As the awards season approaches, studios are coordinating their efforts regarding the films they intend to promote for the 97th Academy Awards, and it appears that the best picture category is poised to be a sausage fest. While many features […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s The Outrun movie review. It hits theaters Friday, October 4 via Sony Pictures. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) There have been many books written and movies made about addiction and […]

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After exploring the lingering effects of World War II in his documentary Occupied City last year, Steve McQueen takes on the subject once again in his war thriller Blitz. The film, which will premiere Closing Night at the New York […]

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Saoirse Ronan is on the uneasy road to healing in The Outrun. German filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt (The Unforgivable; System Crasher) directs from a script co-written with Amy Liptrot based on her best-selling memoir of the same name. It centers on […]

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(The 2022 Tribeca Film Festival runs June 9-26 both online and in-person. Check out Matt Delman’s movie review for The Year Between. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In the edgy family comedy The Year Between, Alex Heller’s character […]

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(Francis Lee’s Ammonite is available on all streaming platforms Friday, December 4 via Neon. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Very loosely based on the real-life […]

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I met with writer/director Greta Gerwig, heretofore best known as an actress in films like Frances Ha and Mistress America, on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at the Middleburg Film Festival as part of a press roundtable with three other critics: […]

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In addition to the performances and the writing, Lady Bird impresses with its meticulous production design and economical editing

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