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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.

Nocturnal Animals

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 11/17/2016 8:48 AM EDT
When Austin Wright's (Disciples) novel Tony and Susan came out in 1993, it was not instantly successful. However, in 2010, it was published for the first time in the United Kingdom where it enjoyed critical success, sparking a movie deal. Six years later, Fashion Designer turned Director Tom Ford (A Single Man) has written... Read More

Arrival

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/10/2016 11:45 AM EDT
Your average alien movie is usually an action packed, blow ‘em up, sci-fi thriller. Spaceships show up and kill millions of people, forcing humanity to work together to save the human race. Rarely does Hollywood divert from this formula because these movies often become blockbusters. However, Arrival is not your average alien movie.Dr. ... Read More

Trolls

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/3/2016 2:53 PM EDT
Take some cute, colorful characters, mean monsters, a story with a moral and some fun songs and what do you get? In general, any number of animated films but in this case specifically…Trolls. DreamWorks and Twentieth Century Fox's latest animated feature hits theaters November 4, 2016, and it promises to be an ... Read More

Doctor Strange

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/3/2016 11:11 AM EDT
The Marvel universe seems to be never ending. With a plethora of comic book heroes and villains to draw from, they manage to crank out a movie every three to six months it seems. Each time the hype and excitement around the movie is immense, whether or not it is warranted. This month's hero of choice is Doctor Strange (Benedic... Read More

Inferno

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/27/2016 11:02 AM EDT
If you like solving puzzles, you should read every one of Dan Brown's novels. He combines cyphers with history and architectural beauty. He has made Professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks; Sully) everyone's favorite teacher and sent us racing all over the world unravelling conspiracies. His 2013 novel,&nbs... Read More

The Pickle Recipe

(Judith Raymer) 10/21/2016 8:21 AM EDT
Ah, those memories of culinary ecstasy on our palates. The yearn to taste that unparalleled delight just once more leading to the declaration that one would die or kill for the opportunity; even better...for the recipe. The Pickle Recipe was born from just such a recollection. Writers/Producers Gary Wolfson and Sheldon Cohn were t... Read More

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

(Jennifer Broderick) 10/20/2016 1:54 PM EDT
"Reach for the stars" is a common idiom encouraging everyone to try their best, and with this second installment of Jack Reacher's adventures, Director Edward Zwick tried his very best to reach as high as he could- and I think it paid off. Based on the 18th book in author Lee Child's series, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back follo... Read More

American Pastoral

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/20/2016 1:24 PM EDT
Phillip Roth's (The Human Stain) Pulitzer Prize winning novel American Pastoral is a commentary of 1960's America and the "All-American" white middle class family. With gripping insight, turmoil, despair, and, ironically, a misguided sense of hope, it chronicles the rise and fall of the not so charmed life of the Levovs and how the ... Read More

Deepwater Horizon

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 9/29/2016 11:54 AM EDT
The 2010 BP spill was the worst oil disaster in history. The Deepwater Horizon rig blew up, sending 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days, killing 11 men and innumerable numbers of animals. We all know what happened. We watched it on television. However, I'm not sure most of us fully understood t... Read More

The Magnificent Seven

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/22/2016 10:00 AM EDT
I never saw the 1960's version of The Magnificent Seven or its predecessor, the Japanese film Seven Samurai, so I have no basis of comparison with the latest remake coming to theaters this week. All I can say is, as a standalone film, it has action, adventure, and some funny moments that make it a worthwhile movie going experience.When Ro... Read More