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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.

Into The Woods

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/24/2014 11:17 AM EST
Musical theater fans have a reason to celebrate this holiday season. The beloved Broadway show Into The Woods opens in theaters on Christmas day. Directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago, Nine), the film boasts an all-star cast and enjoyable two hours of drama and song. Into The Woods opened on Broadway in 1987 and won several Tony awards... Read More

The Good Lie

(Maureen Buccellato) 12/23/2014 2:05 PM EST
"The Good Lie", starring Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde, Wild), is a story about four Sudanese refugee "siblings". Based on a true story, the movie depicts the atrocities of the Sudan war. It tells the story of the numerous people left displaced, along with tens of thousands of children who were orphaned, and livi... Read More

The Imitation Game

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/23/2014 1:42 PM EST
If you want to see an Oscar worthy film before the end of 2014, go to see The Imitation Game. Based on the novel by Andrew Hodges, the movie tells the story of Alan Turing, a brilliant yet awkward Mathematician who basically won WWII. Starring Benjamin Cumberbatch (Sherlock, The Fifth Estate), The Imitation Game is one of the best movie... Read More

This Is Where I Leave You

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/16/2014 9:50 AM EST
Judd (Jason Bateman, Arrested Development) is having a really bad year. He comes home early from work to surprise his wife on her birthday only to find her in bed with his boss. Then he gets a call his Dad died and he is forced to spend an uncomfortable week at his childhood home with his three siblings and his therapist mom. Fina... Read More

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

(Paul Kates) 12/12/2014 10:27 AM EST
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies starts exactly where the previous Hobbit movie left off. In the final throws of "The Desolation of Smaug", Smaug is seen flying towards Lake Town with the sole aim of releasing his vengeance on its town's folk. The first scenes of The Battle of the Five Armies see him delivering his dose of reptil... Read More

The Maze Runner

(Nathan M Rose) 12/9/2014 9:51 PM EST
With the plethora of young adult science fiction novels being snatched up by every studio in creation and turned into films, it is hard to disseminate the few good ones from the many bad ones. This holiday season 20th Century Fox introduces film lovers to another one of these films, The Maze Runner, based on the novel by James Dashner, on iTunes Di... Read More

Dolphin Tale 2

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/9/2014 3:41 PM EST
It isn't that often that a sequel is better than the first film, but with Dolphin Tail and Dolphin Tail 2, that is exactly the case. You can pick up both movies now for the holiday season. The four disc collection is a must have for any young animal lover in your life. In Dolphin Tail, we meet Winter, a beached ju... Read More

The Hundred-Foot Journey

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/4/2014 12:28 AM EST
Foodies, gourmet cooks and Food Network aficionados rejoice! The latest Blu-ray and DVD release from Dreamworks will feed your senses and desires for exotic cuisine. Based on the novel of the same name, The Hundred Foot Journey takes you on an adventure of French and Indian food, while blending the cultures of two completely diffe... Read More

The Penguins of Madagascar

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/25/2014 11:08 PM EST
After three movies of playing bit characters in the background, the Penguins of Madagascar finally have gotten their starring roles. The black and white, flightless birds that have always had about ten minutes of screen time are now the main players of the hour and a half The Penguins of Madagascar. With their crazy strategic missions, ... Read More

Horrible Bosses 2

(Nathan M Rose) 11/25/2014 10:45 PM EST
In 2011 New Line Cinema's unleashed a movie that most of Middle America could relate to entitled Horrible Bosses. The movie had a simple premise. What if your boss was so "horrible" and destroying your life so much that the only out you had was to kill him? This fantasy was so common for most of working America that the act of living vica... Read More