Late last week, the 2025 (technically the 2026) Awards Season started heating up in earnest but it’s typically the nominees for Golden Globes that signify the full season kick-off. While snubs and surprises are always part of the fun, the […]

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After a highly buzzed festival run and plenty of acclaim from audiences and critics alike, Joachim Trier’s funny and emotional Sentimental Value will finally be released in U.S. theaters this November! Co-written by Trier and his writing partner Eskil Vogt, […]

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What is up Hammer to Nail readers. It’s me, Rendy Jones, back for another TIFF critic’s notebook. Unlike my previous years, this being my sixth, this one was rather packed and busier than ever. Partly because of the terrible ticketing […]

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Four years after stunning the world with her Cannes-winning, breakout performance in The Worst Person in the World, Renate Reinsve and director Joachim Trier reunite for their newest collaboration, Sentimental Value. The film made waves at the Cannes Film Festival, […]

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(Check out Savina Petkova’s Sentimental Value movie review. The film just had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Renate Reinsve has once again captured Cannes audiences’ hearts, four years […]

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Stellan Skarsgård has been an actor for over 50 years. Most of his early roles were on the stage or in television programs in Sweden. Skarsgård, now 70 years old, has worked with great auteurs such as Denis Villeneuve, David […]

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I met with Norwegian director Maria Sødahl on Sunday, September 8, 2019, at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, to discuss  Hope (which I also reviewed), her first feature since the 2010 Limbo. Joining us for the conversation were her […]

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It’s not easy to make a film about a life-threatening illness that is as rich and joyous as this one can be, perfectly balanced at other times by the very real stakes.

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And though the present-day McEnroe predictably does not like the result, I think it is well worth watching, both for fans of the game and of taught real-life thrillers. As the opening quote from Andre Agassi states, "Every match is life in miniature." This is real drama, indeed.

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