John Sayles is one of the great American filmmakers. Graduating from Williams college in 1972, Sayles moved to east Boston to work a factory job. During that time he wrote short stories, submitting them to various magazines. These short stories […]

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(Here at Hammer to Nail, we are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, Brad Cook digs in […]

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(Here at Hammer to Nail, we’re are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week ,Brad Cook enters the […]

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(Regina King’s narrative feature directing debut One Night in Miami… dropped on Amazon Prime Friday, January 15 2021. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) On February 25, 1964, […]

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(The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival or, TIFF, ran September 10-20 online. Although Hammer to Nail wasn’t granted access to a press pass, we still have been running as much coverage as possible thanks to filmmakers and PR companies who want to […]

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Its strength lies in the unapologetic rendering of African-American anger and resistance, as embodied by its main subject...

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What starts out as smart, irreverent comedy eventually turns into a kind of horror, giving the viewer a sense of being weirdly complicit.

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