The Scout opens this Friday at Film Forum in NYC. Below is Matt Delman’s interview with Director Paula Gonzalez-Nasser and star Mimi Davila, edited for length and clarity. You can also read his full review here. Hammer to Nail: I […]

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Mas Bouzidi’s Concessions is a love letter to movie theaters wrapped in the melancholy of their disappearance. Shot entirely on 16mm at the Lafayette Theater in upstate New York, the film chronicles the final day at the closing Royal Alamo […]

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(Here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week Brad Cook crosses the bridge […]

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As the lights dimmed and the final credits rolled, Vashon Island Film Festival 2025 came to a close at the Vashon Theatre — the beating heart of the weekend’s events. Over four days, the historic venue buzzed with anticipation, laughter, […]

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Memory flows like water – delicate and elusive.  Sometimes disrupted by a person stepping into it, or by a sudden change in its calmness,  like a rock thrown in, causing ripples that affect its established course. It has the power […]

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We’ve all seen a bad Q and A after a film screening. They’re awkward, often they overstay their welcome, and inevitably someone has to ask, “what camera did you use?” If you go to a lot of film screenings they […]

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(The Museum of Moving Image’s First Look Festival runs March 12-16. Chrck out Jonathan Marlow’s movie review of The Fifth Shot of La Jetée. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) “We’re entertaining ghosts now.” One year to […]

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If you found yourself canceling all your subscriptions to certain streaming services lately, that doesn’t mean you have to devoid yourselves of outstanding films of the past and present. So if you’re looking to expand your palette with more independent […]

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Christopher Jason Bell's The Winds That Scatter reflects more than just the Muslim immigrant experience. Sadly, this is a story of modern day working class existence in the United States.

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Trey Edward Shults' film is getting a ton of buzz for its use of the writer/directors own family members in a scorching portrayal of a family undone by addiction.

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