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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.

Hustlers

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 12/9/2019 3:47 PM EDT
The late 1980's/early 1990s were all about decadence, impulsivity and indulgence in this country and New York City was probably at the center of it all. Investment brokers were making a lot of money and showing it off with expensive cars, beautiful homes, and lavish gifts. They also enjoyed their money and would often blow off... Read More

Game of Thrones: The Complete Eighth Season

(Leonard Buccellato) 12/4/2019 11:20 AM EDT
For a show that has won 260 awards, 59 of which were Emmys, and countless accolades and praise, it has received more than its fair share of slings and arrows, too. Most of which came during this last season.Game of Thrones was the darling of its fan base, not to mention most of the critics, as well. That is, until the rushed and much-maligned Seaso... Read More

Angel Has Fallen

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 11/26/2019 9:04 AM EDT
In 2013 audiences were first introduced to Secret Service Agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler; The Phantom of the Opera) when he protected the White House and the President of the United States in Olympus Has Fallen. Three years later he returned to the character once again in the sequel, London Has Fallen. This year the third installment... Read More

Universal Soldier

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 11/4/2019 9:31 PM EDT
The 1980s and early 1990s saw a growth in action films in the United States; a trend that seems to have continued well into recent years. Stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo) and Bruce Willis (Die Hard) were becoming household names. Car chases, gunfights, and hand to hand combat were the ... Read More

Red Heat

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/29/2019 11:55 PM EDT
In the 1980s the United States was engrossed in a couple of wars – The Cold War and the War on Drugs. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator) was also one of the biggest action stars in movies. It was only natural to combine those two ideas to make a film starring "Arnie" and that is exactly what TriStar Pictures did in... Read More

The Wizard of Oz

(Maureen Buccellato) 10/29/2019 12:34 AM EDT
In 1939, the world was introduced to what would become arguably the most well-known film of all time, The Wizard of Oz. The film is ingrained in our memories and in our culture being shared from generation to generation. To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of this iconic film, Warner Bros. is releasing the 80th Anniversary Edition 4K Blu-ray.For th... Read More

Charlie's Angels

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/28/2019 11:16 AM EDT
Charlie's Angels debuted on September 22, 1976, and ran on television for five years. It told the story of three female detectives who worked for a private detective agency in California. The series originally starred Kate Jackson, Farah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith and the voice of John Forsythe as the unseen Charlie Townsend, owner of... Read More

Scarface

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/26/2019 8:02 PM EDT
In 1932 a film about the rise and fall of a Chicago gangster named Tony (Paul Muni). In 1983 a remake written by Oliver Stone (Natural Born Killers) and directed by Brian De Palma (The Untouchables) made its way to theaters winning critics' and audiences' praises. It has become an iconic film that consistently shows up on "greatest... Read More

The Lion King

(Alyn Darnay) 10/25/2019 9:20 AM EDT
Here's another film reimagining from the Disney vault of golden animation, and this one ‘Rocks'. Using what they call a ‘Live-Action' technique to bring the 1994 animated musical drama "The Lion King" to a more vivid and real experience, they may have just opened up the tale to a new generation of viewers, while never changing... Read More

Stuber

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/21/2019 4:45 PM EDT
More and more lately movies have been colliding with pop culture. In 2016 we watched as Emma Roberts played a deadly online game from her smartphone in Nerve and last year we saw John Cho look for his missing daughter through her social media accounts in Searching. This summer in an attempt to update the buddy comedy genre, Twentieth Ce... Read More