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HAMMER TO NAIL’S BEST FILMS OF 2023- Part 2

The Editorial Staff — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:45:51 +0000

2023 has been the year everything got back to normal. Hahahha….oh man, had you there! As many people paying the slightest bit of attention know, “things” may never be “back to normal” again. But, let’s steer away from the big […]

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WYRM

Jessica Baxter — Thu, 27 May 2021 14:15:10 +0000

(Christopher Winterbauer’s feature debut, Wyrm, is still making the rounds at film festivals, most recently at the San Francisco International Film Fest. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not pay just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) […]

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EIGHTH GRADE

Christopher Reed — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 14:41:15 +0000

Recalling other films about fraught teen awakenings like Diary of a Teenage Girl and Me and You and Everyone We Know, Eighth Grade nevertheless charts its own course...

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Here Comes the Bend Film Festival!

Don R. Lewis — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:27:05 +0000

The 14th Annual Bend Film Festival (in Bend, OR) kicks off Thursday, October 12 and I will be there as a juror for the Narrative Films section. Even before Erik Jambor took over as festival programmer, the Bend Film Festival […]

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INFINITY BABY

Jessica Baxter — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:02:48 +0000

For the uninitiated, Byington’s films are best describes as Twilight Zone Todd Solondz with jokes.

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WIENER-DOG

Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:09:52 +0000

Not only is it extremely accessible an experience for a non-Solondz fan, it's also arguably a deep one.

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Mike S. Ryan’s Sundance 2016 Wrap-Up

Mike S. Ryan — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 22:31:06 +0000

Sundance 2016, the post collapse world has begun with a new set of questions. Sundance 2008 was the last of the “Sundance go- go years.” Hamlet 2 was the top purchase that year for $12 million but there were also […]

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TREEFORT FILM FEST ’14: WRAP-UP

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:43:21 +0000

Elsewhere in Idaho, Treefort Film Fest serves as a perfect counterpoint to the previous week’s Sun Valley Film Festival. Younger, edgier, and at a much lower altitude, Treefort’s film component is a brand new addition to a much larger festival […]

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BULLIES ON SCREEN

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:55:51 +0000

The bully in movies has been around for nearly as long as the medium itself. At the end of Chaplin’s City Lights, the Tramp is broke, alone, on the street. At his lowest point, he feels the sticky pang of […]

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NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS 2013 — HTN PICKS!

Michael Tully — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:11:34 +0000

Another edition of New Directors/New Films has arrived, you lucky New York Cityers, which means the time has come once again to lace up your comfiest walking shoes and jet back-and-forth between MoMA and the Film Society of Lincoln Center […]

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