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Review: Game Night

By Jaskee Hickman
February 23, 2018
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Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams star in Warner Bros. Pictures' GAME NIGHT

When it comes to friends getting together for the purposes of entertainment, there are plenty of things people do to amuse themselves. Eventually, you find what works and you keep doing it. That’s fine and everything, but sometimes you may need to switch things up a little bit to add excitement. That’s part of the plot for Game Night. Here …

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Review: The Monkey King 3 (Xiyouji zhi Nü’erguo)

By Jaskee Hickman
February 19, 2018
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Image from Well Go USA Entertainment's MONKEY KING 3

Being able to appreciate a film that is unique is something that should be easy to do. It’s something that someone like me welcomes as long as it is accompanied with a great story that also has the potential to be engrossing. When looking at Monkey King 3, you certainly have a piece of work that’s different from what’s considered …

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Review: Early Man

By Jaskee Hickman
February 16, 2018
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Eddie Redmayne stars in Lionsgate's EARLY MAN

There have been plenty of instances where films straight from the U.K. have found difficulty breaking out over here in the U.S. That’s especially true for family friendly flicks. While many of them have found success back home, plenty of them have struggled to make any serious money on foreign soil. I think a movie like Early Man may be …

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Review: Black Panther

By Jaskee Hickman
February 14, 2018
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Chadwick Boseman stars in Marvel Studios' BLACK PANTHER

Not knowing how much control Ryan Coogler would get to make the kind of movie that he’s capable of making had me worried about how Black Panther would turn out. The guy is a great young filmmaker with loads of ability, but Marvel has always controlled a great deal of the movies that have come out. This made me unable …

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Review: The 15:17 to Paris

By Jaskee Hickman
February 9, 2018
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Poster image for Warner Bros. Pictures' THE 15:17 TO PARIS

When I first heard that The 15:17 to Paris was coming out, I wondered just how they would manage to turn this into a movie worth watching. Sure, the entire incident was riveting and harrowing, but the attempted terror attack only lasted for a number of minutes. With that being the case, it was clear that making a feature-length film …

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Review: Maxxxine

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Timothée Chalamet and Josh Brolin star in Warner Bros. Pictures' DUNE PART 2

Review: Dune Part 2

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Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero in Warner Bros. Pictures' MORTAL KOMBAT

Review: Mortal Kombat (2021)

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Eddie Murphy stars in Amazon's COMING 2 AMERICA

Review: Coming 2 America

Jaskee Hickman
March 5, 2021

Promos/Contests

Attend Boston’s Advance Screening of Wonka

Jaskee Hickman
December 4, 2023

CINEMATIC ESSENTIAL is offering you a chance to attend Boston’s advance screening of Warner Bros. …

Trailers

Arsenio Hall and Eddie Murphy star in Amazon's COMING 2 AMERICA

Coming 2 America – Official Trailer

Zach Braff, Robert De Niro, and Emile Hirsch star in Cloudburst Entertainment's THE COMEBACK TRAIL

The Comeback Trail- Official Trailer

Daniel Craig and Ana de Armas star in MGM Studios' NO TIME TO DIE

No Time to Die – Official Trailer 2

2 HEARTS poster

2 Hearts – Official Trailer

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Interviews

Behind the Scenes image of Ben Dickey and Ethan Hawke on the set of IFC Films' BLAZE

Interview with Director Ethan Hawke of Blaze

Jaskee Hickman
September 24, 2018

Cinematic Analysis

Official Poster of BLADE RUNNER

Cinematic Analysis: Is Blade Runner a Masterpiece?

Jaskee Hickman
December 7, 2016
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