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ON SWIFT HORSES Trailer: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, and Will Poulter Gamble for Love in Queer Melodrama
by admin|3 months ago|Hammer to Nail
Following its TIFF premiere last fall and upcoming screening at SXSW where it will close the festival, Daniel Minahan’s 1950s-set romantic drama On Swift Horses is making its way to U.S. theaters. Adapted by Bryce Kass from Shannon Pufahl’s 2019...
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A Conversation with Amel Guellaty (WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM)
by admin|3 months ago|Hammer to Nail
Tunisian director Amel Guellaty just premiered her feature-film debut, Where the Wind Comes From, at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival (where I reviewed it). The movie offers striking visuals and a compelling story of friendship in a road-trip structure, showing...
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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: THE GRIFTERS
by admin|3 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(Here at Hammer to Nail, we 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, Brad Cook hustles into...
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Exclusive Poster for Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia Puts Blood on the Body Count
by admin|3 months ago|The Film Stage
That it has been nine months since Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia premiered at Cannes should do nothing to diminish the excitement of its U.S. release finally commencing next month. I saw the film right in the heart of a busy NYFF...
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Taylor Sheridan’s “1923” Returns with Same Degree of Self-Proclaimed Grandeur
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
It’s old-fashioned dramatic entertainment.
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‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Review: Songs in the Key of Video Art
by admin|3 months ago|Slant Magazine
BLKNWS zooms across the screen, propelled by the volume and velocity of its ideas. The post ‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ Review: Songs in the Key of Video Art appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Friday One Sheet: UNDER THE BURNING SUN
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Warm and desolate at the same time, Yun Xie's tight 75 minute science fiction picture, Under The Burning Sun is a road trip across the desert; a journey to an uncertain freedom by a solitary pregnant woman. The key art may...
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“Suits: LA” Is Dumb, Glossy Nothingness
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
"Suits: LA" is pleasant enough, soothing even, but you better bring your own things to think about, because it offers nothing more.
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Film Editing
by admin|3 months ago|Slant Magazine
Here we admit that conventional wisdom feel like a smarter bet. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Film Editing appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Berlinale Review: Yunan Lacks the Substance to Fully Sing
by admin|3 months ago|The Film Stage
The fact that only two German films were selected to compete at the 75th Berlinale raised some eyebrows and sparked interest in the pair of sophomore features that received the distinction over new works from higher-profile filmmakers like Tom Tykwer...
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