The last two days of the festival have seen me continue with more of the same – movie screenings and … More
Category: Hammer to Nail
Welcome to SXSW2016!
It’s that time of year again, as it was in 2014 and 2015, when I took my first and second trips, … More
Two Documentary Reviews on “Hammer to Nail”: “The Last Man on the Moon” and “Here Come the Videofreex”
In the past two weeks, I have had two reviews – both of documentary films – published in Hammer to Nail: The Last … More
Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood on the 2016 Oscar-Nominated Live-Action Shorts
I have a piece up at Hammer to Nail on the 2016 Oscar-nominated documentary shorts. Those 5 films set the bar very … More
Mr. Reed’s Metaphysical Neighborhood on the 2016 Oscar-Nominated Animated Shorts
I have a piece up at Hammer to Nail on the 2016 Oscar-nominated documentary shorts. Those 5 films set the bar … More
My “Hammer to Nail” Reviews of Criterion “Gilda” Blu-ray and Sundance Festival’s “Pleasure. Love.”
I had two pieces published in Hammer to Nail last week, one a review of the Criterion Collection‘s new Blu-ray release of … More
Another “Hammer to Nail” (Festival) Triptych: “Fursonas,” “Rams” and “All These Sleepless Nights”
Over the past two weeks, Hammer to Nail published three reviews of mine for films that played at recent film festivals, one … More
Review of “All Things Must Pass” on “Hammer to Nail”
Colin Hanks’ wonderful documentary about the rise and fall of Tower Records, All Things Must Pass, was released on disc last … More
“Hammer to Nail” Triptych: “The Look of Silence,” “Creep” and “The Overnight”
This was a big media week for me, with a new Dragon Digital Media Reel Talk episode, another Baltimore Sun “Roughly Speaking” … More
“Roughly Speaking” on Tarantino and González Iñárritu; “Hammer to Nail” on Bagnall
On yesterday’s edition of Dan Rodricks‘ Baltimore Sun “Roughly Speaking” podcast, we discussed the two new (ultra-violent) Westerns out this week: Quentin Tarantino’s The … More