The Curbside Criterion Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/the-curbside-criterion/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:52:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png The Curbside Criterion Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/the-curbside-criterion/ 32 32 THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: THE PARALLAX VIEW https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/parallax-view-criterion/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:20:30 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=34445

(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike hence, “The Curbside Criterion.” This week […]

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: THE CIRCUS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/criterion-circus/ Tue, 15 Oct 2019 17:59:17 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31606

(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, our new addition to […]

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: DHEEPAN https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/criterion-dheepan/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:29:36 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28492

(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, our “The Curbside Criterion” […]

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: STRAW DOGS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/drama/criterion-straw-dogs/ Tue, 01 Aug 2017 22:38:08 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28436

Had I seen it when I was young, I probably would have been fascinated by Kael’s observation, wondering, with the idle intellectualism common at that age, how one might deal with a fascist film when one is not a fascist themselves.

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: CAMERAPERSON https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/criterion-cameraperson/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/criterion-cameraperson/#comments Wed, 19 Jul 2017 16:38:57 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28400

...but perhaps what matters most is the viewer's perception of that truth, as refracted through the lens of his/her personal eye. We are all, indeed, camerapeople.

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/criterion-cameraperson/feed/ 1 THE CRITERION CORNER: THE SQUID AND THE WHALE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/squid-and-the-whale-criterion/ Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:13:48 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27395

Released in 2005,The Squid and the Whale marked a turning point in the career of New York-based filmmaker Noah Baumbach.

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: ONE-EYED JACKS https://www.hammertonail.com/latest-reviews/1-eyed-jacks-criterion/ Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:24:04 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27356

In the annals of Hollywood Westerns, this is truly one of the greats, cinematic warts and all.

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: DREAMS https://www.hammertonail.com/blu-ray/criterion-dreams/ Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:21:59 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27335

Toward the end of his life, though, he began to indulge a bit more, letting the camera linger a little longer on gorgeously composed shots, as he did in "Ran," or spreading his experimental wings, as he did in "Dreams."

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: PUNCH DRUNK LOVE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/criterion-punch-drunk-love/ Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:27:31 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27317

(As you may have noticed, it’s holiday season! As a result, Hammer to Nail is going to bust out some reviews of the latest and greatest Criterion Blu Rays as well as re-running reviews and interviews of films that are […]

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: THE STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUM https://www.hammertonail.com/blu-ray/story-of-the-last-chrysanthemum/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:48:55 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27271

(As you may have noticed, it’s holiday season! As a result, Hammer to Nail is going to bust out some reviews of the latest and greatest Criterion Blu Rays as well as re-running reviews and interviews of films that are […]

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