Get Out Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/get-out/ What to Watch Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:35:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png Get Out Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/get-out/ 32 32 A Conversation with Maya Annik Bedward (BLACK ZOMBIE) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/maya-annik-bedward/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:44:19 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55348

The documentary Black Zombie marks director Maya Annik Bedward’s feature debut. In the film, Bedward examines how the cinematic zombie has its roots in the Haitian Vodou faith, even though the original term refers to a live person enslaved by a sorcerer, and […]

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]]> A Conversation with Laura Casabé (THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/laura-casabe/ Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:30:12 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=52711

Argentinian director Laura Casabé (The Returned) premiered her latest feature, The Virgin of the Quarry Lake, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (where I reviewed it). Based on two short stories—“Our Lady of the Quarry” and “The Cart”—by author Mariana […]

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]]> WHERE THE WOMEN AT IN BEST PICTURE? https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/women-best-pics/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:38:27 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=51785

As the awards season approaches, studios are coordinating their efforts regarding the films they intend to promote for the 97th Academy Awards, and it appears that the best picture category is poised to be a sausage fest. While many features […]

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]]> MASTER https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/master/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:39:48 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=36093

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

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]]> FRESH https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/fresh/ Sat, 22 Jan 2022 20:27:53 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=36065

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

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]]> 20 FILMS TO SEE (VIRTUALLY!) AT SUNDANCE 2021 https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/sundance-2021-preview/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:13:26 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=34079

Founded in 1980 by Robert Redford to promote the art and craft of filmmaking, the U.S. Film Festival, rebranded as the Sundance Film Festival in 1985, has long been a beacon for American independent cinema. Ever since then, the annual […]

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]]> Human Capital https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/human-capital/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/human-capital/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:25:15 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=32484

(After making it’s debut at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, Marc Meyers’ Human Capital is available now on VOD via DirecTV Cinema. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not pay just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/human-capital/feed/ 1 HtN’s Best Films of 2019 https://www.hammertonail.com/best-of/best-films-of-2019/ https://www.hammertonail.com/best-of/best-films-of-2019/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2019 19:06:55 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31830 (‘Tis the season for year end “Best Of…” lists. While yes, they are ubiquitous, they are also super fun! Lead critic Chris Reed and Contributing Editor Matthew Delman got cracking on their “Best Films of 2019 List” sdo sit back, […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/best-of/best-films-of-2019/feed/ 1 SORRY TO BOTHER YOU https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/sorry-to-bother-you-review/ Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:11:00 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28969

Media as a weapon emerged as a theme throughout; a viral video is an advertiser’s best friend, but can also be a powerful platform for social change. Sorry to Bother You harnesses that possibility, preaching the ideas of a mass working class uprising and racial equality through a satirical, accessible, memorably insane indie film

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]]> Jessica Baxter’s 2018 Seattle International Film Festival Wrap-Up https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/2018-siff-wrap/ Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:35:14 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29789 The 2018 Seattle International Film Festival ran from May 17th to June 10th. That’s 25 solid days of movie madness. It kicked off with the premiere of Isabel Coixet’s The Bookshop, starring Emily Mortimer as a widow who uses her […]

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