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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 Rotten Tomatoes Approved, Allison Rose.

If I Stay

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/25/2014 3:59 PM EDT
In the continuing trend of making popular young adults books into movies, If I Stay has been made into a major motion picture, which is out now on Blu-ray and DVD. The novel, written by Gayle Forman (Just One Year) is a heart-wrenching story sure to make even the coldest of people feel a multitude of emotions. You would be hard pressed ... Read More

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/20/2014 4:54 PM EDT
How do you milk a successful book series for as much as you can? You split the last book in half and open the movie on Thanksgiving weekend. Mockingjay Part I is the third of four movies in The Hunger Games Series opening next week. The highly anticipated film continues the saga of Katniss Everdeen played by Jennifer Lawrence (Sil... Read More

Into The Storm

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/18/2014 12:06 PM EDT
Wanna make a movie about tornadoes? Take some gung ho storm chaser, throw in a meteorologist doing "research", add a dash of "The Mother of All Tornadoes" and you have the formula for the makings of a great movie. And it was…1996's Blockbuster, Twister. Now, Warner Bros. has attempted to update it wit... Read More

Tammy

(Nathan M Rose) 11/10/2014 9:59 PM EDT
I don't like Melissa McCarthy. I personally never found her funny. Her latest attempt at humor, Tammy, did not change my mind at all. In fact it only solidified the idea that I will go out of my way not to watch her films. Picture if you will a remake of Thelma and Louise, without Gina Davis, dumb downed to the lowest level of jokes possible l... Read More

Jersey Boys

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/10/2014 11:16 AM EDT
It's always a little tricky when a hit Broadway Musical is adapted for the big screen. Devoted fans of the show often scrutinize every detail and compare the movie to the stage productions. In the case of Jersey Boys, I don't think the fans will be disappointed. Coming to Blu-ray and DVD on November 11, 2014, it packs all the exci... Read More

Big Hero 6

(Nathan M Rose) 11/7/2014 9:43 AM EDT
Disney just unleashed another Marvel project on the silver screen without most movie patrons even realizing it. That film is known as Big Hero 6. Yes, that film, the one with the cute Stay Puft Marshmallow Man figure known as Baymax. Big Hero 6's story centers around a boy genius, Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter), who has been on the wrong ... Read More

Interstellar

(Nathan M Rose) 11/5/2014 9:00 AM EDT
How to make a movie 101 – Open up a proverbial can and add a little bit of 2001: A Space Odyssey, a star studded cast, a bit of family conflict, a three hour runtime, and a horrible twist, and you have Interstellar. Interstellar, the latest big budget, big concept film from Christopher Nolan (Inception, The Dark Knight), written by ... Read More

Planes: Fire & Rescue

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/4/2014 9:05 AM EDT
How far can Disney stretch an animated franchise? Pretty far, it seems. As with most of their cartoon features, there is usually a sequel to a successful movie. First there was Planes and now Planes: Fire and Rescue. The second movie will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on November 4, 2014. In this installment we ... Read More

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Blu-ray Review

Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended 3D

(Paul Kates) 11/3/2014 4:53 PM EDT
The second movie in the Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug sees our trusted band of adventurers, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman; Love Actually), Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen; Xmen: Days of Future Past) and Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage; Captain America: The First Avenger) heading to the Lonely Mountain with the dream of reclaimi... Read More

Maleficent

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/31/2014 11:16 AM EDT
Everyone knows the story of Sleeping Beauty. Or do they…? As with the Broadway Musical Wicked bringing a new perspective to The Wizard of OZ, we see a different telling of sleeping beauty in Disney's Maleficent. Coming to Blu-ray and DVD on November 4, 2014, this live action version of the classic cartoon is darker and more... Read More