July 16, 2025

Cinematic Essential

  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Promos/Contests
  • Cinematic Analysis
  • Trailers
  • Beyond Cinematic
  • About/Contact Info
Home Tag Archives: jack black

Tag Archives: jack black

Review: Jumanji: The Next Level

By Jaskee Hickman
December 12, 2019
in :  Reviews
Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black star in Sony Pictures' JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL

Although Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was fantastic, my expectations for the sequel immediately following it were low. In the back of my mind, I saw Jumanji: The Next Level as potentially being just another grab at cash since the one before it made far more money than anyone could have anticipated. Luckily, I can report that this sequel is …

Read More

Review: The House with A Clock in Its Walls

By Jaskee Hickman
September 21, 2018
in :  Reviews
Owen Vaccaro, Jack Black, and Cate Blanchett star in Universal Pictures' THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS

If executed properly, The House with A Clock in Its Walls could have possibly become a surprise hit. It has just about everything you need to accomplish that, but it wasn’t able to utilize all of its positive attributes in the way it needed to. This could be contributed to a lot of things, but it seems like experience played a …

Read More

Review: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

By Jaskee Hickman
December 20, 2017
in :  Reviews
(L-R)Jack Black, Nick Jonas, Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart star in Columbia Pictures' JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

You can’t blame anyone for believing that Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was going to be just another reboot/sequel to a film that came out ages ago. It’s something that we’re used to seeing at this point in time. Because of this now being normal, I didn’t think I would be watching a movie that would offer anything different outside …

Read More

Review: Kung Fu Panda 3

By Jaskee Hickman
January 29, 2016
in :  Reviews
Jack Black and Bryan Cranston star in Dreamworks Animation's KUNG FU PANDA 3

An animated movie about a panda bear who masters the martial art of kung fu has obviously been popular enough to spark a successful franchise. Now with this third installment aptly entitle Kung Fu Panda 3, fans who found joy in this series will be hoping for more of the same. If I go by just what I know about …

Read More

Review: Goosebumps (2015)

By Deirdre Crimmins
October 16, 2015
in :  Reviews
(L-r) Jack Black, Odeya Rush and Dylan Minette star in Columbia Pictures' GOOSEBUMPS

For most of the 1990s R. L. Stine had the market for scary children’s literature. The current cultural preoccupation with the 1990s and the Halloween season make this a perfect time to revisit the Goosebumps book series and all of the characters it birthed. What better way to do this than a fun big-budget film? Goosebumps begins with a family …

Read More
Page 1 of 212

Social

Reviews

(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

Load more

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
© Copyright 2016, All Rights Reserved Powered by WordPress | Designed by Bdaia

Login

Welcome!Log into your account