Mutual Appreciation Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/mutual-appreciation/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:49:34 +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 Mutual Appreciation Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/mutual-appreciation/ 32 32 THE VILLAGE DETECTIVE: A SONG CYCLE https://www.hammertonail.com/latest-reviews/the-village-detective/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:25:48 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=35528

(Jonathan Marlow provides this great film review of The Village Detective: A Song Cycle, Bill Morrison’s stirring new meditation on cinema’s past which opened in New York on Wednesday, September 22. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? […]

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]]> ON THE FRINGE, PART SEVEN: SHOTGUN STORIES (2007) https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/on-the-fringe-7/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:05:14 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29448 Jeff Nichols’ award-winning directorial debut Shotgun Stories is a flawless film. This quality is a crucial distinction to make in discussing a film as part of my continuing “On theFringe” series, as this factor sets the movie apart from its (predecessor) compatriot pictures […]

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]]> RESULTS https://www.hammertonail.com/people-we-love/results-movie-review/ Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:45:09 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24740

In "Results," his fifth feature as a director, Andrew Bujalski takes a big step towards the mainstream while still staying true to his almost auteuristic storytelling and narrative style.

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]]> BEESWAX https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/beeswax-film-review/ Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:00:34 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=2940

If Andrew Bujalski’s first two films were focused on characters staring into the precipice of adulthood (a metaphor that Garden State made all too literal), then the denizens of Beeswax are inside the sinkhole staring back.

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]]> THE TOP 25 FILMS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009) https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/the-top-25-films-of-the-decade-2000-2009/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=52 Before we begin, let us acknowledge that when it comes to “best of” lists, this year has quickly devolved into that loud lush at the end of the bar who won’t stop yapping. Though we’ve already contributed to his enabling […]

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]]> NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/comedy/new-york-i-love-you-film-review/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:15:50 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=916

First off, let me state this very clearly: I have not seen New York, I Love You. Had I been in the city the other night, I would have gladly attended the film’s premiere at the Ziegfeld, as I was […]

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]]> SORRY, THANKS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/sorry-thanks-film-review/ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:55:03 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=218

Sorry, Thanks has just enough plot to keep it interesting, while still allowing the shapelessness of real life to inform it’s forward(ish) motion.

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