In October 2021, Soviet-born American filmmaker Julia Loktev arrived in Moscow with her iPhone to document Russian independent journalists being declared “foreign agents” by Putin’s regime. At the start of filming she had no idea it would become a five-and-a-half-hour […]

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(Check out Lauren Wissot’s Stray Bodies movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Though Elina Psykou’s Son of Sofia took top honors in the International Narrative section back at Tribeca 2017, the acclaimed Greek director’s first documentary, last […]

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(The New/Next Film Festival took place October 2-5 in Baltimore, MD which just happens to be home base for our Lead Critic, Chris Reed. Check out his WTO/99 movie review! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) I love […]

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(Slay the Dragon is a documentary film about gerrymandering in the United States from directors Barak Goodman and Chris Durrance. It’s available April 3rd on VOD via Magnolia Pictures. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not […]

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And yet, whenever Obama is on screen, his optimism about America's fundamental goodness inspires not only his team, but as, as well.

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