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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 Roten Tomoatoes Approved, Allison Rose.
 
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 7/8/2019 11:27 AM EDT If you look up the description of a black hole you while find -- "a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape". It's a massive void of nothing at the far reaches of outer space that holds immense energy. What if humankind could harvest that energy and use it to power our eve... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 7/4/2019 7:18 PM EDT Baseball - America's pastime - was created in Cooperstown, NY in 1839. Since that time there have countless movies surrounding or inspired by the game. There have been stories about triumph against all odds or heartwarming tales about family bonds or neighborhood kids playing in a vacant lot. Some of the films are dramas while ot... Read More |
 
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 7/1/2019 10:28 AM EDT As with any war, there are always casualties with the effects of war can be long lasting even if they don't seem readily apparent. On September 2, 1945, the Second World War (a.k.a World War II) ended. German forces were defeated and Allied troops were sent in to keep the peace and help rebuild. The British ended up in the ha... Read More |
 
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/24/2019 3:00 PM EDT Disney has a long history of animated features the include princesses. In 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Sixty started a long tradition that continues and grows to this day. Sixty-nine years ago they gave us one of their greatest classic princess movies of all time - Cinderella. The tale of the maid who won the prince's ... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/19/2019 10:04 AM EDT The story of Billy the Kid is legendary. He was notorious for gambling cattle rustling and murder. He is the subject of numerous books and movies - some are pretty factual while others are mostly fictitious with a few details thrown in for accuracy. The latest in a long line of films called The Kid falls into the latter category.&... Read More |
(Maureen Buccellato) 6/11/2019 4:59 PM EDT Lost In Space" originally debuted in 1965 and lasted for three seasons on CBS. It followed the story of a family of space colonists as they learned to navigate the challenges of living in outer space. In 2018, Legendary Television brought the series back to life with Netflix streaming it to the masses. The show's concept is the same but wi... Read More |
(Nathan M Rose) 6/5/2019 10:17 PM EDT Jean-Claude Van Damme (Bloodsport) was one of the top action stars of the late 1980s and early 1990s, starring in almost a dozen films in that time period alone. In 1991, he starred in Double Impact. An initial release of this title was done by Fox/MGM back in 2012, however, this release really didn't do justice for true die-hard Van Damme fans. Th... Read More |
(Nathan M Rose) 6/4/2019 4:32 PM EDT When author Tom Clancy introduced Jack Ryan to the world it was only a matter of time before the character would be portrayed in other forms of media. In 1990 the character was first brought to the big screen in Hunt For Red October and since its inception, The Jack Ryan franchise has had a number of different leads including Alec Baldwin (Bos... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/3/2019 3:16 PM EDT 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 |
(Nathan M Rose) 5/29/2019 12:09 PM EDT 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 |
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