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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.

Do The Right Thing

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 22/02/2021 20:40 EST
What if you watched a movie about poor African Americans living in New York? What if that film depicted growing racial tensions between black people and Italian or Korean shop owners in the neighborhood? What if, after a confrontation between the shop owners and the locals, a young black man was killed by the police which started a riot... Read More

2012

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 03/02/2021 22:02 EST
The Mayan Civilization was one culture that carefully and closely studied astronomy, recording and detailing the ever-changing night sky. Through these observations, the Mayan people created several complex calendars. For centuries after their creation, scholars have studied and dissected these calendars, learning about astrology and ho... Read More

Tenet

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 14/12/2020 22:16 EST
If you look up the definition of the word tenet you will find the following: a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true especially one held in common by members of an organization, movement, or profession. If you ask director Christopher Nolan (Inception) his definition of Tenet, he will probably tell you it is a movie t... Read More

Collateral

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 07/12/2020 21:50 EST
From 1981 to 2001, Michael Mann (Manhunter) directed only seven feature films. In that same time frame, Tom Cruise (Top Gun) more than tripled that number of films, and Jaime Foxx (Ray) had a total of eleven with his Oscar-winning performance coming later that year as the lead in Ray. Jada Pinkett Smith (Scream 2, as Jada Pinkett) had a... Read More

Total Recall 30Th Anniversary Edition

(Nathan M Rose) 07/12/2020 20:39 EST
In the 1970s there was a screenplay floating around based on a story by Philip K. Dick (Blade Runner) about a man who experiences a vivid dream/or wakes up from one. The film made its way around all the studios and was stuck in development hell for a while, until one studio, Carolco, a director's studio, got a hold of the script and thought it woul... Read More

Blade

(Nathan M Rose) 03/12/2020 22:13 EST
In 1998, comic book films were still a niche genre (excluding the Superman and Batman series of films). However, all that changed when New Line Cinema brought the film Blade to the silver screen. It was hailed as the beginning of the comic book era, as well as, Wesley Snipes' solidification of being an action star.When the project was first bro... Read More

Beverly Hills Cop

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 01/12/2020 00:28 EST
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name) was a stand-up comedian who became a household name in 1980 thanks to his weekly appearances on NBC's longtime comedy sketch show, Saturday Night Live (SNL). With characters like Adult Buckwheat, Mr. Robinson (a play on Mr. Rogers), and a life-size Gumby, he is credited with helping to reinvigorate SNL w... Read More

The Lord of The Rings: Fellowship of The Ring 4K Ultra HD Review

Lord of the Rings, The: Motion Picture Trilogy

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 30/11/2020 22:16 EST
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, and was able to read by the age of 4. He was orphaned by twelve and was placed under the guardianship of Father Francis Xavier Morgan, as per his mother's wishes. By sixteen he and his brother, Hilary, were living in a boarding house and attending King Edwards School. He was k... Read More

Coming to America Steelbook

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 30/11/2020 09:51 EST
Edward Regan Murphy was born in 1961 and by the age of fifteen, he knew what he wanted to be in life – an entertainer. From 1980 – 1984, Murphy became a regular member of the Saturday Night Live cast and in 1982 starred with Nick Nolte (The Prince of Tides) in his first feature film, 48 Hours. The following year, Murphy wo... Read More

Resident Evil The Complete Series

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 24/11/2020 14:08 EST
The year was 1996 and video games had become a staple in many households. At that time, one of the more popular consoles on the market was (and still is) PlayStation. Capcom, a video game development company, decided to make a survival horror game where uninfected people had to fight against zombies and monsters after the pharmaceutical... Read More