Nick Offerman Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/nick-offerman/ What to Watch Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:00:53 +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 Nick Offerman Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/nick-offerman/ 32 32 THE LIFE OF CHUCK https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/life-of-chuck/ Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:43:09 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=51579

(The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5-15 and HtN has you covered once again. Check out Chris Reed’s The Life of Chuck movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) A star-studded fantasy about life and […]

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]]> DUMB MONEY https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/dumb-money/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:51:58 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=40425

(The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs September 7-17 and HtN has tons of coverage coming your way! Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Dumb Money. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In the midst of the […]

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]]> A Conversation with Bob Byington, Kaley Wheless & David Krumholtz (FRANCES FERGUSON) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/frances-ferguson-bb/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:39:44 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31004

On Monday, March 11, 2019, at SXSW, I interviewed director Bob Byington to discuss his newest feature, Frances Ferguson (which I also reviewed). Joining us for the conversation were lead actress Kaley Wheless and supporting player David Krumholtz. The movie […]

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]]> FRANCES FERGUSON https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/frances-ferguson/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:40:47 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=30928

The void has never seemed so lighthearted, nor the abyss so appealing.

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]]> Here Comes the Bend Film Festival! https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/bend-filmfest-preview/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:27:05 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28576 The 14th Annual Bend Film Festival (in Bend, OR) kicks off Thursday, October 12 and I will be there as a juror for the Narrative Films section. Even before Erik Jambor took over as festival programmer, the Bend Film Festival […]

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]]> INFINITY BABY https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/infinity-baby-review/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:02:48 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28177

For the uninitiated, Byington’s films are best describes as Twilight Zone Todd Solondz with jokes.

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]]> Jim Brunzell’s 2017 Sundance Wrap-Up https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/brunzell-2017-sundance-wrap/ Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:26:29 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27508 The 2017 Sundance Film Festival was in full swing from the moment upon arriving in Park City, UT, the crowds were slowly clogging up the sidewalks, cars driving from Kearns Blvd to Main Street were bumper to bumper and buses […]

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]]> SMASHED https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/smashed-film-review/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/smashed-film-review/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:00:13 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=18538

Addiction is inherently dramatic, and stories centered on it can easily devolve into miserablism or hot mess histrionics. Smashed pulls back from that drama in favor of a milder, much more realistic tone.

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/smashed-film-review/feed/ 2 A Conversation With Bob Byington (SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-bob-byington-somebody-up-there-likes-me/ Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:00:02 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=16797 Bob Byington is a jerk. During our interview, he gave monosyllabic answers, barely made eye contact, and put a cigarette out in my lentil soup. Okay, that didn’t really happen. Truthfully, he was quite amiable albeit under the weather when […]

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