Latest Reviews
In Theatres
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A Conversation with David & Nathan Zellner (SASQUATCH SUNSET)
David and Nathan Zellner have been making films together since they were children. David and Nathan have been apart of the indie film world for quite some time, however, it was 2014’s Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter that really put them
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THE THREE MUSKETEERS – PART 2: MILADY
(Check out Chris Reed's The Three Musketeers - Part 2: Milady movie review. It's in theaters now via Samuel Goldwyn Films.Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) If you enjoyed French director Martin Bourboulon’s The Three Musketeers – Part
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CHICKEN FOR LINDA!
(Check out Chris Reed’s Chicken for Linda! movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Despite the many comic shenanigans on display, the recurring subtext of the animated French film Chicken for Linda! (or “Linda veut du poulet” in the original)
Video On Demand
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COLD COPY
(The 2023 Tribeca Film Festival runs June 7-18 and HtN has a ton of coverage coming like Matt Delman’s Cold Copy movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In Cold Copy, Diane Heger (Tracee Ellis Ross) is a
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ANATOMY OF A FALL
(The Middleburg Film Festival runs October 19-22, 2023 in Middleburg, Virginia. HtN Lead Critic Chris Reed will be providing his usual excellent coverage like this movie review of Anatomy of a Fall. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Winner of
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AMERIKATSI
(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Amerikatsi, now playing in NYC and L.A. via Variance Films.Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Written and directed by—and starring—Michael A. Goorjian, the new film Amerikatsi is many things, among them a
Now Streaming
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MIDNIGHT: Watch Takashi Miike’s Action-Packed Short Film Shot on an iPhone
"The night has countless faces. And there is a man who peers into them one by one." Manga comes to life in a surprise new short from Japanese auteur Takashi Miike. Working at a tireless pace, the filmmaker behind Audition, 13
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FREMONT
(The 2023 Sundance Film Festival takes place January 19-29 in and around Park City, UT and virtually. As always, Hammer to Nail has you covered with tons of movie reviews like Matt Delman’s review of the film Fremont. Seen it? Join
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FOUR DAUGHTERS
(Check out Chris Reed's movie review of Four Daughters. It hits theaters Friday, October 27 via Kino Lorber. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Hybrid documentaries are nothing new, but Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania (The Man Who Sold
Interviews
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A Conversation with David & Nathan Zellner (SASQUATCH SUNSET)
David and Nathan Zellner have been making films together since they were children. David and Nathan have been apart of the indie film world for quite some time, however, it was 2014’s Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter that really put them
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A Conversation with Iram Parveen Bilal (WAKHRI)
Writer/director Iram Parveen Bilal follows up her engaging 2020 I’ll Meet You There with Wakhri, which just played SXSW 2024 (where I reviewed it). Inspired by the life of the late Pakistani social-media influencer Qandeel Baloch, this aesthetically assured and
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A Conversation with Jeremy Workman (SECRET MALL APARTMENT)
Indoor malls have seen better days, but at one point they were both filled with pedestrian traffic and often the hope of urban planners to revitalize ostensibly blighted districts. That’s how the folks in Providence, Rhode Island, thought of the
Trailers
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BANEL & ADAMA Trailer: Ramata-Toulaye Sy’s West African Love Story Arrives in June
If you're in the mood for a lush love story this summer, you may be in luck with writer-director Ramata-Toulaye Sy's Banel & Adama. Senegal's official entry to the 2024 Oscars centers on a young couple's (Khady Mane and Mamadou
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FLIPSIDE Trailer: Documentarian Chris Wilcha Reflects on a Life of Shelved Projects, Records, and Creative Meaning
Filmmaker Chris Wilcha looks back on a life of lost passion projects and memories in his newest documentary Flipside. The film is the product of Wilcha returning to the New Jersey record store where he worked as a teenage clerk
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SOLO Trailer: Drag Performers Compete for the Spotlight in TIFF-Winning Toxic Romance
Spring just might be the season for electrifying anti-love stories with Love Lies Bleeding and Challengers. Joining the frey might be writer-director Sophie Dupuis' queer-drag romance Solo - a rare portrait of dealing with toxic relationships while finding oneself. Set