Hammer to Nail

(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival ran March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s Thanks for Nothing movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In her debut feature, Thanks for Nothing,...

(Check out Jonathan Marlow’s A Body to Live In, it hits Blu-ray May 26. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) “Body is the door to Spirit”   What is a body (and to what extent can a body...

The Museum of the Moving Image’s First Look Festival returns for its 13th edition. Showcasing some of this year’s exciting new voices in American and international cinema, this year’s edition will introduce New York audiences to eclectic, innovative works from...

One of the exciting emerging voices in Australian horror is writer-director Adrian Chiarella. His terrifying and unnerving feature debut, Leviticus, will no doubt shake up audiences with terror this summer. Named after the Old Testament book that inspires homophobia, it...

Writer-director (and HtN alum) David Lowery is back with Mother Mary, a mystical, psychological thriller that looks at fame and identity in a whole new light. Anne Hathaway stars as a pop artist who has an uneasy reunion with her...

Winner of a Special Jury Award at last year’s SXSW, Xander Robin’s directorial debut, The Python Hunt, is a documentary that has to be seen to be believed. Set in Florida’s Everglades, it follows the locals who participate in the...

Multi-talented Austrian-born / U.S.-based filmmaker (as well as film-editor and cinematographer) G. Anthony Svatek is arguably best-known for his remarkable festival-screened shorts and his collaborative work on the films of others (such as Lynne Sachs and Jem Cohen). Yet that...

(Check out Chris Reed’s Erupcja movie review, it opened April 17, 2026 in theaters in New York and Los Angeles. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In Erupcja, director Pete Ohs (Jethica) crafts a lyrical ode to...

Radu Jude was born in Bucharest in 1977. He studied film directing at the Media University in Bucharest and began his career making shorts, television programs, and music videos. His feature debut, The Happiest Girl in the World (2009), won several international...

The Tribeca Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary in New York City this spring! Taking place June 3-14, the festival will showcase 118 feature films, including 103 world premieres, alongside 86 shorts. Opening the festival on Wednesday, June 3 is the...