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		<title>EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EDIE-ARNOLD-IS-a-LOSER-still_04-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EDIE-ARNOLD-IS-a-LOSER-still_04-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EDIE-ARNOLD-IS-a-LOSER-still_04-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EDIE-ARNOLD-IS-a-LOSER-still_04-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/EDIE-ARNOLD-IS-a-LOSER-still_04.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(Check out Chris Reed’s Edie Arnold Is a Loser movie review, it&#8217;s in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) “Our Lady of Undying Sadness” is a hilarious name for a Catholic high school. No doubt, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/edie-arnold-is-a-loser/">EDIE ARNOLD IS A LOSER</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>LEMONADE BLESSING</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anders Ljung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bless-300x169.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bless-300x169.png 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bless-768x432.png 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/bless.png 980w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(Check out Anders Ljung&#8217;s Lemonade Blessing  movie review. After a premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Film Fest, filmmaker Chris Merola is taking the film on a cross-country tour. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) There are [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/lemonade-blessing/">LEMONADE BLESSING</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Emily Robinson (UGLY CRY)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SXSW2026_2026-03-16_UGLY-CRY-interview_02-2-300x160.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/SXSW2026_2026-03-16_UGLY-CRY-interview_02-2-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SXSW2026_2026-03-16_UGLY-CRY-interview_02-2-1024x547.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SXSW2026_2026-03-16_UGLY-CRY-interview_02-2-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SXSW2026_2026-03-16_UGLY-CRY-interview_02-2.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Writer/director/actress Emily Robinson just premiered her debut feature, Ugly Cry, at the 2026 SXSW Film &#38; TV Festival (where I reviewed it). In the film, Robinson plays Delaney James, a 24-year-old struggling actor in Hollywood who faces additional challenges once [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/emily-robinson/">A Conversation with Emily Robinson (UGLY CRY)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Chris Stuckmann (SHELBY OAKS)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Schenker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/stuck-300x200.webp" 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/2025/11/stuck-300x200.webp 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/stuck-1024x683.webp 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/stuck-768x512.webp 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/stuck-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/stuck.webp 1763w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Shelby Oaks marks the feature directorial debut of Chris Stuckmann, the YouTube film critic whose YouTube channel has amassed over 2 million subscribers. The film, which became the highest-funded horror film in Kickstarter history with nearly $1.4 million raised, including [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/chris-stuckmann/">A Conversation with Chris Stuckmann (SHELBY OAKS)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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