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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 critical reviews off upcoming films or programming, and even our take on the classsics from our critics Tomatometer-Approved Critic, Allison Rose.

Pan's Labyrinth

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/1/2019 9:49 AM EDT
Academy award winner Guillermo del Toro has a history of bringing beautiful and disturbing stories to life on the big screen. From 2004's Hellboy to 2017's The Shape of Water, his imagination takes us to places we almost might not want to go. This is true as well for his 2006 movie Pan's Labyrinth. The fairy tale fantasy combines ... Read More

Gremlins

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/30/2019 11:53 AM EDT
The 1980s were a great time to grow up. There were plenty of movies that one could take their kids to but that everyone of any age could enjoy. E.T. : The Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future and Ghostbusters to name a few. In 1984 Warner Bros. brought a different kind of creature to the screen in the Chr... Read More

Child's Play

(Nathan M Rose) 9/26/2019 3:47 PM EDT
When the original Child's Play came out in 1988 it was a smash hit spawning over six sequels and a new horror icon that would be forever in moviegoers heads. Fast forward to 2019 and a new take on the story has come out, and it is the best remake/reimagine made in a very long time.Based on the classic lore of Robert The Doll, the orig... Read More

Shaft

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/24/2019 9:05 AM EDT
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

Yesterday

(Maureen Buccellato) 9/23/2019 8:28 PM EDT
Everyone knows who The Beatles are. Young or old, you have heard a song of theirs. They are an iconic part of not only music history but a huge part of cultural history. Again, ICONIC. But what if we lived in a world where they didn't exist? What if you were the only person who knew that this prolific band ever existed? Would you use this knowl... Read More

Hellbound: Hellraiser II

(Leonard Buccellato) 9/23/2019 3:06 PM EDT
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

Anna

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/20/2019 3:48 PM EDT
Director Luc Besson (Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element) is known for making movies that combined drama with some action sequences. He also tends to highlight strong female characters, whether it is a young girl following a hitman or a woman who is running out of time. His latest effort, Anna, once again encompasses these element... Read More

Hellraiser

(Leonard Buccellato) 9/19/2019 3:31 PM EDT
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

Dark Phoenix

(Nathan M Rose) 9/16/2019 4:19 PM EDT
Back in 2000, the grandfather of all modern-day Superhero films, X-Men, hit the silver screen. It spawned a franchise that saw two sequels, and then a reboot with X-Men: First Class. Now, four films into the reboot, we are seeing the final entry in the 20th Century Fox X-Men series, Dark Phoenix, which is coming to 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital... Read More

Booksmart

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/11/2019 10:52 AM EDT
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