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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.

Hercules

(Paul Kates) 7/30/2014 11:05 AM EDT
One of Ancient Greece's most popular myths is turned on its head with Brett Ratner's telling of Hercules. In Ratner's account, the son of Zeus is no more than a leader of a band of cut-throat mercenaries, working their way through life, until they each have enough gold to retire into a life they all desire.Once the predictable narrative that seems ... Read More

Lucy

(Nathan M Rose) 7/24/2014 4:06 PM EDT
This week Universal Pictures hopes to breathe life into a dead summer with their new film Lucy. Lucy, stars Scarlett Johansson, is Luc Besson's (The Professional, The Fifth Element) latest action thriller. The premise although a little far fetched is simple. Lucy is a student studying abroad in Taipei who, through a series of mishap... Read More

Rio 2

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/18/2014 10:19 PM EDT
Rio 2 once again takes us on an adventure with Blu, voiced by Jessie Eisenberg (The Social Network), the rare blue macaw who is on the verge of extinction. Blu lives with his love, Jewel, voiced by Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables), and their three children. They have a happy life at the animal sanctuary in Rio complete with all the comfor... Read More

The Lottery

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/18/2014 10:02 AM EDT
Marley Shelton (Eleventh hour) stars as Dr. Alison Lennon, a scientist who has successfully fertilized human eggs in a laboratory. Nothing special about that, you're thinking? Except it's 2025 and women world-wide have mysteriously stopped having the ability to conceive and bare children threatening extinction of the human race.... Read More

Sex Tape

(Sean Ferguson) 7/18/2014 8:41 AM EDT
When it comes to creating a comedy, there are many topics one could shy away from, but Porn has never been one of them. In fact, if done right, it could lend to a fun and interesting story, with major complications. Zack and Miri made a porno that didn't do so well, and yet Don Jon did nothing but watch them…to great success. So why woul... Read More

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/10/2014 3:19 PM EDT
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the follow up to Rise of the Planet of the Apes, picks up where the first movie left off. When it starts we see the news reports discussing the spread of the simian flu worldwide and the destruction of the human race. The movie then switches to the woods where hundreds of apes, led by Cesar portrayed via ... Read More

Tammy

(Paul Kates) 7/7/2014 4:05 PM EDT
Love them or hate them, you have a fairly good idea what could happen in road trip movies, before you start watching them and usually it ultimately does. Tammy, while having a little bit of originality fails to make the most of itTammy is Melissa McCarthy's (The Heat, Mike and Molly) latest character creation for the big screen. She is a woma... Read More

Joy Ride 3: Road Kill

(Michelle Koesten) 7/7/2014 9:06 AM EDT
Ah, what can I say other than I just watched another really terrible movie! This one was just bad, bad, bad--- well, unless you're are a teenager into the horror genre. The original, which I haven't seen, or should say don't remember seeing, came out in 2001 and starred well known actors Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, and Leelee Sobieski. It was wr... Read More

Earth To Echo

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/2/2014 12:10 AM EDT
What happens when you cross an alien with "The Blair witch project" film style and the latest social media? You get this generation's version of "ET: The Extraterrestrial" –"Earth to Echo". Earth to echo is set up as video blog ("fount footage") narrated by Tuck played by actor, ... Read More

The Grand Budapest Hotel

(Sean Ferguson) 6/30/2014 3:41 PM EDT
Looking for a wacky place to stay for the evening? If you're looking for romance it could be found at the Regent Beverly Wilshire (Pretty Woman), or are you looking for something more edgier? The Hotel Mon Signor (Four Rooms) may have some vacancy's, I know theres always room at the Bates Motel, but I wouldn't advise staying there! The O... Read More