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Review: 7500

By Jaskee Hickman
June 18, 2020
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in Amazon Studios' 7500

7500 is the type of film that’s set exclusively in one location. These kinds of pictures are always tricky to make. If they fail to achieve their goal, we’re left with something that’s usually severely lacking in energy while we’re also forced to look at a bland movie set the entire time. However, when done correctly, these movies can feel …

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Review: The King of Staten Island

By Jaskee Hickman
June 10, 2020
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Pete Davidson stars in Universal Pictures' THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND

I always worry about movies being longer than they need to be. That’s an issue that has made its way through Hollywood for years now. Out of all the filmmakers out there, Judd Apatow appears to be one of the most obvious violators of this trend. And while it’s not a horrible movie, The King of Staten Island shows that …

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Review: The Vast of Night

By Jaskee Hickman
May 28, 2020
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Sierra McCormick and Jake Horowitz star in Amazon Prime's THE VAST OF NIGHT

One rule that you learn about in filmmaking is the “show don’t tell” rule. People tend to want to see some sort of action more than they want to listen to words, so it’s important to include some of that to keep a large chunk of the audience happy. Well, The Vast of Night doesn’t try to follow that rule. …

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Review: The Wretched

By Jaskee Hickman
May 1, 2020
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Image from IFC Midnight's THE WRETCHED

I don’t understand why studios like IFC don’t take more chances on independent horror movies. They’re usually cheap and are the types of films where you can take a few more risks. If done correctly, these movies can be appealing, memorable, and easily recommendable even if they don’t garner the type of audience that they should. And in my opinion, …

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Review: Bloodshot

By Jaskee Hickman
March 13, 2020
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Vin Diesel stars in Columbia Pictures' BLOODSHOT

The coronavirus may do damage to the box office of Bloodshot since it’s being released right when everyone is starting to panic. Then again, the box office results probably weren’t going to be all that great to begin with when everything is taken into account. A part of the problem would be the low expectations that most will probably have …

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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

Jaskee Hickman
March 1, 2024
Joe Taslim as Sub-Zero in Warner Bros. Pictures' MORTAL KOMBAT

Review: Mortal Kombat (2021)

Jaskee Hickman
April 27, 2021
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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