Hammer to Nail
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Chase Whale, Christopher Llewellyn Reed, Don R. Lewis, Jessica Baxter
Rating
Title/Year
Author
1
Whatever your own holidays are like, you should find plenty to laugh and cry at in That Time of Year.
Posted Sep 14, 2018
2
Tower (2016)
3
Despite its few dramatic flaws, Les Salopes or the Naturally Wanton Pleasure of Skin is a strong, unapologetic feminist reclamation of female sexuality.
Posted Sep 12, 2018
4
Heartbound (2018)
Profound in its documentation of ... humble, indomitable survivors, Heartbound is a work of great insight, and a very engaging movie.
Posted Sep 11, 2018
5
Museum (Museo) (2018)
[Ruizpalacios'] screenwriting skills may falter, but his mise-en-scène is always masterful. As long as this museum is open, then, I'd be happy to visit again.
Posted Sep 7, 2018
6
3 Faces (2018)
Panahi ... offers a profound meditation on art and its power to elevate the seeming mundane into sublime beauty
Posted Sep 5, 2018
7
Crime + Punishment (2018)
A sharply incisive work of investigative journalism, Stephen Maing's Crime + Punishment explores the harsh realities faced by police officers of color in New York City.
Posted Aug 28, 2018
8
Calling All Earthlings (2018)
Laugh if you want - or, conversely, give credence to the ufologists and time travelers - but to most of the people profiled this is serious stuff.
Posted Aug 21, 2018
9
The Swan (Svanurinn) (2018)
Director Hjörleifsdóttir straddles the fine line between dreamscape and reality with admirable nuance.
Posted Aug 20, 2018
10
Night Comes On (2018)
What's especially marvelous is how the separate elements come together to be more than the sum of each part, working in subtle harmony with actors and director to tell the story.
Posted Aug 16, 2018
11
Skate Kitchen (2018)
Skate Kitchen feels like an empathetic portrayal of youth, rather than an out-of-touch adult interpretation.
Posted Aug 15, 2018
12
Summer of '84 (2018)
Yes, it's derivative, but in a mostly well-constructed, engaging and highly creative way.
Posted Aug 10, 2018
13
Three Identical Strangers (2018)
Devastating and profound, Three Identical Strangers is gripping docu-cinema in its rawest form.
Posted Aug 8, 2018
14
Nico, 1988 (2018)
The film is more elliptical than comprehensive, though engrossing even to the mere initiate, such is the power of the central performance from actress Trine Dyrholm.
Posted Aug 3, 2018
15
The Silence of Others (2018)
16
Wanda (1971)
The movie presents us with a new kind of female archetype; a woman compelled to drop out of housewifery and motherhood without giving us a rationale.
Posted Jul 24, 2018
17
The King (2018)
It is to Jarecki's credit that he allows all to speak, making for a vibrant discussion in this ... rococo crown of a portrait that would make even late-period Vegas Elvis proud.
Posted Jul 18, 2018
18
Among Wolves (2016)
Among Wolves, with its tale of serenity born of turbulence, is a lovely paean to the indomitable human spirit and its capacity for recovery and growth.
Posted Jul 17, 2018
19
Hal (2018)
As someone who loves certain Ashby films very much ... I found Scott's movie a solid overview of the director's life and career, adding additional details to what I already knew.
Posted Jul 12, 2018
20
Rock In The Red Zone (2015)
This ... is the inspirational true story of how the people of Sderot manage to rock on in the middle of danger. Peace.
Posted Jul 11, 2018
21
Winter Brothers (2018)
Winter Brothers plays like a mashup of Aki Kaurismaki and Yorgos Lanthimos, with some Béla Tarr thrown in for good measure.
Posted Jul 11, 2018
22
Leave No Trace (2018)
23
Curvature (2018)
Curvature delivers, if not a home run, at least a fast-paced triple of a thriller.
Posted Jul 5, 2018
24
I Am Not a Witch (2018)
A bitterly biting satire that blends absurdism with ethnography.
Posted Jul 5, 2018
25
Hearts Beat Loud (2018)
A lovely, interesting and thoughtful look at growing up and a nice side dish to typical summer blockbuster faire.
Posted Jul 5, 2018
26
Yours in Sisterhood (2018)
Lusztig's Yours in Sisterhood honors the underrepresented, creating a work of bold, original cinema that is bracing, entertaining and vital.
Posted Jun 27, 2018
27
Yours in Sisterhood (2018)
The movie is a powerful exploration of female empowerment in our society, using the past to meditate on our present.
Posted Jun 27, 2018
28
Witkin & witkin (2017)
Each unorthodox and unique in his own inimitable way, the Witkins make for compelling viewing in this bold, intimate portrait of their relationship.
Posted Jun 26, 2018
29
United We Fan (2018)
Peppy and fast-paced, it's great fun, and a joy to watch.
Posted Jun 25, 2018
30
31
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
32
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
33
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
34
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
35
Dark Money (2018)
Beautifully photographed and edited, with an evocative score ... Dark Money packs a powerful punch.
Posted Jun 14, 2018
36
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
37
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
38
Blindspotting (2018)
A candid, and occasionally humorous, look at the systematic oppression of the disenfranchised residents of Oakland, CA.
Posted Jun 7, 2018
39
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
40
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
41
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
42
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
43
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
44
Trophies or no trophies, Bethany's a winner.
Posted May 29, 2018
45
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
46
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
47
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
48
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
49
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
50
Charm City (2018)