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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 Roten Tomoatoes Approved, Allison Rose.

Gemini Man

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 13/01/2020 22:00 EST
What do you get when you put award-winning director, Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) together with box office bank actor, Will Smith (Bad Boys), incredible special effect using the most advanced technology available, and a mediocre script? The answer is 2019's, Gemini Man. In a world of cookie-cutter and recycled plots, the film ... Read More

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/01/2020 10:09 EST
In 1959 Disney animation brought their sixteenth feature film to movie theaters with the adaptation of Charles Perrault's fairy tale, The Sleeping Beauty. In it, we meet Princess Aurora, who is cursed to die by an evil fairy named Maleficent. In 2014 Disney, in its latest endeavor to create box office gold decided to give the classi... Read More

Rambo: Last Blood

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 20/12/2019 09:29 EST
Sylvester Stallone first came to the attention of filmmakers in 1976 when he portrayed the title character, Rocky Balboa, in the movie Rocky. He played Rocky as a tough, introspective guy whose perseverance lands him on the biggest stage in the boxing world. Six years later, in 1982, he brought another character to life in First Blood. ... Read More

Ad Astra

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 16/12/2019 11:05 EST
As humans, we seem to be fascinated by space exploration. Even early civilizations looked to the stars for guidance and answers. Sailors used the stars as maps to help them on their journeys. In the 1960s countries vied for first place in the "space race". There are numerous television shows and movies that reference spa... Read More

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

(Alyn Darnay) 13/12/2019 11:42 EST
Once upon a time…a brash 29-year-old writer-director showed up at the Cannes Film Festival with a movie he called Reservoir Dogs. It was a unique and bloody twist on a ‘post crime caper film' that blasted its way onto the screen, became the must-see movie of the year propellin... Read More

It Chapter Two

(Nathan M Rose) 09/12/2019 16:32 EST
When It: Chapter One hit the theaters back in 2017, New Line Cinema knew it had a hit on its hands, but not one that would go on to be the highest-grossing horror film to-date. Now, in 2019, the back part of the book finally makes its way to the masses with It: Chapter Two.It: Chapter Two takes place 27 years after the timeline of the fir... Read More

Hustlers

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 09/12/2019 15:47 EST
The late 1980's/early 1990s were all about decadence, impulsivity and indulgence in this country and New York City was probably at the center of it all. Investment brokers were making a lot of money and showing it off with expensive cars, beautiful homes, and lavish gifts. They also enjoyed their money and would often blow off... Read More

Game of Thrones: The Complete Eighth Season

(Leonard Buccellato) 04/12/2019 11:20 EST
For a show that has won 260 awards, 59 of which were Emmys, and countless accolades and praise, it has received more than its fair share of slings and arrows, too. Most of which came during this last season.Game of Thrones was the darling of its fan base, not to mention most of the critics, as well. That is, until the rushed and much-maligned Seaso... Read More

Angel Has Fallen

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 26/11/2019 09:04 EST
In 2013 audiences were first introduced to Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler; The Phantom of the Opera) when he protected the White House and the President of the United States in Olympus Has Fallen. Three years later he returned to the character once again in the sequel, London Has Fallen. This year the third installment... Read More

Universal Soldier

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 04/11/2019 21:31 EST
The 1980s and early 1990s saw a growth in action films in the United States; a trend that seems to have continued well into recent years. Stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo) and Bruce Willis (Die Hard) were becoming household names. Car chases, gunfights, and hand to hand combat were the ... Read More