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How do you hang onto your values while everything around you is changing? Monica Sorelle’s touching and observant feature debut Mountains centers on a Haitian immigrant family living in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood trying to pursue their dreams, while gentrification […]

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After making one of the most innovative animated films with the Oscar-nominated I Lost My Body, Jérémy Clapin returns with his live-action debut that is just as imaginative, but with more chills. Meanwhile On Earth stars newcomer Megan Northam as […]

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While it may be a while before we see his portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprentice stateside, Sebastian Stan delivers one of the best performances of the year in A Different Man. Written and directed by Aaron Schimberg (Chained […]

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Iconic French sci-fi animator René Laloux (Fantastic Planet) is having another one of his hidden gems restored by Janus Films later this month. His 1982 tale The Time Masters incorporates Mœbius’ trippy, mindblowing design in this story of a young […]

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Following up his Cannes Film Festival-winning sensation BPM (Beats Per Minute), which showcased AIDS activism in 1990s France, writer-director Robin Campillo is back with an intimate new drama. Red Island, based on the director’s childhood, is a coming-of-age story that […]

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No matter the production budget and the limited resources at his disposal, Sean Baker never fails to deliver an unforgettable cinematic experience. The director follows up 2019’s Red Rocket with a new exploration of the lives of sex workers, which […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s Dandelion movie review, in theaters July 12 via IFC Films. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Sometimes a love affair is not what it seems, but even flawed relationships can open up fresh […]

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Demi Moore goes to quite the lengths to find everlasting beauty in a new jaw-dropping body horror from writer-director Coralie Fargeat (2018’s Revenge). The Substance, one of the most buzzed-about films at this year’s Cannes (where it picked up Best […]

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(Here at Hammer to Nail, we are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, Jonathan Marlow takes a journey to […]

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Elliot Page has been nothing but forthcoming about his transition. After a best-selling memoir detailing his experiences, Page is now ready to explore the issues trans people face on-screen in the new drama Close To You. Directed by BAFTA-winner Dominic Savage, […]

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