A horror legend’s zombie legacy continues this Halloween season. Tina Romero, the daughter of legendary director George A. Romero, is making her mark with her feature directorial debut, Queens of the Dead. It had its world premiere at this year’s […]

The post QUEENS OF THE DEAD Trailer: A Drag Party Turns Deadly in Tina Romero’s Bloody & Hilarious Tribeca Winner appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

Get ready for a new face of horror… in the form of Indy the Dog! He is the star of Good Boy, directed by his owner Ben Leonberg in his feature debut. The entire movie revolves around Indy (starring as […]

The post GOOD BOY Trailer: A Canine Sniffs Out Something Sinister in SXSW Horror Movie appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

It’s Christmas in July. After numerous years of collaborating with his brother Mark and rising as an actor, Jay Duplass has made his solo directing debut with a comedy set in Baltimore on Christmas Eve. The Baltimorons stars Michael Strassner […]

The post THE BALTIMORONS Trailer: Jay Duplass’ SXSW Winning Comedy Set on Christmas Eve appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) is a force to be reckoned with in Armand. The psychological thriller marks the directorial debut of Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, the grandson of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman. It had its world […]

The post ARMAND Trailer: Renate Reinsve Unravels in Norway’s Oscar Entry appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

Australian director Jennifer Kent directed her first feature, The Babadook, in 2014. That supernatural horror film proved extremely effective at externalizing both grief and a mother’s worst fears about parenting. Starring Essie Davis (Babyteeth) as that mom, Amelia, a widow […]

The post A Conversation with Jennifer Kent (THE BABADOOK 10th ANNIVERSARY) appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Adam Elliot (Mary and Max; Harvey Krumpet) is back with his second stop-motion feature in 15 years! Memoir of a Snail – which took nearly a decade to complete – follows the life of melancholic Grace (voiced by […]

The post MEMOIR OF A SNAIL Trailer: Adam Elliot Returns With a Heartwarming Animated Coming-Of-Age Tale appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

The always epic (and, slightly esoteric in terms of attending goes…) Telluride Film Festival kicks off this Labor Day Weekend, running from August 30 through September 2. Sadly, HtN won’t be there this year but the lineup is, as always, incredibly […]

The post Telluride Film Festival 2024 Lineup: Slate Includes Sean Baker, Errol Morris, Andrea Arnold, and More appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

After surviving a blood-soaked wedding in 2019’s Ready or Not, Samara Weaving now has to survive a merciless wilderness in Azrael. E.L. Katz (Cheap Thrills) directs the post-apocalyptic from a script by Simon Barrett (You’re Next; The Guest) which took […]

The post AZRAEL Trailer: Samara Weaving Tries To Survive a Mute, Post-Apocalyptic World appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

If Beale Street Could Talk star KiKi Layne displays her musical chops in the new drama, Dandelion. Written and directed by Nicole Riegel (2021’s Hollar), it centers on a struggling singer-songwriter in the Midwest who goes on the road toward […]

The post DANDELION Trailer: KiKi Layne Finds Love & Inspiration On The Road in Musical Drama appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

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 […]

The post HtN’s Summer 2024 Preview – Indies Only Edition appeared first on Hammer to Nail.