The Inspection Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/the-inspection/ What to Watch Sun, 05 Mar 2023 02:01:46 +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 Inspection Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/the-inspection/ 32 32 ‘Everything Everywhere’ Wins Best Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards (Full List) https://www.hammertonail.com/features/independent-spirit-awards-2023-winners/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 02:01:46 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=39012

The blue carpet rolled out on Saturday and many of the year’s best independent films and TV series were recognized in Santa Barbara, California. Everything Everywhere All At Once swept the 38th Independent Spirit Awards as it took home seven […]

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]]> A Conversation with Raúl Castillo (THE INSPECTION) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/raul-castillo/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 20:45:05 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=38400

Writer-director Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection opens in theaters today from A24. It is based on the filmmaker’s own experiences as a young, gay black man enlisting in the Marines after living on the streets for almost a decade. Raúl Castillo […]

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]]> Gotham Awards 2022 Nominations: ‘Tár,’ ‘Everything Everywhere,’ and ‘Aftersun’ Top the List https://www.hammertonail.com/features/gotham-awards-2022-nominations/ Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:00:14 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=38252

The nominations for the 2022 Gotham Awards have been revealed. The nominations in 12 categories recognize independent/arthouse films and breakout TV from this year. The ceremony will be held at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan on Monday, November 28. Angelica […]

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]]> TIFF 2022: CRITICS NOTEBOOK https://www.hammertonail.com/features/tiff-22-wrap/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 21:38:33 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=37999

My name is Rendy Jones (they/he) and I am / we are an independent film critic from Brooklyn, New York, operating my self-published outlet “Rendy Reviews” for a decade. This year’s Toronto International Film Festival trip was entirely different from […]

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]]> THE INSPECTION Trailer: Elegance Bratton’s Semi-Autobiographical Portrait of Masculinity & Identity https://www.hammertonail.com/trailer/the-inspection/ Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:11:12 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=37765

One of the most anticipated films of the fall festival season is writer-director Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection. Known for his intimate and empathetic documentary Pier Kids, Bratton makes his narrative feature debut which will have its world premiere at the […]

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]]> NYFF 2022: Main Slate Includes Park Chan-wook, Claire Denis, Kelly Reichardt, Mia Hansen-Løve, & More https://www.hammertonail.com/features/nyff-2022-main-slate/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:16:11 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=37645

The main slate for the 60th annual New York Film Festival is bursting with unmissable auteur titles. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center, it will take place from September 30 through October 16 in Lincoln Center and in other venues […]

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