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Interview with Director Ethan Hawke of Blaze

By Jaskee Hickman
September 24, 2018
in :  Interviews
Behind the Scenes image of Ben Dickey and Ethan Hawke on the set of IFC Films' BLAZE

A while back, I had a chance to interview Ethan Hawke get cancelled. So once another opportunity to speak with the actor/director/writer came up again, I had to take it. During our sitdown at The Coolidge Corner Theatre, he touched on subjects like filmmaking, what it takes to be successful in the arts, learning from an impressive list of directors, …

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Review: The Equalizer 2

By Jaskee Hickman
July 20, 2018
in :  Reviews
Denzel Washington stars in Columbia Pictures' EQUALIZER 2

Since I enjoyed the first Equalizer so much back in 2014, I was excited to see what Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua had in store for us in The Equalizer 2. Just based on what they are, there’s always a lot of potential to have fun with these types of movies. With this one in particular, I found that there …

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Review: The Magnificent Seven (2016)

By Jaskee Hickman
September 23, 2016
in :  Reviews
(L-r) Vincent D'Onofrio, Martin Sensmeier, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ethan Hawke, Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Byung-hun Lee star in Columbia Pictures' THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN.

A remake of a remake isn’t something that would usually interest me. The fact that I usually loathe the thought of remakes in general would give that away. However,

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Review: Southpaw

By Jaskee Hickman
July 24, 2015
in :  Reviews
Forest Whitaker and Jake Gyllenhaal star in The Weinstein Company's "Southpaw"

It’s expected that a sports movie about boxing is going to have some violent sequences that actual boxing doesn’t have. For someone such as myself, you just hope that these films don’t become too over the top with it all. With Southpaw, this is one feature that I worried about, but I also went into it thinking that we could …

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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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