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		<title>MADDIE&#8217;S SECRET</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anders Ljung]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(Check out Anders Ljungs Maddie’s Secret review, it’s available on VOD now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) There is something almost miraculous about the tonal balancing act of Maddie’s Secret. John Early’s feature directorial debut is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/maddies-secret/">MADDIE&#8217;S SECRET</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(Check out Chris Reed&#8217;s The Rivals of Amziah King, it&#8217;s in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The Rivals of Amziah King is only writer/director Andrew Patterson’s second feature—the first was the wholly original [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/the-rivals-of-amziah-king/">THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Adam Meeks, Will Poulter, Emily Meade, Elise Kible, Brad Becker-Parton &#038; Annette Deao (UNION COUNTY)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Schenker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Union County is a drama about the opioid epidemic that does something rare: it focuses on recovery rather than despair. Writer-director Adam Meeks&#8217;s feature debut follows Cody Parsons (Will Poulter), a young man in rural Ohio navigating a county-mandated drug [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/union-county/">A Conversation with Adam Meeks, Will Poulter, Emily Meade, Elise Kible, Brad Becker-Parton &#038; Annette Deao (UNION COUNTY)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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