After bringing us The Banshees of Inisherin and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Martin McDonagh is back and doing what he does best: pairing together an annoying guy and an annoyed guy under deadly circumstances. Wild Horse Nine stars John […]

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After co-writing last year’s VistaVision epic The Brutalist, Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet go further back in time for their latest collaboration, which musically retells the origins of a colonial religious movement. The Testament of Ann Lee, with Fastvold at […]

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It’s that time of year again. After previously announcing its Opening Night (After the Hunt), Centerpiece (Father Mother Sister Brother), and Closing Night (Is This Thing On?) films, the New York Film Festival has unveiled its full Main Slate lineup […]

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Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin are certainly A Real Pain to one another, but when is family usually not? Eisenberg writes and directs the new dark comedy, his second directorial venture following 2022’s When You Finish Saving the World. It […]

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Summer is approaching. We at Hammer To Nail have dug deep beyond the buzzworthy studio titles to present an in-depth look at what should be on your radar this season. From festival hits, to microbudget marvels, to horror that gets […]

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The 77th Cannes Film Festival concluded today as the Greta Gerwig-fronted jury awarded the Palme d’Or to Sean Baker’s new sex worker comedy, Anora. It is also distributor NEON’s fifth consecutive Palme win following Anatomy of a Fall, Triangle of […]

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Do any New Yorkers have plans this summer? How about chilling under the sun to some of this year’s hot new indie films? Rooftop Films has just announced its lineup for its 2024 Summer Series, which will take place throughout […]

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“This is it. The moment of truth.” Fresh off her second Best Actress Oscar win for her performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Emma Stone’s newest collaboration with the director will be arriving a lot sooner than expected. Lanthimos’ anthology […]

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The blue carpet rolled out on Saturday and many of the year’s best independent films were recognized at the 39th Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Barbara, California. A24’s Past Lives took home Best Feature just moments after its writer-director Celine […]

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Awards season has now officially kicked off! The Gotham Awards have announced the nominations for their 2023 ceremony. The nominees were listed by Jeffrey Sharp, the executive director of the Gotham Film and Media Institute, as well as deputy director […]

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