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THE TALLEST DWARF

Christopher Reed — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:41:58 +0000

(Check out Chris Reed’s The Tallest Dwarf movie review, the film premieres on PBS Monday, April 6. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Those who stand outside what society considers normative usually face discrimination of some sort, […]

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2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA Trailer: Oscar-Winner Mstyslav Chernev Returns with a Devastating Document of Ukraine’s Battlefront

M.J. O'Toole — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:18:59 +0000

After taking home the Best Documentary Feature Oscar for 20 Days in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov returns with another harrowing vision of the ongoing War in Ukraine with his newest documentary, 2000 Meters to Andriivka. The Ukrainian-born director and war correspondent […]

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2023 GOTHAM AWARDS NOMINATIONS: “Past Lives,” “Passages,” and “A Thousand and One” Among the Noms

M.J. O'Toole — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:23:17 +0000

Awards season has now officially kicked off! The Gotham Awards have announced the nominations for their 2023 ceremony. The nominees were listed by Jeffrey Sharp, the executive director of the Gotham Film and Media Institute, as well as deputy director […]

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AMERICA AFTER 9/11

Ray Lobo — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 19:38:51 +0000

(Following the 20 year anniversary on the 9/11 attacks, director Michael Kirk’s PBS Frontline special America After 9/11 is available on PBS. Ray Lobo has this America After 9/11 review. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why […]

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STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET

Christopher Reed — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:43:20 +0000

(The 2021 Sundance Film Festival ran January 28- February 3, all virtually as well as with drive-ins sprinkled around the U.S.. Hammer to Nail is bringing you a ton of coverage so, keep coming back! Like what you see here on […]

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OKAVANGO: RIVER OF DREAMS (DIRECTORS CUT)

Christopher Reed — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:18:01 +0000

There are plenty of films that deal with the perils of climate change; not so Okavango: River of Dreams, which is content to eulogize the beauty of its subject.

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A Conversation with Linda Goldstein Knowlton (WE ARE THE RADICAL MONARCHS)

Christopher Reed — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:41:06 +0000

I met with director Linda Goldstein Knowlton on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival to discuss her inspiring documentary We Are the Radical Monarchs (which I also reviewed). It’s a feature-length version of her 2017 short […]

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WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

Christopher Reed — Thu, 31 May 2018 20:06:07 +0000

Thank you, Mister Rogers, for a wonderful life, and thank you, Mister Neville, for this wonderful movie.

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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BROWN BUFFALO

Christopher Reed — Wed, 23 May 2018 20:49:03 +0000

Who needs drugs when you have good filmmaking?

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ITZHAK

Christopher Reed — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:25:39 +0000

Watch it, listen to the music, and experience the joy of Perlman's genius.

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