Hammer to Nail

One of the most buzzed-about and stunning movies of this year’s Sundance Film Festival was writer-director Alex Russell’s Lurker. Russell, who was a writer on the Emmy-winning shows The Bear and Beef, makes his feature directorial debut with this look...

In Honeyjoon, find ourselves in the paradise that is San Miguel island, the Azores, Portugal. Stark blue waters mirror the cloudless sky above as honeymooners bask in the sun, hand in hand, enveloped by the romantic allure of the island....

(Editors note: there are possible spoilers within this interview…proceed with caution!) Sew Torn is a refreshingly original thriller that defies easy categorization, blending dark comedy with neo-noir sensibilities in a way that feels both familiar and completely unique. Directed by...

The New York City Mayoral race may be between Cuomo and Zohran, but this year’s Tribeca Festival has its own fierce competition. Who will win the coveted Nora Ephron prize? As always, there is a strong selection of non-fiction features,...

Caught by the Tides represents perhaps the most ambitious project in Jia Zhangke’s celebrated filmography. Assembled from footage shot over 23 years, from 2001 to 2023, the film follows the character Qiaoqiao (played by Zhao Tao) as she searches for...

(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, our new addition to...

(Check out Savina Petkova’s The Mastermind movie review. The film just had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Kelly Reichardt’s heartful heist movie, decisively named The Mastermind, is not ‘playing...

The 78th Cannes Film Festival wrapped this past Saturday, and Hammer To Nail’s newest contributor, Savina Petkova, attended the festival and covered some of its buzzed-about and under-the-radar titles, which you can read reviews of HERE. We at HtN have...

NEON has done it again. After 10 days of highly buzzed new cinema and hot acquisitions, the 78th Cannes Film Festival concluded with the Palme d’Or being awarded to Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller, It Was Just An Accident. After acquiring...

(Check out Savina Petkova’s Die, My Love movie review. The film just had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Eight whole years after You Were Never Really Here shook Cannes,...