File this one under books that kill [see The Babadook, the tome in Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose, or certain limited editions of Stephen King’s Firestarter apparently bound in asbestos (went down a rabbit hole this morning)].  Danny […]

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Australian director Jennifer Kent directed her first feature, The Babadook, in 2014. That supernatural horror film proved extremely effective at externalizing both grief and a mother’s worst fears about parenting. Starring Essie Davis (Babyteeth) as that mom, Amelia, a widow […]

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(Check out Bears Rebecca Fonté’s review of the movie Smile. While Bears saw it at Fantastic Fest 2022, it’s been performing solidly in theaters ever since. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page. ) In the opening moments […]

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(The 2022 Tribeca Film Festival ran June 9-26 both online and in-person. Check out Melanie Addington’s movie review for Blaze. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Note: Spoilers are very intentional due to content warnings. Content Warning: rape, […]

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Kate Dolan has loved films ever since she was a child. Her short film Little Doll premiered at Berlinale in 2016. Her next short Catcalls, won best short film at the Ireland young director awards. Born and raised in Ireland, […]

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(Kate Dolan’s You Are Not My Mother hit select theaters and VOD on March 25, 2022 via Magnet Releasing. Here’s Jack Schenker’s movie review of You Are Not My Mother. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) […]

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(Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or winning sophomore feature Titane is in theaters now via Neon Releasing. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Julia Ducournau’s sophomore feature film (following […]

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One of the great joys of being both a journalist and a filmmaker is going to fests as one and immediately turning into the other. Last year, with my film Conversion Therapist playing FilmQuest, I had the great privilege of […]

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