indie film Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/indie-film/ What to Watch Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:10:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png indie film Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/indie-film/ 32 32 THE BALTIMORONS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/the-baltimorons/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:57:43 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=54038

(Check out Chris Reed’s’s The Baltimorons movie review, it opened September 5 and is in the midst of a nation wide roll-out. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) After over a decade away from the feature-film […]

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]]> AMOEBA https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/amoeba/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:08:21 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=54010

(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) marks its 50th anniversary this year. TIFF 50 runs September 4-14, with the fest’s usual vast array of movies playing in venues around the downtown entertainment district. Chris Reed has boots on the ground and […]

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]]> TURN ME ON https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/turn-me-on/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:16:16 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=53076

(Check out Chris Reed’s Turn Me On movie review. Director Michael Tyburski is a former HtN Short Film Contest winner and the film is now available to stream on Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home. Seen it? Join the […]

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]]> WHO BY FIRE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/who-by-fire/ Mon, 24 Mar 2025 19:11:00 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=52847

(Check out MJ. O’Toole’s movie review of Who By Fire, now playing at NY’s Film at Lincoln Center LA’s Laemmle Theaters. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) French-Canadian director Philippe Lesage knows how uneasy it is to […]

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]]> HtN’s Summer 2024 Preview – Indies Only Edition https://www.hammertonail.com/features/summer-2024-preview/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:59:33 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=50906 Hammer To Nail's Summer 2024 Preview

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 […]

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]]> AMIRA & SAM https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/amira-sam/ Sun, 01 Mar 2015 01:42:59 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=23996

As the film progresses a fairly obvious turn of events transpires. Sam is constantly tested as a man and a soldier and this, coupled with his rising attraction to the forbidden Amira pulls viewers in.

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]]> 32 Qualities Of Better Film https://www.hammertonail.com/better-films/32-qualities-of-better-film-2/ https://www.hammertonail.com/better-films/32-qualities-of-better-film-2/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:49:03 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1368

1. Ambition 2. Originality 3. Innovation 4. Integrity To The Concept 5. Discipline 6. Truthfulness 7. Joy Of Doing 8. Singularity 9. Communication Of Themes 10. Clarity of Intent 11. Synthesis of Style & Themes 12. Application Of Techniques 13. […]

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