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Review: Moana

By Jaskee Hickman
November 26, 2016
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Auli'i Cravalho stars in Disney's MOANA

Moana is the typical Disney movie of this particular era. There are plenty who will take that as good news, but there are many who may not. While what is being consistently released to the public by them isn’t bad, it’s more than repetitive at this point even in this case when they opted for a more “colorful” attempt at …

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Review: Kubo and the Two Strings

By Deirdre Crimmins
August 19, 2016
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Whimsy can be a tough thing to intentionally pull off. Films who try to add a dose of whimsy to their stories often tumble into being too cutesy or precocious. Kubo and the Two Strings has the exact perfect dose of whimsy, and it does so because it instead focuses on storytelling and character relationships.

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Review: Sausage Party

By Jaskee Hickman
August 15, 2016
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(L-r) Kristen Wiig, Seth Rogan and Ed Norton in Columbia Pictures' SAUSAGE PARTY

Respect for other people and their beliefs is something that we shouldn’t have to talk about as adults.

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Review: Finding Dory

By Jaskee Hickman
June 21, 2016
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Ed O'Neill and Ellen DeGeneres star in Disney Pixar's FINDING DORY

Pixar has seen booming levels of prosperity with the animated films they’ve been releasing for the past several years.

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Review: Zootopia

By Deirdre Crimmins
March 4, 2016
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Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin star in Walt Disney Animation's ZOOTOPIA

Cute can only get you so far, but when it comes to animated films for kiddos, cute will take you awfully far. In Disney’s latest animated film Zootopia they are relying adorable animals to sneak in some life lessons, and they nearly pull it off too. Zootopia is the titular city where Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) wants to make her …

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(L-r) Mia Goth and Halsey star in A24 films' Maxxxine

Review: Maxxxine

Jaskee Hickman
July 12, 2024
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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