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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: CRONOS
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(We here at Hammer to Nail 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, “The Curbside Criterion” continues...
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New Directors/New Films Unveils 2025 Lineup
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New Directors/New Films is coming back for its 54th edition. Since 1972, it has showcased work from the likes of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kelly Reichardt, Pedro Almodóvar, Souleymane Cissé, Jia Zhangke, Spike Lee, Lynne Ramsay, Michael Haneke, Wong Kar-wai,...
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Exclusive Trailer for Robina Rose’s Extraordinary, Restored Nightshift Tracks One Night In a Hotel
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I wish there were an exact subgenre for Robina Rose’s Nightshift so I could see every single one of its kin. The British feature––recalling the austere melancholy of Chantal Akerman or films of its cinematographer, Jon Jost––has spent 40-plus years...
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‘McVeigh’ Review: A Suffocatingly Atmospheric, If Muted to a Fault, Portrait of a Terrorist
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McVeigh’s ominous atmosphere is omnipresent, clinging to Timothy like a dog to a bone. The post ‘McVeigh’ Review: A Suffocatingly Atmospheric, If Muted to a Fault, Portrait of a Terrorist appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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ANDOR: Disney Reveals a New Poster And Special Look at Season Two
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Disney+ released a new poster and a special look at the upcoming Star Wars series, Andor. The new poster is the familiar multiple character variety. Stormtroopers march through a wheatfield and Tie fighters fly overhead along the bottom of it....
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Berlinale 2025 Review: THE BLUE TRAIL Reimagines Aging in a Dystopian Future
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Gabriel Mascaro continues his exploration of hybrid storytelling with a dystopian fable that reimagines aging as an act of defiance. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Rotterdam 2025 Interview: RAINS OVER BABEL Director Gala del Sol Talks Mythic Worldbuilding, Queer Programming, Personal Healing
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Gala del Sol, a visionary Spanish-Colombian debut director, talks fresh world building and personal healing. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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‘In the Lost Lands’ Review: Paul W.S. Anderson’s Arrestingly Trashy George R.R. Martin Adaptation
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The film provides Anderson with a sturdy canvas for his unique brand of gaudy, campy cool. The post ‘In the Lost Lands’ Review: Paul W.S. Anderson’s Arrestingly Trashy George R.R. Martin Adaptation appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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In the Lost Lands Review: Paul W.S. Anderson Finds Poetry In the Fantasy Epic
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Before jumping directly into the action, Paul W.S. Anderson’s In the Lost Lands opens with a framing device we’ll return to only at film’s end. The George R. R. Martin adaptation otherwise gives no context whatsoever, and when the plot...
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New Directors/New Films Unveils 2025 Lineup
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After showcasing work from the likes of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kelly Reichardt, Pedro Almodóvar, Souleymane Cissé, Jia Zhangke, Spike Lee, Lynne Ramsay, Michael Haneke, Wong Kar-wai, Agnieszka Holland, Denis Villeneuve, Luca Guadagnino, and more, New Directors/New Films is back...
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