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Review: The Rental

By Jaskee Hickman
July 23, 2020
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Dan Stevens and Alison Brie star in IFC Films' THE RENTAL

The Rental is a pretty straightforward thriller in some ways. With its small budget and cast to go with its short run time, that shouldn’t come as much of a shock. Overall, I liked it and left it mostly satisfied with what was included even if there are a few things that probably could have been fixed in order to …

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Review: Marshall

By Jaskee Hickman
October 13, 2017
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(L-r) Josh Gad, Chadwick Boseman and Sterling K. Brown star in Open Road FIlms' MARSHALL

With its PG-13 rating, I fully expected Marshall to be a cheesy, generic film that only hoped to make its viewers feel good. Instead, we actually get a feature-length picture that wants to tell an actual story that is able to be lighthearted in some instances as well as serious in others. This is usually a fine line for a …

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Review: Colossal

By Jaskee Hickman
April 7, 2017
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Jason Sudeikis and Anne Hathaway star in Neon's COLOSSAL

For people like me, a coherent story is usually one of the most vital elements of storytelling. The only way I can kind of forgive a piece of entertainment for not having it is when there’s something like insane action or a large number of funny jokes being included in its place. However, when a movie doesn’t have those types …

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Review: Beauty and the Beast (2017)

By Jaskee Hickman
March 13, 2017
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Dan Stevens and Emma Watson in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

I am not usually the person to tell anyone to give remakes a look, but 2017’s remake of Beauty and the Beast proves to be different in some ways. It has a ton of things going for it that I tend to criticize when speaking of movies that fit this mold, but for reasons explained in this review, they don’t …

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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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