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THE LONG WALK

Sammy Levine — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 19:31:09 +0000

(Check out Sammy Levine’s movie review of Mattie Do’s The Long Walk. You can stream the film right now on Metrograph, just click this link! ) Laotian director Mattie Do’s The Long Walk is an impressionistic ghost story overflowing with ideas on […]

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MINOR PREMISE

Jessica Baxter — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 10:51:13 +0000

(Editors Note: Eric Shultz’s debut feature Minor Premise is now streaming for free on Tubi. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not pay just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Minor Premise was shot pre-pandemic, but […]

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HAMMER TO NAIL’S BEST FILMS OF 2021 – Part 1

The Editorial Staff — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:40:08 +0000

As 2021 dawned, we found ourselves as a nation more consumed by the political drama unfolding around us than any narrative created by filmmakers. Truth was, for a while, far stranger than fiction. Eventually, however, we returned to something resembling […]

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UPSTREAM COLOR

Nelson Kim — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:04:26 +0000

(Upstream Color is now available on DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, and at Amazon Instant. It world premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival in January. It opens theatrically in New York on Friday, April 5, and will roll out to […]

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NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS 2013 — HTN PICKS!

Michael Tully — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:11:34 +0000

Another edition of New Directors/New Films has arrived, you lucky New York Cityers, which means the time has come once again to lace up your comfiest walking shoes and jet back-and-forth between MoMA and the Film Society of Lincoln Center […]

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IN THE FAMILY

The Editorial Staff — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:30:30 +0000

This film is a must-see, an eye-opening debut that deserves to be part of the current film conversation.

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THE TOP 25 FILMS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009)

Michael Tully — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000

Before we begin, let us acknowledge that when it comes to “best of” lists, this year has quickly devolved into that loud lush at the end of the bar who won’t stop yapping. Though we’ve already contributed to his enabling […]

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Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 5

Michael Tully — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:51:13 +0000

(If you haven’t already, please be sure to check out Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 1 for a series explanation and to read the first batch of reflections.) Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 5 The state of American […]

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Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 1

Michael Tully — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:55:32 +0000

This year, the normally one-fisted punch of “Best of” lists has come from both sets of knuckles, which can be both exhilarating and exhausting. While we finalize our own Best of ‘09 and Best of The ’00s posts, we wanted […]

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