Hammer to Nail

A Conversation with John Trengrove (THE SMELL OF APPLES)
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In The Smell of Apples, South African director John Trengrove examines the dawning consciousness of an Afrikaner boy as he begins to realize the horrors of the apartheid system. An adaptation of the 1993 book by Mark Behr, the movie...
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MISTY GREEN
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(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) runs September 10-20 and HtN has boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Clara Cuccaro’s Misty Green movie review from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation...
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DARLENE LOVE: I KNOW WHERE I’VE BEEN
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(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) runs September 10-20 and HtN has boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s Darlene Love: I Know Where I’ve Been movie review from the...
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THE REMOTES
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(The 2026 Venice Film Festival ran September 2-12 on the island of the Lido di Venezia (Venice Lido) in Italy. HtN has coverage coming in like Lé Baltar’s The Remotes movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd...
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A Conversation with Jan Holoubek (WILD WILD EAST)
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With his latest film, Wild Wild East, Polish director Jan Holoubek has combined the Western with a noirish thriller and thrown the mix into the middle of World War II. The year is 1943, and a mysterious stranger rides into...
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THE SPIRAL
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(The 2026 Venice Film Festival ran September 2-12 on the island of the Lido di Venezia (Venice Lido) in Italy. HtN has coverage coming in like M.J. O’Toole’s The Spiral movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on...
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EDWARD SAID: BETWEEN WORLDS
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(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) runs September 10-20 and HtN has boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s Edward Said: Between Worlds movie review from the fest! Seen it?...
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ONE MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT
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(The 2026 Venice Film Festival runs September 2-12 on the island of the Lido di Venezia (Venice Lido) in Italy. HtN has coverage coming in like Lé Baltar’s One Minute To Midnight movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on...
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VENICE 2026 WINNERS: May el-Toukhy’s ‘Woman Unknown’ Wins the Golden Lion & Best Actress (Full List)
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After 10 days of exciting new titles in cinema making their world premieres, the 83rd annual Venice Film Festival concluded today with its awards ceremony, setting the stage for Awards Season. HtN was on the ground covering its numerous world...
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MUSIC BY RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
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(MUSIC BY RYUICHI SAKAMOTO [series] September 11-12 at the Japan Society HQ [333 East 47th St., one block from the United Nations) Admittedly, New York has much to offer. The Dream House (of the MELA Foundation), a one-of-a-kind destination, for...
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