March 30, 2023

Cinematic Essential

  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Promos/Contests
  • Cinematic Analysis
  • Trailers
  • Beyond Cinematic
  • About/Contact Info
Home Reviews (page 5)

Reviews

Review: The Vast of Night

By Jaskee Hickman
May 28, 2020
in :  Reviews
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. …

Read More

Review: The Wretched

By Jaskee Hickman
May 1, 2020
in :  Reviews
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, …

Read More

Review: Bloodshot

By Jaskee Hickman
March 13, 2020
in :  Reviews
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 …

Read More

Review: The Way Back

By Jaskee Hickman
March 6, 2020
in :  Reviews
Ben Affleck stars in Warner Bros. Pictures' THE WAY BACK

At first, I wondered why Affleck was the only recognizable name in the cast of The Way Back. Sure, he’s been and will continue to be the lead in plenty of films, but he’s never been in this situation from what I can remember. To be honest, that worried me a bit since I’ve never considered him to be the …

Read More

Review: Onward

By Jaskee Hickman
March 2, 2020
in :  Reviews
Tom Holland and Chris Pratt star in Disney/Pixar's ONWARD

Sometimes, you can use real-life events and turn them into stories that are genuine and human while still managing to exist in a completely fictional world. That can be difficult to accomplish, but with the right steps, things can come together just the way you need them to. And while it doesn’t reach the very top of the list of …

Read More
Page 5 of 89First...34567102030...Last
© Copyright 2016, All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress | Designed by Bdaia

Login

Welcome!Log into your account