(Last week, a trio of HtN contributors provided a list of films they were excited to see at DOC NYC, 2021. HtN contributor and self-proclaimed “doc geek” Lauren Wissot has a great list as well, check it out! Like what […]

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(HtN contributor Ray Lobo is a big fan of the films of Robert Greene. So much so, he’s trotting out this 3-part series on Greene’s films Actress, Kate Plays Christine and Bisbee ’17. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? […]

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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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The alien world they’ve miraculously created on a shoestring budget is rife with implications of an expansive human-populated universe that is inaccessible to their financially-strapped protagonist.

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I met with directors Chris Caldwell and Zeek Earl, of the new science-fiction feature Prospect (which I also reviewed), on Sunday, March 11, at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival. The film, an adaptation of a short film the team produced […]

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...I am still impressed at how seamlessly she moves between the opposing camps, helping us understand how there can be common ground between the police and those they serve (and oppress).

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Though at first the emotional stakes may seem low, the more one thinks about the movie the more its profound truths resonate beyond its narrative limits.

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I met with director Theo Anthony on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at SXSW, to discuss his new film, the experimental feature documentary Rat Film, which I also reviewed. The movie explores the fascinating history of rat populations in Baltimore (where […]

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Once again micro-budget filmmaker Frank V. Ross has shone his camera lens on the people that you see when you're walking down the street, the blue collar 9-5ers living paycheck to paycheck, that you see each day. Bloomin Mud Shuffle features by far his biggest cast of known actors but the film maintains Ross's insight, intellect and fly-on-the-wall sensibilities.

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