(Winner of the Best Documentary Award at 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, Ascension opens in theaters on Friday, October 8 via MTV Documentaries. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep […]

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Baltimore is my hometown, so sure, that matters to me, but Baltimore is not unique. So many of our cities need better options. Let Charm City lead the way, not in homicides, but in ideas for solutions.

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...I am still impressed at how seamlessly she moves between the opposing camps, helping us understand how there can be common ground between the police and those they serve (and oppress).

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I met with director Theo Anthony on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at SXSW, to discuss his new film, the experimental feature documentary Rat Film, which I also reviewed. The movie explores the fascinating history of rat populations in Baltimore (where […]

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An exhaustive, though never exhausting, history of Baltimore City's relationship with its primary rodent, Rat Film offers a mesmerizing mix of straightforward documentary storytelling and experimental elements.

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