Knock Down the House Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/knock-down-the-house/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:30:26 +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 Knock Down the House Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/knock-down-the-house/ 32 32 A Conversation with Rachel Lears, Alexandra Rojas & Varshini Prakash (TO THE END) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/to-the-end-2/ Mon, 07 Feb 2022 18:47:50 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=36261

Director Rachel Lears (Knock Down the House) just premiered her new documentary, To the End, at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. I reviewed it as part of our coverage, and while the festival was in progress I had a chance […]

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]]> TO THE END https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/to-the-end/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 23:44:06 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=36195

(The 2022 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 all virtually. Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of To the End. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not pay just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Rachel Lears’ […]

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]]> HtN’s 12 Most Anticipated Films at DOC NYC 2021 https://www.hammertonail.com/features/most-anticipated-doc-nyc-2021/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:49:38 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=35811

DOC NYC 2021 kicks off today, November 10, in and around the IFC Center in the village. The festival is run by Artistic Director Thom Powers who also programs the documentary slate at TIFF. Powers curates his own ‘shortlist’ as […]

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]]> KID CANDIDATE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/kid-candidate/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:00:54 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=34539

(The 2021 SXSW Film Festival kicks off March 16 and runs through the 18th, all online. Hammer to Nail has tons of coverage coming your way so stay tuned! Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not […]

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]]> BOYS STATE https://www.hammertonail.com/latest-reviews/boys-state/ Sat, 15 Aug 2020 00:44:15 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=32187

Update: BOYS STATE is now available to stream on AppleTV. (The 2020 Sundance Film Festival runs January 23-February 2 in and around Park City Utah. Hammer to Nail has boots on the ground at the fest and guarantee more coverage thank any […]

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]]> SLAY THE DRAGON https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/slay-the-dragon/ Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:45:03 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=32544

(Slay the Dragon is a documentary film about gerrymandering in the United States from directors Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance. It’s available April 3rd on VOD via Magnolia Pictures. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not […]

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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 A Conversation with Rachel Lears (KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/rachel-lears-interview/ Wed, 15 May 2019 17:32:10 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31145

I spoke with director Rachel Lears on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, by phone to discuss her powerful new political documentary, Knock Down the House (which I reviewed at Sundance). The movie follows four political-novice women who ran for congressional office […]

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]]> KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/knock-down-the-house-review/ Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:15:16 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=30846

A rousing, profoundly inspiring paean to grass-roots democratic movements, Rachel Lears' Knock Down the House profiles a number of underdog challengers – all of them women – to establishment figures in the 2018 midterm congressional and senatorial elections.

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