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Reviews By Allison Skornick-Rose

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.

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 5/2/2018 12:27 AM EST
National Lampoon has had a long tradition of comedic films beginning with 1978's Animal House. Many of these movies have gone on to earn cult status and have given us some the best comedy scenes in movie history. How can forget tying grandma to the roof of the car after she passed away in Vacation or the numerous moments that showcased ... Read More

Den of Thieves

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 4/29/2018 11:19 PM EST
Los Angeles - The City of Angels..or is it? Statistics show it has one of the highest number of bank robberies in the country. With an average of one per hour, it seems like a haven for those looking to make a lot of cash fast. It is only right then that a movie about a bunch of bank robbers would be set there. Den of Thieve... Read More

Hostiles

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 4/24/2018 11:07 AM EST
It was called the Wild, Wild West for a reason. There was lawlessness across the open plains and a feud brewed between the white people and the Indians. The American troops tried their best to keep things orderly but it seemed to have little effect. As Captain Joseph Blocker (Christian Bale; The Dark Knight) transports dying priso... Read More

Paddington 2

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 4/24/2018 10:35 AM EST
In 1958 British Author Michael Bond introduced us to the duffle coat wearing, marmalade-loving bear Paddington. Then in 1975 BBC television broadcast a series about the beloved bear and in 2014 Warner Bros. gave us a live-action feature film. Last year they followed that up with Paddington 2, which garnered both critical and audience ac... Read More

Vice Principals: The Complete Series

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 4/16/2018 11:00 AM EST
HBO's half-hour comedy series Vice Principals was always meant to be two seasons long. Creators Jody Hill (Eastbound & