Ronald Bronstein Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/ronald-bronstein/ What to Watch Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png Ronald Bronstein Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/ronald-bronstein/ 32 32 A Conversation with David Shadrack Smith & Jake Fogelnest (PUBLIC ACCESS) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/public-access-doc/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:54:51 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55041

Director David Shadrack Smith just premiered his feature-documentary debut, Public Access, at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival (where I reviewed it). The film showcases all the wild, vibrant, and very weird content that proliferated on New York City’s Manhattan Cable […]

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]]> MARTY SUPREME Trailer: Timothée Chalamet is a Ping Pong Prodigy in Josh Safdie’s Drama https://www.hammertonail.com/trailer/marty-supreme-timothee-chalamet-josh-safdie/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:56:04 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=53789 Timothee Chalamet in Josh Safdie's MARTY SUPREME

With his brother Benny making his solo directing outing later this year with his MMA drama The Smashing Machine, Josh Safdie is crafting his vision with a sports drama of his own just in time for Christmas. Marty Supreme takes […]

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]]> IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU Trailer: Rose Byrne is a Mom on the Edge in Mary Bronstein’s Festival Hit https://www.hammertonail.com/trailer/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-rose-byrne-mary-bronstein/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 16:05:02 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=53707 Rose Byrne in IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU

Mom and therapist Linda is having one hell of a bad day in writer-director Mary Bronstein’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Produced by fellow masters of chaos Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, the film stars Rose Byrne as […]

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]]> THE SMASHING MACHINE Trailer: Dwayne Johnson Stars in Benny Safdie’s MMA Biopic https://www.hammertonail.com/trailer/the-smashing-machine-dwayne-johnson-benny-safdie/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:33:43 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=53090

Six years after making Uncut Gems, the Safdie Brothers have forged their individual paths as filmmakers. Both brothers have their solo projects coming out this year from A24. With Josh’s Timothee Chalemet-starrer Marty Supreme set for a Christmas Day release, […]

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]]> HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/heaven-knows-what-film-review/ Mon, 11 May 2015 19:53:10 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24526

The Safdie Brothers seamlessly weave fictional narrative with the documentary form to create a brutally honest look at junkie life and love (and death) in New York City.

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]]> SXSW ’15: TULLY’S WRAP-UP https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/sxsw-film-festival-15-michael-tully-wrap-up/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:17:05 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24209 Including two titles I’d seen before the 2015 SXSW Film Festival kicked off (read my reviews of Western and Entertainment if you haven’t already), I managed to catch 22 features this year. Which is to say, not a pathetic number […]

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]]> NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS 2013 — HTN PICKS! https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/new-directors-new-films-2013-htn-picks/ Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:11:34 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=20058 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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]]> Josh and Benny Safdie’s EMOTIONAL SLOPPY MANIC CINEMA at BAM https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/essays/josh-and-benny-safdie-emotional-sloppy-manic-cinema-at-bam/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:52:07 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=5713 (Emotional Sloppy Manic Cinema runs Thursday August 12 through Tuesday August 24, 2010, at BAM. Go here to learn more.) Though they are still only their mid-20s, brothers Josh and Benny Safdie have made quite a splash on the independent […]

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]]> DADDY LONGLEGS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/daddy-longlegs-film-review/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/daddy-longlegs-film-review/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 13:16:16 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=3952

(Daddy Longlegs is now available on DVD through KimStim/Zeitgeist. It was distributed theatrically by IFC Films and opened in New York City on May 14, 2010, at the IFC Center. Visit the distributor’s page for information, and also be sure […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/daddy-longlegs-film-review/feed/ 4 THE TOP 25 FILMS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009) https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/the-top-25-films-of-the-decade-2000-2009/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=52 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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