One of the documentaries that captured the hearts of Sundance viewers this year was Kristen Lovell and Zackary Drucker’s The Stroll. The HBO documentary explores the history of NYC’s Meatpacking District from the perspectives of the transgender sex workers who […]

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One of the highlights of this year’s Berlinale was Tina Satter’s gripping docudrama, Reality. Sydney Sweeney stars as the intelligence whistleblower Reality Winner, the U.S. Air Force member-turned-NSA translator who was imprisoned for releasing classified documents regarding Russian involvement in […]

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After a year of new groundbreaking documentaries, the Cinema Eye Honors has announced the full slate of nominations for its 16th Annual Awards Ceremony. Sara Dosa’s Fire of Love and Alex Pritz’s The Territory, both National Geographic films, lead with […]

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Well….it looks like everyone survived this year’s Fantastic Fest (unless you were cast in the ultra-violent South Korean bloodbath, Project Wolf Hunting). The heat outside was brutal and so was the madness on screen. With audiences returning back to Austin, […]

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One universe (besides Marvel) that has been growing within the past few years is VR. It boils down to the question of whether or not our reality will turn into something out of Ready Player One or Black Mirror. In […]

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Allen v. Farrow is a disturbing docuseries, currently airing on HBO, that takes as its driving force the child sexual abuse allegation (emphasis on the singular) launched against the critically-acclaimed filmmaker by his likewise lauded actress partner. Unsurprisingly, watching the four […]

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(Director John Dower’s latest documentary, The Mystery of D.B. Cooper, premieres on HBO Wednesday, November 25. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) On November 24, 1971, a […]

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Like his modern-day namesake, this David Copperfield delivers plenty of magic.

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Karen Maine’s debut feature, Yes, God, Yes is available on July 24, 2020 (Virtual Cinemas and Drive-ins) and July 28, 2020 (Digital and VOD) from Vertical Entertainment. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 […]

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This true story of public school administration embezzlement is told with aplomb — and without assigning a letter grade, it’s safe to say the film hits its marks.

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