Hammer to Nail
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Chase Whale, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Don R. Lewis, Jessica Baxter
Rating
Title/Year
Author
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Minding the Gap (2018)
It's like a combination of Stacy Peralta's Dogtown and Z-Boys and Richard Linklater's Boyhood, while also uniquely its own marvelous thing.
Posted Jun 22, 2018
3
Coming to My Senses (2017)
This rousing debut documentary, from director Dominic Gill ... combines the best of sports- and health-related stories in one magnificent saga.
Posted Jun 22, 2018
4
The Dark (2018)
There are many foul and twisted charms to savor throughout, thanks to solid cinematography, fine editing and an engaging turn from lead actress Nadia Alexander.
Posted Jun 19, 2018
5
For the Birds (2018)
I particularly loved how Miron, whose first feature this is, surprises us time and again with new plot developments.
Posted Jun 14, 2018
6
Dark Money (2018)
Beautifully photographed and edited, with an evocative score ... Dark Money packs a powerful punch.
Posted Jun 14, 2018
7
Love, Gilda (2018)
Masterfully assembling the various elements into a ... profoundly entertaining whole, the director delivers the tribute that Radner deserves, however long it took to get here.
Posted Jun 12, 2018
8
The Long Dumb Road (2018)
[Jason] Mantzoukas plays to his strengths as a wild card who is as endearing as he is unhinged.
Posted Jun 8, 2018
9
Blindspotting (2018)
A candid, and occasionally humorous, look at the systematic oppression of the disenfranchised residents of Oakland, CA.
Posted Jun 7, 2018
10
Shiva, intimately ensconced with her subjects, reminds us that we are all one species, no matter our differences. Home, thy name is humanity.
Posted Jun 6, 2018
11
Prospect (2018)
It's a working-class view of the future where the stakes are high, nothing works properly, and there's no one coming to save you.
Posted Jun 5, 2018
12
Steven Tyler: Out on a Limb (2018)
Though a bit too much of a hagiography, at times, the film offers enough visceral pleasures to be well worth watching, whether one likes Tyler or not.
Posted Jun 5, 2018
13
Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Thank you, Mister Rogers, for a wonderful life, and thank you, Mister Neville, for this wonderful movie.
Posted May 31, 2018
14
Nancy (2018)
Wherever lies the truth of the central narrative, what is irrefutable is the awesome talent on display from all involved. Nancy is a heartbreaker, and that's a good thing.
Posted May 30, 2018
15
Trophies or no trophies, Bethany's a winner.
Posted May 29, 2018
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That Summer (2018)
Big and Little Edies' pre-existing fans will relish this early look at the eccentric recluses who lived in squalor despite their familial connection to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.
Posted May 25, 2018
17
Filmworker (2018)
Though imperfectly shot and assembled, the film is ultimately an engrossing tribute to a man without whom Kubrick's final quarter-century might have proceeded quite differently.
Posted May 25, 2018
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I loved the peppy feel of the film, the atmosphere plunging me head-on into the crazy psychedelic world of its subjects. Who needs drugs when you have good filmmaking?
Posted May 23, 2018
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda (2018)
Though all-too-imperfectly shot ... this portrait of a towering titan of the music world still inspires, informs and entertains in equal measure.
Posted May 22, 2018
20
Sickies Making Films (2018)
Tropea ... and co-writer/editor Robert A. Emmons Jr. ... fashion a tale as absurd as it is disturbing.
Posted May 17, 2018
21
Charm City (2018)
It's a powerful movie ... because it raises a myriad of issues, asks a lot of questions, offers some contrasting opinions, and then lets the viewer decide.
Posted May 15, 2018
22
Ghost Stories (2018)
Directors Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, making their theatrical-feature debut, demonstrate delightfully eerie slight of hand and marvelous mise-en-scène.
Posted May 14, 2018
23
Sollers Point (2018)
If you like your cinema with a bite, chew on this.
