(Check out Chris Reed’s Dandelion movie review, in theaters July 12 via IFC Films. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Sometimes a love affair is not what it seems, but even flawed relationships can open up fresh […]

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If Beale Street Could Talk star KiKi Layne displays her musical chops in the new drama, Dandelion. Written and directed by Nicole Riegel (2021’s Hollar), it centers on a struggling singer-songwriter in the Midwest who goes on the road toward […]

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Just before the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival began, I spoke by phone with writer/director Nicole Riegel and lead actress Jessica Barden about their collaboration on the new drama Holler (which I also reviewed). The film tells the semiautobiographical story […]

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

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