Hammer to Nail

CUCKOO Trailer: Neon is at it again!
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Hot on the heels of the underdog breakout film of the summer, Longlegs, Neon is set to release another hotly anticipated horror film with the eerie looking Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens, directed by Tilman Singer. Get ready, it’s...
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THE BECOMERS Trailer: Aliens Navigate Life on Earth in Zach Clark’s Sci-Fi Genre-Bender
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Hammer to Nail loves us some some Zach Clark weirdness! His latest film The Becomers hits theaters and VOD Tuesday, September 24 from Dark Star Pictures. Here’s the official synopsis: Forced to flee their dying planet, two body-snatching alien lovers arrive...
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A Conversation with Corey Sherman (BIG BOYS)
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No one likes being 14. That age just sucks. Unless you happen to be the lead character on the Disney show, or arguably the actor portraying that lead character, real life conflicts come at you from every angle and never...
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MOUNTAINS Trailer: A Haitian Immigrant Family Lives Through Change in Festival Winner
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How do you hang onto your values while everything around you is changing? Monica Sorelle’s touching and observant feature debut Mountains centers on a Haitian immigrant family living in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood trying to pursue their dreams, while gentrification...
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MEANWHILE ON EARTH Trailer: Extraterrestrial Contact Is Made in Jérémy Clapin’s Live-Action Debut
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After making one of the most innovative animated films with the Oscar-nominated I Lost My Body, Jérémy Clapin returns with his live-action debut that is just as imaginative, but with more chills. Meanwhile On Earth stars newcomer Megan Northam as...
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A DIFFERENT MAN Trailer: Sebastian Stan Changes His Face & Life in Aaron Schimberg’s Surreal Comedy
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While it may be a while before we see his portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprentice stateside, Sebastian Stan delivers one of the best performances of the year in A Different Man. Written and directed by Aaron Schimberg (Chained...
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THE TIME MASTERS Restoration Trailer: René Laloux’s Fantastical Animated Sci-Fi is Given the 4K Treatment
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Iconic French sci-fi animator René Laloux (Fantastic Planet) is having another one of his hidden gems restored by Janus Films later this month. His 1982 tale The Time Masters incorporates Mœbius’ trippy, mindblowing design in this story of a young...
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RED ISLAND Trailer: Robin Campillo’s Coming-of-Age Tale Explores an Expat Family in 1970s Madagascar
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Following up his Cannes Film Festival-winning sensation BPM (Beats Per Minute), which showcased AIDS activism in 1990s France, writer-director Robin Campillo is back with an intimate new drama. Red Island, based on the director’s childhood, is a coming-of-age story that...
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ANORA Trailer: Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-Winning Sensation Arrives in October
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No matter the production budget and the resources at his disposal, Sean Baker never fails to deliver an unforgettable cinematic experience. The director follows up 2019’s Red Rocket with a new exploration of the lives of sex workers, which is...
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THE SUBSTANCE Teaser Trailer: Demi Moore & Margaret Qualley Search for Everlasting Youth
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Demi Moore goes to quite the lengths to find everlasting beauty in a new jaw-dropping body horror from writer-director Coralie Fargeat (2018’s Revenge). The Substance, one of the most buzzed-about films at this year’s Cannes (where it picked up Best...
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