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Review: A Quiet Place

By Jaskee Hickman
April 6, 2018
in :  Reviews
Emily Blunt stars in Paramount Pictures' A QUIET PLACE

A movie like A Quiet Place appears to have all the ingredients to be the kind of original film that will keep people talking for a while. And even though I didn’t know anything about it before actually watching it, I knew there was a chance for that to be the case. That was one of the reasons why I …

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Review: Detroit

By Jaskee Hickman
July 26, 2017
in :  Reviews
Image from Annapurna's DETROIT

It’s obvious that Detroit will certainly have an audience that can and will appreciate all of what’s being put on display. It’s also the kind of movie that will evoke a strong reaction from most of the people who care to watch it. That appears to be the primary goal for Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal these days as they …

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Review: 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

By Deirdre Crimmins
January 15, 2016
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John Krasinski stars in Paramount's "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi"

13 Hours may just be Michael Bay’s best recent film, but considering Bay’s track record this is not high praise. The film is functional and clearly designed to pick at our nation’s the still-fresh scars from the attack on our embassy in Benghazi, but overall it lacks heart and cohesive visual storytelling. The film focuses on a group of private …

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Review: Aloha

By Jaskee Hickman
June 3, 2015
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Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone star in Columbia Pictures' "Aloha"

Making a film is a collaborative form of work that takes a vast amount of effort from most of the people involved in putting them together before they’re released to the masses. Because of this, cooperation is imperative, but it’s ultimately going to be put in the hands of a director in order to fit it all together. For a …

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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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