Jordan Peele Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/jordan-peele/ What to Watch Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:35:35 +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 Jordan Peele Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/jordan-peele/ 32 32 A Conversation with Maya Annik Bedward (BLACK ZOMBIE) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/maya-annik-bedward/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:44:19 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55348

The documentary Black Zombie marks director Maya Annik Bedward’s feature debut. In the film, Bedward examines how the cinematic zombie has its roots in the Haitian Vodou faith, even though the original term refers to a live person enslaved by a sorcerer, and […]

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]]> WHERE THE WOMEN AT IN BEST PICTURE? https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/women-best-pics/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:38:27 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=51785

As the awards season approaches, studios are coordinating their efforts regarding the films they intend to promote for the 97th Academy Awards, and it appears that the best picture category is poised to be a sausage fest. While many features […]

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]]> SXSW 2024: 50 New Titles Added To The Lineup https://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/sxsw-2024-new-titles-added/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:59:51 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=50117 SXSW 2024 Additional Films

The SXSW Film & TV Festival, which runs from March 8-16, has announced the rest of its 2024 lineup in multiple categories. Adding 50 new films to this year’s slate brings the total number of features up to 115. Among […]

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]]> PT. 2: HAMMER TO NAIL’S BEST FILMS OF 2022 https://www.hammertonail.com/best-of/pt-2-2022/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 19:13:34 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=38588

I probably don’t say enough how proud I am of the hard-working, diverse and brilliant writers we have here on staff and these lists both prove that. I could go through and praise each of them for very different reasons […]

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]]> HONK FOR JESUS, SAVE YOUR SOUL Trailer: Regina Hall & Sterling K. Brown in Sundance Mockumentary https://www.hammertonail.com/trailer/honk-for-jesus/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:21:14 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=37426

The business behind Southern Baptist megachurches is now getting the mockumentary treatment in writer/director Adamma Ebo’s Honk For Jesus, Save Your Soul. Executive produced by Oscar winner Jordan Peele, the film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival where it […]

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]]> CLEMENTINE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/clementine-review/ Wed, 29 Apr 2020 16:46:53 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31075

Anchored by the mysterious Sydney Sweeney, Clementine is a seductive lesbian thriller elevated by Gallagher’s keen direction and swift pacing.

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]]> HtN’s Best Films of 2019 https://www.hammertonail.com/best-of/best-films-of-2019/ https://www.hammertonail.com/best-of/best-films-of-2019/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2019 19:06:55 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31830 (‘Tis the season for year end “Best Of…” lists. While yes, they are ubiquitous, they are also super fun! Lead critic Chris Reed and Contributing Editor Matthew Delman got cracking on their “Best Films of 2019 List” sdo sit back, […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/best-of/best-films-of-2019/feed/ 1 Jim Brunzell’s 2018 Sundance Film Festival Preview https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/brunzell-2018-sundance-preview/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:08:45 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28883 The projectors are warming up, the curtains are about to be raised and the first images will soon be hitting the screen on the 2018 Sundance Film Festival (hosted by the Sundance Institute), starting Thursday, January 18 and running through […]

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