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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.

Shaft

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/24/2019 9:05 AM EST
In the 1970's Richard Roundtree (Speed Racer) played streetwise private investigator, John Shaft. After three feature films and a television series, Shaft was done. In 2000, Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) brought a sequel to theaters in the movie called Shaft. He played John Shaft's son, also named John Shaft and he fol... Read More

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

(Leonard Buccellato) 9/23/2019 3:06 PM EST
Arrow Home Video has such sights to show you. In case you have been sleeping your way through the last 8 years of Physical Media releases, Arrow continues to hit grand slams and has now decided to knock it out of the park by rereleasing the Hellraiser films, individually, so now is your chance to get in on it.Upon its initial release, in December o... Read More

Hellraiser

(Leonard Buccellato) 9/19/2019 3:31 PM EST
Arrow Home Video has such sights to show you. In case you have been sleeping your way through the last 8 years of Physical Media releases, Arrow has decided to re-release the Hellraiser films, and now is your chance to get in on it.Originally released in theaters in 1987, Hellraiser didn't look or feel like your typical 80's horror film, an... Read More

Booksmart

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/11/2019 10:52 AM EST
High School… some of the best and worst years of a young person's life has been the backdrop for so many movies throughout history. Time and time again we see the stereotypical characters – the jocks, the popular girls, the nerds, the druggies, etc. all exploring and experimenting as they learn valuable life lessons and gain pers... Read More

The Flash: The Complete Fifth Season

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/4/2019 9:57 AM EST
The Flash first appeared in DC comics in November of 1939 and has been one of their most popular characters ever since. He is a crimefighting superhero who has the power to move at superhuman speed. Over the years he has been portrayed by different characters and in the Fall of 2014, he made his way to television in the CW series, The Flash.&... Read More

(Maureen Buccellato) 9/2/2019 7:55 PM EST
High school can be tough. For some, it can be an absolute nightmare. There will always be "that crowd" of kids who deem themselves superior, pulling pranks often on vulnerable victims. These victims can go either way in life - they can rise above their torment and become stronger for it or they can be left permanently scarred in ways that... Read More

BrightBurn

(Maureen Buccellato) 8/20/2019 4:34 PM EST
We all know the story of Superman - an alien baby from another planet crashes down to Earth and becomes a heroic icon to the world. Well, what happens when those extraordinary gifts are not used for the greater good? What if the child is inherently bad and will stop at nothing to use his powers to destroy all those around him? Brightburn tells this... Read More

The Walking Dead: The Complete Ninth Season

(Leonard Buccellato) 8/20/2019 10:18 AM EST
On October 31st, 2010, The Walking Dead premiered on AMC and the world of horror on TV was permanently changed. Say what you want about the trajectory of this show, there is no denying the impact it has had on mainstream television.I became a fan of zombie-horror movies when I was a kid, and my mom, who is a horror fan herself, recited to me, the ... Read More

Tolkien

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 8/12/2019 9:27 PM EST
Imagine what literature would have been like if J.R.R. Tolkien had had a different childhood? Imagine what if the creative mind that was his had not had the experiences he was exposed to in his early life? Would we have gotten Middle Earth? Arda? Made up languages? Luckily, we will never have to find out as the influences that sha... Read More

The Curse of La Llorona

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 8/5/2019 9:48 PM EST
Every culture has its folklore and tall tales. Some are sweet and build on traditions that bring a community together while others are bedtime stories. Still, others are scary and used to keep children on their best behavior. One of the latter is the Mexican story known as La Llorona or the weeping woman. For centuries child... Read More