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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.

Lincoln

(Chris Rebholz) 3/26/2013 4:13 PM EDT
Whenever Steven Spielberg has stood trial for a crime against cinema, it's been a crime of passion. With the exception of Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark -- each a perfect movie, if such a thing exists -- Spielberg's vice has long been his love of the tale, the art and the craft. He plucks heartstrings once too often. He extends an otherwi... Read More

Hitchcock

(Roger Longenbach) 3/26/2013 9:41 AM EDT
Now available on Blu-Ray & DVD is Fox Searchlight's Academy-Award nominated film Hitchcock. (Nominated in the Best Makeup & Hairstyling category) It stars Anthony Hopkins in the title role, with Helen Mirren playing his wife Alma, and features Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh. While the title is just Hitchcock, the movie ... Read More

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame

(Chris Rebholz) 3/22/2013 4:11 PM EDT
"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is another one of Disney's underrated films. This was released in the mid 90′s right when Pixar made their mark with their computer generated animated films like "Toy Story". "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" didn't make the cut with its "boring" 2D animation and was not given ... Read More

Mulan

(Chris Rebholz) 3/22/2013 3:15 PM EDT
"Mulan" was at the tail end of Disney's hand-drawn animation success and it seems as though it was one Disney's more underrated successes. The music and songs are memorable and it has fun characters like Mushu (Eddie Murphy). The film also creates another classic Disney princess, who is not only pretty but also very strong... Read More

Brother Bear

(Chris Rebholz) 3/22/2013 2:36 PM EDT
When "Brother Bear" first hit theaters, it seemed that Disney was slipping quite a bit with their animated films but looking at it again with a little more age and wisdom adds a little something different this time around. "Brother Bear" is not a perfect film and in fact it's one of the last classically animated films from D... Read More

Willow

(Chris Rebholz) 3/22/2013 1:50 PM EDT
Before Peter Jackson's take on the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the closest J.R.R. Tolkien fans ever got to a live-action film adaptation of Middle Earth was 1988's Willow, which borrows heavily from the writer's alternate medieval universe. Besides dueling sorcerers, castle sieges, and trolls, both works feature diminutive heroes who hee... Read More

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

(Chris Rebholz) 3/22/2013 1:46 PM EDT
Disney is keenly aware of the appeal and reach of its catalog, down to the best and worst films under the Mouse House banner. Titles like Cinderella and Peter Pan arrive separately and to great fanfare, while other titles shuffle onto shelves en masse, sans the red-carpet treatment afforded their Platinum and Diamond Edition brethren. Last year, it... Read More

Olympus Has Fallen

(John Delia) 3/22/2013 9:06 AM EDT
One of the best action films this year, Olympus Has Fallen provides continuous action, intrigue and drama with a subject fresh in the news. Adding a bit of realism during the release of the film is the recent activity in North Korea making this film a possible wakeup call. This work of fiction by Film District gives a chilling reminder that w... Read More

Spring Breakers

(John Delia) 3/21/2013 10:08 PM EDT
Glitz, glamor, gross, guns, and gratuitous nudity, violence, drugs and sex, that's the sum of the new film Spring Breakers in theaters this weekend. While they bill the film as a comedy, there's not much of that and as for drama the acting's so poor it's more laughable than tragic. I will say that they did get something right for the target a... Read More

The Croods

(John Delia) 3/21/2013 10:05 PM EDT
You've seen Ice Age, maybe even remember The Flint Stones, but they can't hold a candle to The Croods, a prehistoric family that puts the an A in adventure and animation with characters that are downright silly and I mean that in a good way. The very funny script, excellent 3D and a fine recognizable voice cast are the reasons to take your family t... Read More