Writer and director Clint Bentley doesn’t make films about the exceptional. He finds the exceptional in the ordinary. Stories about jockeys past their prime, incarcerated men staging plays, and now, with Train Dreams, an Idaho logger whose entire life unfolds […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s Train Dreams movie review, it’s in theaters now and hits Netflix November 21! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) With Train Dreams, the writing/directing duo of Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (Sing Sing) adapt […]

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There’s so much uncertainty in the world and strangely, as it always somehow seems to, the Sundance Film Festival reflects that. On a surface level, there’s the fact that no one knows where the 2026 Sundance Film Festival will be […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s Sing Sing movie review, in theaters August 2 via A24. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) A lovely paean to the splendor of humanity, Sing Sing—from longtime cinematic partners Greg Kwedar (Transpecos) and Clint Bentley […]

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Summer is approaching. We at Hammer To Nail have dug deep beyond the buzzworthy studio titles to present an in-depth look at what should be on your radar this season. From festival hits, to microbudget marvels, to horror that gets […]

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Colman Domingo seems to be on a roll this year. Ahead of Oscars night and his Best Actor nom for Rustin, A24 has just released the official trailer for his touching new drama Sing Sing. Directed by Greg Kwedar with […]

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