(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of BlackBerry, in theaters May 12, 2023 via IFC Films. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Who remembers the once-ubiquitous BlackBerry, known in its aughts heyday as the “crackberry,” so addictive did it […]

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(The 2020 SXSW Film Festival was sadly cancelled. Yet Hammer to Nail is still reviewing films that were slated to premiere at the fest! We present, #LostFilmsofSXSW. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per […]

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Gibney peels back the many layers of fiction – or, to reappropriate the film's title with a secondary meaning, of "invention" – that made for appealing fantasy until the nightmare of reality dispelled the magic

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8-Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars is sure to delight. Chock full of rich details on the history of Commodore Business Machines – founded in 1954 as a typewriter company but eventually evolving into the developer of the "best selling computer in history"...

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We learn all about this history, and much more, in Silicon Cowboys, a smart new documentary from filmmaker Jason Cohen (Four Women, One World), which demands to be seen by all fans and users of modern technology (in other words...everyone).

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That Without can manage to be so loosely constructed, but at the same time so precise with its details, while still connecting on such a direct emotional level with its audience, is a stunning accomplishment.

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What his teasing, complex ideas show is how deeply Paul Goodman was willing to entertain new possibilities for social life, particularly for a vibrant, urban community like New York. Watching this film made me yearn for a city that I don’t recognize.

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