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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.

Tolkien

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 8/12/2019 9:27 PM EDT
Imagine what literature would have been like if J.R.R. Tolkien had had a different childhood? Imagine what if the creative mind that was his had not had the experiences he was exposed to in his early life? Would we have gotten Middle Earth? Arda? Made up languages? Luckily, we will never have to find out as the influences that sha... Read More

Avengers: Endgame

(Maureen Buccellato) 8/12/2019 3:29 PM EDT
The highly anticipated Avengers: Endgame is the culmination of 21 films over the course of 11 years. It all began in 2008 with Iron Man, launching Robert Downey, Jr. back into superstardom. He was not only believable as Tony Stark, but he WAS Tony Stark. Once again, we were treated to the talent that Downey, Jr. possesses and t... Read More

The Curse of La Llorona

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 8/5/2019 9:48 PM EDT
Every culture has its folklore and tall tales. Some are sweet and build on traditions that bring a community together while others are bedtime stories. Still, others are scary and used to keep children on their best behavior. One of the latter is the Mexican story known as La Llorona or the weeping woman. For centuries child... Read More

Breakthrough

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 8/5/2019 1:19 PM EDT
Do you believe in miracles? What about the power of prayer? Every year people defy the odds medically and astound doctors by recovering from seemingly fatal injuries or illnesses. One such story was made into a book in 2017, The Impossible, and was Joyce Smith's retelling of her journey with her religion and how it helped her thro... Read More

Weird Science

(Maureen Buccellato) 7/31/2019 9:34 AM EDT
John Hughes is responsible for so many classic 1980s coming of age stories. The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, just to name a few. He is also responsible for 1985's Frankensteinesque feature film, Weird Science, which is available now on a special collector's edition Blu-ray from Arrow. Weird Science tells t... Read More

Long Shot

(Maureen Buccellato) 7/30/2019 2:54 PM EDT
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen - power couple? One may not immediately think of this duo in such a way but in Long Shot, you are quickly convinced. Released in May 2019 to theatres, this funny and heartwarming film is now available on Blu-ray for your home entertainment collection.When Brooklyn Advocate journalist Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogan; Knocked ... Read More

Manifest: The Complete First Season

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 7/29/2019 5:10 PM EDT
There have been numerous television shows and movies that involve airplanes. Some of them, including Wings and Airplane!, were humorous others held a more dramatic slant, i.e. Lost or Air Force One. In most cases, these stories involved action taking place on an airplane or in an airport and in the case of the dramatic offers often... Read More

Missing Link

(Maureen Buccellato) 7/26/2019 4:28 PM EDT
Laika Studio, who brought us, Coraline, ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls, and Kubo and the Two Strings, has brought us another impressive feature titled Missing Link, starring the voices of Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover series) and Hugh Jackman (The Greatest Showman). The film hit theaters in April of 2019 and now you can own this title on Blu-ray.An ex... Read More

Alita: Battle Angel

(Maureen Buccellato) 7/26/2019 12:00 PM EDT
Alita: Battle Angel is a film that was a long time in the making. James Cameron first read Yukito Kishiro's Manga, Gunnm, twenty years ago. He wanted to make this into a film but due to his "Avatar" projects, "Alita" was put on the back burner. As time went on Cameron knew that he just couldn't fit the film in... Read More

Hellboy

(Maureen Buccellato) 7/24/2019 10:47 PM EDT
Hellboy first came onto the scene in 1993 with the release of the San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 and has gone on to make appearances in various film and tv projects including 2004's Hellboy and 2008's Hellboy II: The Golden Army, both starring Ron Perlman. In May 2017, it was announced that a reboot to the franchise would take... Read More