The 2026 Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday, January 22 and runs through Sunday, February 1 for, sadly the last time, in and around Park City, Utah. Last year’s passing of Sundance progenitor Robert Redford kind of added a real […]

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(Following a debut at Sundance, Josephine Decker’s Shirley is available now to watch online via Neon. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) I almost did not see […]

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Tormenting the Hen is by all means an auteurist exercise, reveling in intriguing visual motifs that complement the emotions of the on-screen events.

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Producer Dan Schoenbrun chose five NYC filmmakers - Josephine Decker, Lauren Wolkstein, Frances Bodomo, Daniel Patrick Carbone, and Lily Baldwin – and had each of them write down one of their dreams, then he gave each filmmaker someone else’s dream to adapt as a short film.

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Jorge Torres-Torres' "Sisters of the Plague" is another example of a well-done femalecentric take on the horror genre ("Midnight Swim" is another) that take shorror tropes and uses them in new ways. The film made its debut at Outfest and is making the festival rounds now.

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The internal loops of logic that keep audiences and critics hunting for similar movies or points of reference are totally irrelevant in this case: this is—incredibly, given that it’s her first narrative feature—a Josephine Decker film, through and through.

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Shot with a sharp, spontaneous eye on the streets of New York, Richard’s Wedding feels endearingly handmade. You can tell it was produced quickly, not because it feels rushed, but because it’s full of energy.

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