There’s so much uncertainty in the world and strangely, as it always somehow seems to, the Sundance Film Festival reflects that. On a surface level, there’s the fact that no one knows where the 2026 Sundance Film Festival will be […]

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As the awards season approaches, studios are coordinating their efforts regarding the films they intend to promote for the 97th Academy Awards, and it appears that the best picture category is poised to be a sausage fest. While many features […]

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One year after its Cannes premiere, the Oscar-nominee for Best Animated Feature Robot Dreams is finally making its way to U.S. theaters. The film had an awards-qualifying run way back in December (solidifying it as a 2023 film), and will […]

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The 2024 Academy Awards take place on Sunday, March 10, and as usual there are 15 nominated short films across three categories: animation, documentary, and live action. As I do every year for Hammer to Nail, I watch all of […]

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As we are getting closer to the 96th Academy Awards, one of the nominees for Best International Feature will finally head to U.S. theaters on February 23, just around the corner. Io Capitano is the eleventh feature from writer-director Matteo […]

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The Academy Awards take place on March 12 this year, and as usual there are 15 short films each vying for their own special Oscar, 5 within each of the 3 different categories: animation, documentary, and live action. As I […]

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The Academy Award-nominated song “Naatu Naatu” from S.S. Rajamouli’s international sensation RRR will officially be performed live during the 95th Oscars ceremony by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava. The hit song, which won both a Golden Globe and Critics […]

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just unveiled the shortlists for the 2023 Oscars in 10 categories, including Best Documentary Feature/Short, Best Animated Feature/Short, makeup and hairstyling, original score, original song, live-action short, sound and visual effects. Out […]

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In the past, I have reviewed the Oscar-nominated shorts either in one big compilation piece or separately, by category. I missed last year, but now am back with a quick glance at the 15 nominated films. We’ll know by the […]

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"Les Misérables" is a tour de force of warring factions and emotions, ever engaging as it pulls us down a cinematic rabbit hole of first-world arrogance and resulting despair

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