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		<title>A SAFE DISTANCE</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/a-safe-distance/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Coming of Age]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[FILM FESTIVALS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Safe Distance movie]]></category>
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<p>(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival runs March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s A Safe Distance movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Written by Aidan West and directed by [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/a-safe-distance/">A SAFE DISTANCE</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>IDIOTKA</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/idiotka/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fraud family comedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Galina Jovovich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heartfelt tribute to family]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[indie film review]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julia Fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Ivanir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maryland Film Festival 2025]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nastasya Popov director]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IDIOTKA-still-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IDIOTKA-still-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IDIOTKA-still-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IDIOTKA-still-768x433.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/IDIOTKA-still.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(The 2025 Maryland Film Festival ran November 5-9. Check out Chris Reed’s Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued movie review from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Nastasya Popov makes her feature debut with [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/idiotka/">IDIOTKA</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>THE MASTERMIND</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Savina Petkova]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 19:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Drama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1970s heist film]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Josh O'Connor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Night Moves comparison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pickpocket reference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Slow Cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Mastermind movie review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tragic heist film]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MasterM-300x169.webp" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MasterM-300x169.webp 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MasterM-1024x576.webp 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MasterM-768x432.webp 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MasterM.webp 1028w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(Check out Savina Petkova’s The Mastermind movie review. The film just had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Kelly Reichardt’s heartful heist movie, decisively named The Mastermind, is not ‘playing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/the-mastermind/">THE MASTERMIND</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>THE BATTLE OF WALLIS ISLAND</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/battle-of-wallis-island/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Foreign]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ricky Gervais-style humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sian Clifford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Ballad of Wallis Island]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Key]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Basden]]></category>
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<p>(Check out Chris Reed&#8217;s The Ballad of Wallis Island movie review, it&#8217;s in theaters now via Focus Features. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) An adaptation of a 2007 short film from the same creative team (director, writers/co-stars), James Griffiths&#8217; [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/battle-of-wallis-island/">THE BATTLE OF WALLIS ISLAND</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>REAL FACES</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/real-faces/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The 2025 SXSW Film &#38; TV conference, ran March 7-15, and HtN has you covered with great coverage like Chris Reed’s Real Faces movie review. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) As Real Faces, Belgian director Leni Huyghe’s debut [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/real-faces/">REAL FACES</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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