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 scoop on upcoming films or programming, and even our take on the classsics from our critics and Roten Tomoatoes Approved, Allison Rose.

Dirty Grandpa

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/16/2018 9:02 PM EST
When one thinks of iconic actor Robert De Niro one instantly thinks of a dramatic leading man in films like Taxi Driver or Raging Bull. One doesn't immediately gravitate towards raunchy comedies in the vain of Neighbors or Animal House. However, that is exactly what we get when this versatile actor shows us another side of himself as Di... Read More

Death Wish

(Nathan M Rose) 6/15/2018 1:56 PM EST
In 1974, Charles Bronson (The Great Escape) starred in Death Wish, a film based on the 1972 novel by Brian Garfield. Now, 44 years later, Bruce Willis(Die Hard) has taken up the role of vigilante Paul Kersey in the remake of the film directed by Eli Roth (Hostel) available now on Blu-ray.Paul Kersey is a surgeon in Chicago (in the original novel Ke... Read More

Will & Grace (The Revival): Season One

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/15/2018 10:57 AM EST
In the 1980's and 1990's comedy was king on television and the thirty-minute sitcom show was all the rage. The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Home Improvement, etc. spent years making us laugh on a weekly basis. Will and Grace came in on the end of this phenomenon and spent eight years entertaining audiences. The cast and crew had ... Read More

Tomb Raider

(Nathan M Rose) 6/12/2018 1:48 PM EST
Back in the 1990s, a little game called Tomb Raider, featuring a female "Indiana Jones" type character named Lara Croft, was introduced to the world. To help the game's appeal to the mostly male gaming audience, she was created with a large bosom and also used two guns versus a whip. The game proved to be a smash hit an... Read More

Love, Simon

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/12/2018 11:05 AM EST
High school is a time of change and growth for so many young people. Ask most adults and they will tell you it is the best and worst time of their young lives. No longer a child but not yet an adult, it can be confusing and strange experience for anyone. Imagine how much harder it must be when you can't be your true, authentic self and ... Read More

Unsane

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/11/2018 9:49 PM EST
Claire Foy is certainly not a new face on the scene but with Netflix's hit series, The Crown, she has become a much more recognizable one. Her portrayal as Queen Elizabeth II has received much acclaim, and she even earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama, as well as Screen Actors Guild Award... Read More

A Wrinkle in Time

(Terry Zembowsky) 6/5/2018 10:24 AM EST
It's the beginning of the summer and you need something for your children to do. At the right time the perfect movie has arrived. A Wrinkle In Time makes its appearance to entertain your children as well as the child within all adults. Madeleine L'Engle's tale of science intermingled with family values translated to the screen comes wit... Read More

Every Day

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/4/2018 8:53 PM EST
If one wanted to make a movie from a successful Young Adult novel there is a plethora of source material to choose from. One such option is author David Levithan's Every Day. The novel, a New York Times Best Seller, tells the story of A (numerous actors throughout the film) a teenager who wakes up every day in a different body. Because ... Read More

Peter Pan Anniversary Edition

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/4/2018 8:53 AM EST
It's no secret that Walt Disney had a passion for flying. He had his own private jets and tried to incorporate flying into his many of his animated films. Of course, this enthusiasm naturally lent itself to telling the story of J. M. Barrie's classic character, Peter Pan. As a boy living in Neverland and refusing to grow up, Pet... Read More

Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary Collection

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 5/29/2018 4:44 PM EST
It is hard to believe that our love affair with dinosaurs was satisfied twenty-five years ago when Jurassic Park "roared" into movie theaters worldwide. The film became a phenomenon and sparked the imagination of scientists everywhere. Imagine being able to create dinosaurs from their own fossilized DNA. The fi... Read More