Hammer to Nail

“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,...

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...

The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the first slate of films for its 78th edition, which will take place from May 13 through 24. The films are divided into sections, from the Main Competition to Un Certain Regard. Iris Knobloch,...

French writer-director Julien Colonna has made an edge-of-your-seat coming-of-age tale with his feature debut, The Kingdom. The mob thriller had its world premiere at last year’s Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section. It stars Ghjuvanna Benedetti as a teenage...

Writer and actor River Gallo shines in Esteban Arango’s neo-noir, Ponyboi. Based on Gallo’s award-winning 2019 short film of the same name, it had its world premiere at Sundance 2024 and is finally set to arrive stateside early this summer....

(Check out Matt Delman’s Helen and the Bear movie review. The film is available now on VOD. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) What constitutes a marriage as ‘traditional’ is beyond me. But director Alix Blair suspected something...

Today I’m stepping into the mysterious world of Ash, the visually striking sci-fi survival horror film now playing in theaters. Directed by acclaimed musician-turned-filmmaker Flying Lotus, this mind-bending experience follows Riya (Eiza González), who awakens on a mysterious planet to...

The less you know, the better. A young man travels from Toulouse to his (fictional) hometown of Saint-Martial to attend the funeral of his former boss, a fondly appreciated baker in the neighbourhood. His widow invites the estranged man to...

(Ting Poo, Leo Scott and Val Kilmer’s documentary about Val Kilmer, entitled Val is in theaters now and streaming on Amazon Prime. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us...

(Check out Chris Reed’s When Fall Is Coming movie review, It starts April 4 at Film Forum before a nationwide rollout. Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) When Fall Is Coming, the new film from French director François Ozon...