weirdly complicit.

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