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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.

Gloria Bell

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/3/2019 3:16 PM EST
A film called Gloria premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Co-written and directed by Sebastian Lelio, the movie went on to become an Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language film and earned praise for both Lelio and leading actress, Paulina Garcia (The Desert Bride). The film was redone in English in 2019 (titled Gl... Read More

Batman

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/2/2019 6:18 PM EST
Batman first appeared in DC Comics 80 years ago. Over the years he has been referred to as the Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader and even, the World's Greatest Detective. In 1966 he first appeared on television portrayed by Adam West and ran for three seasons. There were also two movies that were made in the 1940s. Then in 1989 Tim Burton... Read More

South Park: The Complete Twenty-Second Season

(Nathan M Rose) 5/29/2019 12:09 PM EST
South Park, which as of May of last year was Hulu's most-watched show, debuted in 1997 and has become a cultural phenomenon. The show has consistently pushed the envelope with its dark and sometimes outrageous humor and remains one of Comedy Central's highest-rated shows after all these years. It also produced a successful feature film in 1... Read More

Isn't It Romantic

(Maureen Buccellato) 5/27/2019 2:24 PM EST
Rebel Wilson has proven herself in comedies before but, perhaps, people wouldn't quite think of her as a first choice in a romance film. However, in Isn't It Romantic, she shows that she can also pull off the popular romantic comedy genre. Now, you can bring this title home with its release on Blu-ray.Natalie (Wilson; the Pitch Perfect seri... Read More

Ruben Brandt, Collector

(Joey R Mannon) 5/23/2019 11:01 PM EST
A heist film that harkens back to MTV's memorable 1990s animated series Liquid Television, what "Ruben Brandt, Collector" lacks in plot, it makes up for in a dizzying array of Picasso-esque characters, larger-than-life landscapes, and fast-paced action. While 90 minutes of oddly-shaped and extremely quirky good guys, villains and any ... Read More

The Upside

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/23/2019 10:28 PM EST
No matter how bad your life is… it could always be worse. You could be terminally ill or homeless or, in the case of Philip Lacasse Bryan Cranston; Breaking Bad), become a paraplegic who need constant help to get out of bed, eat, and go to the bathroom. Based on a true story and an adaptation of the 2011 French Film, The Untoucha... Read More

Crank

(Nathan M Rose) 5/20/2019 9:36 PM EST
Jason Statham (The Meg) is one of the most popular action movie stars around. After starting his career with a few film roles working for director Guy Ritchie (Aladdin), he landed the lead in Transporter, which was truly his breakout film. He proved that he was able to hold an audience's attention and was believable with his action stunts. Afte... Read More

13 Reasons Why: Season Two

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/20/2019 11:59 AM EST
Author Jay Asher wrote a novel in 2007 called Th1rteen R3asons Why which has become both praised and criticized across the country. Some schools banned it while others made it required reading and used it in its teaching curriculum. Last year Netflix created a drama series based on the book which has been met with critical acclaim for its wri... Read More

Cold Pursuit

(Maureen Buccellato) 5/14/2019 2:29 PM EST
Liam Neeson has certainly carved out a niche for himself in the entertainment world as the dad seeking revenge for his child being harmed/wronged. In 2008's Taken, he proved that messing with his kid could have biblical repercussions for those responsible. Now, in the black comedy Cold Pursuit, available now on 4K UHD Blu-ray, Neeson conti... Read More

Godzilla

(Nathan M Rose) 5/13/2019 4:34 PM EST
Back in 1990, an Americanized version of Godzilla was shopped around to various "hot" directors at the time such as James Cameron, Time Burton, Paul Verhoeven, and Jan de Bout, with it eventually landing in the laps of the team responsible for the hit 1996 film Independence Day, Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich.The story, un... Read More