Brad Cook

1 month ago | hammertonail.com | Brad Cook

(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, our new addition to the site, “The Curbside Criterion” continues where HtN staff can trot out thoughts on the finest films ever made. This week Brad Cook dives into the new 4K Ultra HD release of Basquiat, Julian Schnabel’s lovely ode to the young artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat.)Biopics can be tricky.

1 month ago | flickeringmyth.com | Brad Cook

Black Bag, 2025. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, Pierce Brosnan, and Gustaf Skarsgård. SYNOPSIS:Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Black Bag, arrives on 4K Ultra HD with an accompanying Blu-ray disc and a code for a digital copy. This is a smart, snappy little spy thriller that should have done better at the box office, so help it find a second life on home video.

1 month ago | flickeringmyth.com | Brad Cook

Starman, 1984. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, and Richard Jaeckel. SYNOPSIS:Previously found only in the Columbia Classics: Volume 4 set, the 4K Ultra HD version of John Carpenter’s Starman arrives in a standalone Steelbook edition.

1 month ago | flickeringmyth.com | Brad Cook

Dune: Prophecy – The Complete First Season, 2024. Directed by Anna Foerster, John Cameron, and Richard J. Lewis. Starring Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chloe Lea, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Mark Strong, Jade Anouka, Edward Davis, Josh Heuston, Faoileann Cunningham, Aoife Hinds, and Mark Addy. SYNOPSIS:The first six-episode season of Dune: Prophecy arrives on 4K Ultra HD with a solid batch of bonus features.

1 month ago | flickeringmyth.com | Brad Cook

The Good German, 2006. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, and Tobey Maguire. SYNOPSIS:Steven Soderbergh’s flawed 2006 experiment, The Good German, makes its 4K Ultra HD debut. You get a Blu-ray too, but no code for a digital copy, and no bonus features except fore the trailer. I always appreciate it when a director takes a risk. Going out on a limb may not pay off for them, but I admire the willingness to try something different.