Irish documentarian Sinéad O’Shea (Pray for Our Sinners) has a new film out, Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story, which just premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival—aka TIFF—where I reviewed it. As per the title, it offers a […]

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(The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5-15 and HtN has you covered once again. Check out Chris Reed’s Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Renowned Irish writer Edna […]

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The Academy Awards take place on March 12 this year, and as usual there are 15 short films each vying for their own special Oscar, 5 within each of the 3 different categories: animation, documentary, and live action. As I […]

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(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 dives into […]

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