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		<title>THE SPIRAL</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[M.J. O'Toole]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Drama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SLIDESHOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 Venice Film Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adriano Giannini]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alice Colonna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anna Colonna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colonna family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coming-of-age horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[demon movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devil movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family drama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Faustian bargain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[film festival coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horror film review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HtN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italian cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italian high society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italian horror movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jasmine Trinca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Letterboxd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Movie Review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paolo Strippoli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychological horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Romana Maggiora Vergano]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salvatore de Chirico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supernatural horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Spiral 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Spiral movie review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valeria Bruni Tedeschi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venice Film Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venice Film Festival 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Venice Lido]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The_Spiral_Still_1-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The_Spiral_Still_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The_Spiral_Still_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The_Spiral_Still_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The_Spiral_Still_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The_Spiral_Still_1.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(The 2026 Venice Film Festival ran September 2-12 on the island of the Lido di Venezia (Venice Lido) in Italy. HtN has coverage coming in like M.J. O’Toole’s The Spiral movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/the-spiral/">THE SPIRAL</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>THE UGLY</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 22:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Drama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[beauty standards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blind protagonist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[critical acclaim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[detective story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dual timelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional impact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[father and son]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreshadowing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graphic novel adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Han Ji-hyeon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Korean horror movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Korean thriller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manipulative behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mystery thriller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Park Jeong-min]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prejudice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychological horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shin Hyun-been]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[societal horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[societal rot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Korean Film]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[star performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Ugly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Train to Busan director]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yeon Sang-ho]]></category>
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<p>(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) marks its 50th anniversary this year. TIFF 50 runs September 4-14, with the fest’s usual vast array of movies playing in venues around the downtown entertainment district. Chris Reed has boots on the ground and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/the-ugly/">THE UGLY</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Mickey Keating (INVADER)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bears Rebecca Fonte]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 19:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[SLIDESHOW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stream Free Now]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VOD Release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American flag symbolism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anachronistic horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago suburbs horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colin Huerta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[documentary-style horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handheld cinematography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home invasion thriller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horror director interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horror film 2025]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horror film analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horror movie review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[improvised filmmaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indie horror movies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invader movie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Swanberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LatinX actors in horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mickey Keating filmography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mickey Keating interview]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minimalist horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Box Films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political horror films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychological horror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[run-and-gun filmmaking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unsettling cinema]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vero Maynez]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="119" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mickey-300x119.png" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mickey-300x119.png 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mickey-1024x406.png 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mickey-768x305.png 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mickey-1536x609.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Invader may not be for you. Director Mickey Keating has made a film that shows you what it is immediately and if you need to walk out after five minutes he’s okay with that. He has given you permission. But [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/mickey-keating-invader/">A Conversation with Mickey Keating (INVADER)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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