The documentary Body Parts is an insightful, hard-hitting exposé of the damage done by the male gaze, whether it be the way it treats women on screen or affects their self-image off screen. It premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film […]

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Moments: a conversation with Robert Downey Sr. (a prince) — Jonathan Marlow On the occasion of Truth and Soul, Inc., a 2014 retrospective in Los Angeles, Jonathan Marlow telephoned the extraordinary filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. in order to ramble on […]

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(The 2022 Tribeca Film Festival runs June 9-26 both online and in-person. Check out Chris Reed’s movie review for Body Parts. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In the aftermath of both the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements, Hollywood studios (and, to a […]

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(The 2022 SXSW Film Festival runs March 11-20 in glorious Austin, Texas. Check out Melanie Addington’s movie review of Still Working 9 to 5. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Spoilers; If you have never seen the film 9 […]

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(9to5: The Story of a Movement from directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert has been hitting the fest circuit hard with bows at both SXSW and AFI Docs. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give […]

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Though Hal is cinematically straightforward, without any striking innovations of its own, the material it showcases elevates it beyond the pedestrian biopic, making it a wonderful tribute to its subject's free spirit and brilliant talent.

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The story told here is as much about the age-old societal pressure to conform as it is about the life of one exceptional small-town-boy-made-good. As in the best of tales, out of great specificity emerge universal truths.

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