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May 28, 2008
I Hammer In The Morning
Just when I thought I'd about run out of steam on writing reviews, I've got a new reason to keep the habit. A week or two ago, Michael Tully invited me to join the small stable of writers at the fledgling film site Hammer To Nail. Now, my first piece is already up - a review of the Zellner Brothers' Goliath. This, I can see by the link, is the 71st review filed on the site, which means there's lots of good reading over there if you've a mind to do it. The site, from what I understand, is still in beta mode, but will be blossoming into elegantly designed splendor later this summer.
I also see that I made it through the whole review without comparing the Zellners to Aki Kaurismaki. Way back when I started a post about the film at Sundance that I'd ultimately never finish, that was how I kicked it off. "Imagine a pessimistic version of a Kaurismaki film," or something like that. Oh well. Analogies are the crutches of criticism.
Posted by David Lowery at May 28, 2008 12:46 PM