Posted May 11, 2018
24
RBG (2018)
Ginsburg is an always-engaging star. May we all have so much energy for so long. She's not ready to retire, she says. Looking good, RBG! Keep it up!
Posted May 11, 2018
25
Wallay (2017)
Goldblatt and his actors do a fine job juggling the various characters and story threads, creating a moving tale of personal growth and redemption.
Posted May 10, 2018
26
True Conviction (2017)
A harrowing, vital movie, True Conviction will make you rethink all your assumptions of law and order.
Posted May 9, 2018
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This is the way cinema should be made, using the fundamental building blocks of the medium to explore the mysteries of the human condition.
Posted May 9, 2018
28
First Reformed (2018)
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When Lambs Become Lions (2018)
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Revenge (2018)
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Scary Mother (2017)
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Thanks to Pollard's solid, engaging movie, the man's many past contributions to our here and now are laid out for all to see, and see them you should.
Posted Apr 26, 2018
33
Social Animals (2018)
Green does a marvelous job assembling [the] narratives into a cohesive whole, giving us a vibrant look at this turbulent time in our online development.
Posted Apr 24, 2018
34
Itzhak (2018)
Watch it, listen to the music, and experience the joy of Perlman's genius.
Posted Apr 23, 2018
35
Wildling (2018)
An ambitious work of nightmarish fantasy ... Wildling offers up two-thirds of a magical story before devolving into action-film clichés and narrative incoherence.
Posted Apr 20, 2018
36
The Dawn Wall (2018)
The Dawn Wall is as thrilling as it is profound, proving that you don't need CGI and stunts to make a movie. It is, in other words, the real deal.
Posted Apr 19, 2018
37
Sadie (2018)
Grim as it is, Sadie makes for a terrific viewing experience, filled with great writing, performances and cinematography.
Posted Apr 19, 2018
38
The Rider (2018)
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Eighth Grade (2018)
Elsie Fisher makes Eighth Grade a triumphant manifesto for all who have felt awkward, misunderstood and abused at a time when they just wanted to be cheered.
Posted Apr 17, 2018
40
Borg Vs. McEnroe (2018)
As the opening quote from Andre Agassi states, "Every match is life in miniature." This is real drama, indeed.
Posted Apr 13, 2018
41
The Gospel of Eureka (2018)
The filmmakers are respectful of their subjects, allowing all to be heard ... Let us therefore go forth and trumpet The Gospel of Eureka as a most worthy scripture for our time.
Posted Apr 12, 2018
42
Agave: Spirit of a Nation (2018)
Mixing beautiful cinematography, animations, archival footage and talking-head interviews, Kovaic and Riggieri do a fine job explaining ... the importance of the subject.
Posted Apr 10, 2018
43
Thunder Road (2018)
As both writer and director, Cummings proves his mettle time and again, swerving madly from comedy to tragedy without missing a beat, proficient at both genres.
Posted Apr 10, 2018
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Entertaining and moving, Being Frank is a wonderful tribute to a complicated man.
Posted Apr 9, 2018
45
All Square (2018)
From director John Hyams ... and writer Timothy Brady ... comes All Square, a rough and rowdy gem of a movie that tells of small stakes with big consequences.
Posted Apr 5, 2018
46
The Breaker Upperers (2018)
From laughter to tears to tears of laughter, The Breaker Upperers delivers from start to finish.
Posted Apr 4, 2018
47
Blindspotting (2018)
Painful to watch, at times, it is also very, very funny and a work of gloriously intelligent cinema.
Posted Apr 3, 2018
48
This One's for the Ladies (2018)
An exuberant, sexy and sex-filled romp of a movie, it is not without its structural issues, though the sheer energy of the filmmaking carries it past much of them.
Posted Mar 30, 2018
49
Prospect (2018)
Prospect is no fool's gold, but the real stuff that dreams are made of.
Posted Mar 29, 2018
50
The World Before Your Feet (2018)