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Review: Beasts of No Nation

By Jaskee Hickman
October 16, 2015
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Abraham Attah and Idris Elba star in Netflix Originals' BEASTS OF NO NATION

In American film, war is common place. Whether it’s based in Japan, Germany or somewhere like space, there’s always a war going on some place on camera. One of the places where our cameras don’t usually travel is Africa. Of course, there have been movies about this subject there, but it’s hard to remember any that are quite like Beasts …

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Review: Steve Jobs

By Jaskee Hickman
October 14, 2015
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Michael Fassbender stars in Universal Pictures' "Steve Jobs"

Steve Jobs invokes both positive and negative reactions whenever his name comes up. For many of his fans, the support is due to his many game changing creations at Apple. His detractors however mainly judge him as a person since most of them actually knew him and spent time. In Danny Boyle’s film predicated on his life, we’re offered a …

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Review: 99 Homes

By Jaskee Hickman
October 2, 2015
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Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon star in Broad Green Pictures' 99 HOMES

When I first heard what 99 Homes was about, I questioned the casting of Andrew Garfield as a single father struggling to take care of his son. I mean, he just came off of those forgettable Spider-man movies playing a high school aged Peter Parker, so few would expect to see him in a role of a man who’s forced …

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Review: Pawn Sacrifice

By Jaskee Hickman
September 25, 2015
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Liev Schreiber and Tobey Maguire star in Bleecker Street's PAWN SACRIFICE

For those of us who know, Bobby Fischer has always been a person who could spark interest. Since he first came to prominence as a master of chess, he’s been able to catch headlines and create controversy. Now even after his passing, it’s proven that people will still find him to be an interesting figure. That would explain why we …

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Review: Black Mass

By Jaskee Hickman
September 16, 2015
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Johnny Depp stars in Warner Bros. Pictures' BLACK MASS

On the surface, Black Mass appears to have all of the necessary ingredients that would make for a fantastic film. You have the acting from people like Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch, a controversial story based on actual events and the right mix of players at the center of it all to build on all of the conflicts from the …

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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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