Hammer to Nail

A Conversation with Jenn Wexler & Sean Redlitz (THE SACRIFICE GAME)
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Xmas sucks when you’ve been abandoned by your family. I can imagine being in boarding school already feels like being abandoned by your family. The Sacrifice Game finds Samantha (Madison Baines) stuck at Blackvale Academy when her stepfather gives her...
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THE CRIME IS MINE
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(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of The Crime is Mine. The film is in theaters in NYC now via Music Box Films. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) French director François Ozon (Peter von Kant)...
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AMERICAN FICTION
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(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of American Fiction. The film is in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The good intentions of misguided people can just as easily as pure malevolence lead the...
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COLUMBO: THE FIRST SEVEN SEASONS
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(The classic TV series Columbo has come under increased popularity amongst cinefiles for it’s always clever scripting but, moreso for a steady parade of outstanding character actors. Jonathan Marlow digs into the Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray collection of the show’s first...
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HAMMER TO NAIL’S BEST FILMS OF 2023- Part 2
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2023 has been the year everything got back to normal. Hahahha….oh man, had you there! As many people paying the slightest bit of attention know, “things” may never be “back to normal” again. But, let’s steer away from the big...
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ART FOR EVERYBODY
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(Check out Lauren Wissot’s movie review of Art for Everybody. The film is currently making the rounds on the film festival circuit.Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) When one hears the words “the most successful artist of...
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LOVE LIES BLEEDING Trailer: Kristen Stewart Stars In Rose Glass’ Queer Romance Thriller
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As the 40th Sundance Film Festival is around the corner, we have a sneak peek of one of the most anticipated titles in their lineup. Rose Glass follows up on her psychological thriller Saint Maud with a queer romance full...
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HAMMER TO NAIL’S BEST FILMS OF 2023
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The major box-office successes of the year notwithstanding (we see you, “Barbenheimer”), 2023 saw many outstanding independent films come out to rival (or surpass) the quality of big-studio releases. Fortunately, in this 21st-century of ours, there are many theatrical distributors...
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A Conversation with Wim Wenders (ANSELM & PERFECT DAYS)
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Wim Wenders, hailing from Germany, is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. He has been making films for over 50 years and wrote and directed his first feature in 1971 called Summer in the City. In 1976, Wenders...
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POOR THINGS
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(The 61st New York Film Festival runs September 29-October 15. Check out Matt Delman’s Poor Things movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The enjoyably eccentric Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos has a growing body of work...
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