Hammer to Nail

THE WEDDING BANQUET
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(Check out Chris Reed’s The Wedding Banquet movie review, it hits theaters on Friday, April 18. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) At the top of the list of reasons to see The Wedding Banquet, director...
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WE WERE DANGEROUS
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(Check out Chris Reed’s We Were Dangerous movie review, It starts April 18 in L.A. before a nationwide rollout. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In director Josephine Stewart Te-Whiu’s debut feature, We Were Dangerous, the time...
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TRIBECA 2025 LINEUP: New Films From Alex Ross Perry, RZA, Takashi Miike, and More Headed to NYC
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The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition, which will take place June 4-15. As previously announced, Emmy winners Susan Lacy & Jessica Levin’s documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes will open the festival, while...
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An Explorer Tries to Escape a Rain of Fire in an Exclusive Clip for ‘A Vanishing Fog’
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A solitary explorer and guardian of the mountains (Sebastian Pii) faces a reign of violence across his land in Colombian filmmaker Augusto Sandino’s A Vanishing Fog. The film had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival before...
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A Conversation with James Griffiths, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Tom Basden & Tim Key (THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND)
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I had the opportunity to speak with key talent behind The Ballad of Wallis Island. This charming tale follows eccentric lottery winner Charles (Tim Key) who manages to reunite his favorite folk-rock duo, McGwyer Mortimer, for a private performance at his remote...
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CANNES DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT 2025 LINEUP: New Titles From Christian Petzold, Robin Campillo, and More Coming to the Croisette
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The Cannes Film Festival has announced the 2025 Directors’ Fortnight lineup. Created in 1969, this section has been dedicated to showcasing the most singular forms of contemporary cinema. Opening the section this year is the coming-of-age drama Enzo from BPM director...
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EDDINGTON Teaser: Joaquin Phoenix Is A Doom-Scrolling Sheriff in Ari Aster’s Cannes Contender
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Three years after his bewildering, anxiety-inducing Beau Is Afraid, Ari Aster is back with his fourth feature that addresses current events. His black-comedy/western Eddington is set to premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, which will run May 14-22....
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Cannes Critics’ Week Unveils 2025 Lineup
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The Cannes Film Festival has just unveiled the 2025 Critics’ Week lineup, featuring about a dozen films from breakout talents showcasing either their first or second features. The 78th edition of the festival will run May 14-22. This year’s jury...
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VULCANIZADORA Trailer: Joel Potrykus and Joshua Burge Journey to the Woods in Unpredictable Dark Comedy
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“You feel better now. But tomorrow you’re gonna feel bad again.” Beloved microbudget indie filmmaker Joel Potrykus (Relaxer; The Alchemist Cookbook) is back with a multihyphenate of roles in his newest dark slacker comedy, Vulcanizadora. Aside from serving as editor-writer-director,...
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A conversation with Kei Pritsker (THE ENCAMPMENTS)
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Nearly a year ago, universities across the world turned into war zones, with students, persevering with morale, camping out in tents against the cold, rain, and even snow; with threats of the national guard storming their encampments; and with riot...
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