Half Nelson Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/half-nelson/ What to Watch Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:41:27 +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 Half Nelson Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/half-nelson/ 32 32 A Conversation with Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (HALF NELSON) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/boden-fleck/ Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:41:27 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55307

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are an American filmmaking duo whose partnership spans over two decades. Boden, originally from Newton, Massachusetts, developed a love of movies, English literature, and photography at a young age. She discovered filmmaking as a medium […]

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]]> SMASHED https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/smashed-film-review/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/smashed-film-review/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:00:13 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=18538

Addiction is inherently dramatic, and stories centered on it can easily devolve into miserablism or hot mess histrionics. Smashed pulls back from that drama in favor of a milder, much more realistic tone.

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/smashed-film-review/feed/ 2 PARIAH https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/pariah-film-review/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/pariah-film-review/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:33:26 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=14395

With Pariah, a buoyant tale of a young, middle-class New York lesbian’s tough coming-of-age amid the class and cultural proxy battles that simmer within black America, lauded newcomer Dee Rees has made one of 2011's most unlikely and richly welcomed directorial debuts.

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/pariah-film-review/feed/ 3 THE TOP 25 FILMS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009) https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/the-top-25-films-of-the-decade-2000-2009/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=52 Before we begin, let us acknowledge that when it comes to “best of” lists, this year has quickly devolved into that loud lush at the end of the bar who won’t stop yapping. Though we’ve already contributed to his enabling […]

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]]> DVD RELEASES 2009/9/1 https://www.hammertonail.com/dvd-releases/dvd-releases-200991/ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:39:28 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1720 In this humble writer’s opinion, this week brings two of the decade’s finest American films to home video. Interestingly enough, both of these dramas use the topic of immigration to shatter stereotypes and delivery unforgettable portraits of individuals struggling to […]

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]]> CLASS, THE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/drama/the-class-film-review/ Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:34:56 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=2300 (The Class was picked up for distribution in America by Sony Pictures Classics. It is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. Visit the film’s official website to learn more.) Quietly heartbreaking while maintaining both intimacy and reserve in its documentary […]

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