Movie Reviews, Digital HD Reviews, and Television Reviews

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.

Wolfwalkers

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 12/11/2020 12:14 AM EDT
In an age of Pixar/Disney/Illuminations computer-drawn animation, it's difficult to imagine "old school" hand-drawn feature films. They are time-consuming and one wrong stroke of a pen could mean throwing out a drawing and starting all over again. They also don't have the same level of precision or coloring that a comp... Read More

Godmothered

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 12/2/2020 12:59 PM EDT
Fairytales…they tend to start off with "once upon a time", end with "…and they lived happily ever after", and include at least one magical, fairy godmother. Most little girls get the idea of a handsome prince sweeping them off their feet and their very own fairy godmother transforming them into beautiful prin... Read More

Mank

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 12/1/2020 9:26 AM EDT
Citizen Kane is arguably one of the best movies ever made. Released in 1941, it was a critical success and has gone on to be included on a number of "the best films of all time" lists. As Orson Welles' feature film directorial debut, Citizen Kane was nominated for nine Academy Awards but won only one of the nine, best original... Read More

The Last Vermeer

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 11/19/2020 10:24 AM EDT
Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch artist who lived in the middle of the 1600s. While alive, he gained a certain level of regional success but, due to his expensive paint supplies and having a family of eleven children, he died in 1675 leaving his family with a mountain of debt.Henricus Antonius "Han" Van Meegeren was born almost three ce... Read More

The Last Vermeer

(Alyn Darnay) 11/18/2020 10:11 AM EDT
Just when you think every interesting story about WWII has been told and retold, along comes another, and this one as compelling as any that came before. "The Last Vermeer", is a tale of mystery, of Art Fraud, and the weeding out of Nazi collaboration at the end of the war. It's also a gripping courtroom drama with twist after twist and a... Read More

LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 11/17/2020 12:26 AM EDT
Star Wars is so much more than just a series of films produced over four decades. It is a multi-million-dollar franchise and a culture all its own. It has nine core movies, numerous spin-off films, cartoons, toys, books, television series, videogames, dolls and so much more. Lego toys are almost three decades older than the Star W... Read More

Once Upon A Snowman

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/22/2020 10:06 AM EDT
It's hard to believe it has only been seven years since we were introduced to Elsa (Idina Menzel; Rent), Anna (Kristen Bell; The Good Place), Kristoff (Jonathan Groff; Hamilton: An American Musical), and Olaf (Josh Gad; Beauty and the Beast) in Disney's blockbuster, animated film, Frozen. In a short time, the franchise has grown to epic propo... Read More

The Witches

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/21/2020 12:00 PM EDT
When one hears the name Roald Dahl, one generally thinks of the collection of children's stories he wrote. Dahl usually made the protagonists children with adults portrayed as villains. However, there always seemed to be one adult who was a kind soul that helped the children defeat their enemies.Since Dahl was such a descriptive wr... Read More

Secret Society of Second Born Royals

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/22/2020 10:42 PM EDT
Disney Channel has had a long history of making movies aimed at tweens and pre-teens. High School Musical, Camp Rock, Princess Protection Project, Lemonade Mouth, Descendants, etc. all were launch pads for their casts to move on to successful careers as adults and continued a legacy of clean, quality television programming from Disney.&... Read More

Enola Holmes

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/21/2020 4:06 PM EDT
Back in 1887, when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created the private investigator, Sherlock Holmes, I'm sure he never imagined the impact the character would have on all forms of media over 100 years later. From the original short stories and novels to numerous movie and television adaptations, Holmes has become a beloved personality the world over. &... Read More