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Film and Television Reviews
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 classics.
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/22/2018 10:52 PM EDT Why are we so fascinated by war? Time after time movies depicts historical battles with dramatic flair and an increasing level of blood and violence. If you were to Google movies about World War II I'm sure there will a plethora of films listed and probably the same for the Revolutionary and Civil wars. Once such film was 2000's T... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/22/2018 6:58 AM EDT Let's face it, you can't stop progress…or can you? One age leads into another and made way for innovation and change. But what if the older age fought back? From the people who created Wallace and Gromit and Chicken Run they now give you Early Man. The Stop motion/claymation animated feature comes to Blu-ray and DVD t... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/21/2018 11:53 PM EDT The world of espionage is a never-ending game of cat and mouse. Countries spying on each other in an attempt to find out their dirty little secrets. Agents all over the world working with and against each other simply to get the upper hand. While most of us live in ignorant bliss and think these dealings only happen in the movies ... Read More |
 
(Nathan M Rose) 05/21/2018 4:50 PM EDT Back in the late 1980s, a little film called Die Hard, starring an unknown action star at the time whose only previous body of work was in comedy, came crashing onto the screen and the action genre has never been the same. Now, for its 30th Anniversary, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is releasing the film like it has never been released b... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/21/2018 8:24 AM EDT "There's a glitch in The Matrix". Anyone who was over the age of ten in 1999 should know what that statement means. The film, directed by the Wachowski Brothers - now Sisters- changed the face of action movies forever in one two hour block of time. The highly stylized look of The Matrix has been talked about and studied ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/15/2018 5:10 PM EDT The Star Wars Saga was meant to be a series of nine films chronicling the rebel alliance as they try to defeat the Empire. Since 1977, we have been watching as Luke, Leia and Han have been fighting evil and saving the day (or at least trying to). In 2016, we got even more than we expected when Rogue One: A Star Wars Story filled i... Read More |
(Nathan M Rose) 05/15/2018 7:50 AM EDT In the 1960s, during the height of the civil rights movement, Marvel comics took a big chance and created a new superhero, Black Panther, from the nation of Wakanda. This land was a more technologically advanced nation than any on Earth. Over time, the character became of the most beloved in the Marvel Universe, and now, in 2018, he finally h... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/10/2018 11:12 PM EDT We've all been there. The summer of our teenage years that has a profound impact on the rest of our lives. The time that we have that great epiphany that takes us one step closer to the adult we are destined to become. Occasionally a wise and learned adult helps us navigate this transition and generally, there is some challenge we... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/10/2018 10:54 PM EDT RBG may sound like a company name or an abbreviation for a drug. However, it is, in fact, the initials for one of the most influential women in the United States. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsberg is pretty much a household name in this country who made a name for herself as a champion of gender equality issues. ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/09/2018 4:33 PM EDT In 1902, the world was introduced to an adorable yet mischievous rabbit named Peter. British author Beatrix Potter wrote six books over ten years showcasing the anthropomorphic bunny, his family, and friends. Over the next one hundred years the Peter Rabbit books and merchandising have earned over $150 million worldwide and this year Columbia... Read More |