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Review: Onward

By Jaskee Hickman
March 2, 2020
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Tom Holland and Chris Pratt star in Disney/Pixar's ONWARD

Sometimes, you can use real-life events and turn them into stories that are genuine and human while still managing to exist in a completely fictional world. That can be difficult to accomplish, but with the right steps, things can come together just the way you need them to. And while it doesn’t reach the very top of the list of …

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Review: Ma

By Jaskee Hickman
May 31, 2019
in :  Reviews
Octavia Spencer stars in Universal Pictures' MA

Ma is a movie that’s hard to promote. When thinking about it, it’s even harder to place it into a specific genre. After seeing it, you may have a difficult time figuring out what it is that you just saw. In today’s world of entertainment, that’s a rare thing to have happen. For that, Ma gets some credit from me …

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Review: The Divergent Series: Insurgent

By Jaskee Hickman
March 20, 2015
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Kate Winslet and Shailene Woodley star in "The Divergent Series: Insurgent"

Divergent didn’t exactly win over as many people as its backers would have liked it to when it was released back in March of 2014. It did okay from a financial standpoint, but it also didn’t fare too well in terms of critical success. In order to fix either of those things, it’s clear there would need to be some …

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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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