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Here at FlickDirect, our goal is to provide up-to-date reviews on theatrical, home entertainment, and television series. Check out the scoop on upcoming films or programming, and even our take on the classsics from our critics and Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Allison Rose.

The Croods: A New Age

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 23/11/2020 12:17 EST
DreamWorks Animation began in 1994 as a subdivision of Amblimation but ten years later it became its own company. Over the last 25 years, DreamWorks has released thirty-eight animated feature films. Beginning with The Prince of Egypt, the company has had success with several movie franchises including Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, a... Read More

Sound of Metal

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 20/11/2020 09:47 EST
The saying goes…be careful what you wish for, you may just get it. To put it another way, if you get what you think you wish for you may be disappointed with the results. Sometimes, it's better to just be satisfied with and grateful for what you have already instead of trying to "fix" things. This lesson plays ou... Read More

Freaky

(Alyn Darnay) 14/11/2020 20:20 EST
What do you need to spin a yarn about teenagers in danger, that twists the usual Slasher/Comedy film in some unique way, yet stays true to the original genre?Simple. First, you borrow every cliché in every film of its type that came before it and blends it into a slickly shot, gory, playtime piece that your projected audience is both used to... Read More

Dreamland

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 13/11/2020 12:59 EST
Bonnie and Clyde were probably two of the most notorious criminals of the great depression error who died together in 1934. However, have you ever wondered what would happen to Bonnie without Clyde? What if she was only slightly wounded, hiding, a fugitive from the law?What if you were a young man living in poverty with your family in t... Read More

Freaky

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 11/11/2020 14:09 EST
How often do you see on the internet a film categorized as Horror/Comedy? It's a rare event indeed as one would not normally think of those two film genres together. Some might argue that the Scream franchise has some hints of comedy in them but not enough to label them as such. Interestingly, Happy Death Day is listed as Horror/Mystery... Read More

Come Away

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/11/2020 13:17 EST
So many childhood fairytales began in some semblance of reality. The basis for these stories were real people – both good and evil- and how other imaginations of those individuals evolved into beloved bedtime stories. But what if the character weren't just based on real people but real people became characters? This... Read More

2 Hearts

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 15/10/2020 09:41 EST
In the last thirty years, advances in technology have enhanced the lives of most of the world's population in various ways. We now have faster and better ways to communicate, more advanced forms of transportation, and medical science has been able to find cures or treatments for many ailments, so people are now living longer than in the p... Read More

Honest Thief

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 14/10/2020 10:23 EST
There is a saying that starts, "the love of a good woman…", which makes one wonder what is it that love could do. Could it heal a sick person? Could it turn someone evil? Or perhaps it could make someone change their illegal ways and want to become a better person. The thought is a noble one, but could it really happen?... Read More

The War With Grandpa

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 12/10/2020 18:08 EST
With the ever-growing population and advancements in medicine, people tend to live longer than they did in the past. This has created the need for more and more nursing homes and assisted living facilities, which seem to spring up constantly (especially where I live in South Florida). It is rarer these days to find multiple generations ... Read More

Tenet

(Nathan M Rose) 31/08/2020 07:52 EST
Director Christopher Nolan (Inception) has always wanted to make a James Bond-type spy thriller. We saw him toy with the idea in The Dark Knight Rises, and finally this year, a year riddled with issues, Tenet, Nolan's take on a James Bond story, comes to the theaters during a crazy time in the world.Tenet is a very hard film to define (which is why... Read More