It’s been a strange few years for the major North American film festivals. After starting off the year with a disappointing virtual Sundance, the 2022 SXSW film festival eagerly launched in person and was a huge success, helping to launch […]

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Greetings readers, Hammer to Nail editor Don R. Lewis here welcoming you to our annual “curtain raiser” for the Sundance Film Festival. In talking to my staff, I realized that i’m pretty sure no other film site covers more films […]

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On Monday, December 18, I interviewed director Jeremiah Zagar by phone to discuss his debut narrative feature (after years of documentary work) We the Animals, which I also reviewed. The film (which is available now via various VOD platforms) is […]

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A vibrant, evocative tone poem of a coming-of-age story, Jeremiah Zagar's We the Animals offers gorgeous cinematic riches galore, combined with a narrative of profound dramatic heft

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