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Reviews By Allison Hazlett-Rose

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

Dirty Grandpa

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/16/2018 9:02 PM EDT
When one thinks of iconic actor Robert De Niro one instantly thinks of a dramatic leading man in films like Taxi Driver or Raging Bull. One doesn't immediately gravitate towards raunchy comedies in the vain of Neighbors or Animal House. However, that is exactly what we get when this versatile actor shows us another side of himself as Di... Read More

Will & Grace (The Revival): Season One

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/15/2018 10:57 AM EDT
In the 1980's and 1990's comedy was king on television and the thirty-minute sitcom show was all the rage. The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Home Improvement, etc. spent years making us laugh on a weekly basis. Will and Grace came in on the end of this phenomenon and spent eight years entertaining audiences. The cast and crew had ... Read More

Love, Simon

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/12/2018 11:05 AM EDT
High school is a time of change and growth for so many young people. Ask most adults and they will tell you it is the best and worst time of their young lives. No longer a child but not yet an adult, it can be confusing and strange experience for anyone. Imagine how much harder it must be when you can't be your true, authentic self and ... Read More

Unsane

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/11/2018 9:49 PM EDT
Claire Foy is certainly not a new face on the scene but with Netflix's hit series, The Crown, she has become a much more recognizable one. Her portrayal as Queen Elizabeth II has received much acclaim, and she even earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama, as well as Screen Actors Guild Award... Read More

Ocean's 8

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/6/2018 3:42 PM EDT
The year was 1960 and the "rat pack"…Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., etc. starred in Ocean's 11 about a group of guys who attempt to rob five Las Vegas Casinos in one night. Forty-one years later the film got a reboot (titled Ocean's Eleven –not 11) and starred Brad Pitt (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and Geo... Read More

Every Day

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/4/2018 8:53 PM EDT
If one wanted to make a movie from a successful Young Adult novel there is a plethora of source material to choose from. One such option is author David Levithan's Every Day. The novel, a New York Times Best Seller, tells the story of A (numerous actors throughout the film) a teenager who wakes up every day in a different body. Because ... Read More

Peter Pan Anniversary Edition

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/4/2018 8:53 AM EDT
It's no secret that Walt Disney had a passion for flying. He had his own private jets and tried to incorporate flying into his many of his animated films. Of course, this enthusiasm naturally lent itself to telling the story of J. M. Barrie's classic character, Peter Pan. As a boy living in Neverland and refusing to grow up, Pet... Read More

Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary Collection

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 5/29/2018 4:44 PM EDT
It is hard to believe that our love affair with dinosaurs was satisfied twenty-five years ago when Jurassic Park "roared" into movie theaters worldwide. The film became a phenomenon and sparked the imagination of scientists everywhere. Imagine being able to create dinosaurs from their own fossilized DNA. The fi... Read More

The Patriot

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 5/22/2018 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

Early Man

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 5/22/2018 6:58 AM EDT
Let's face it, you can't stop progress…or can you? One age led 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 fea... Read More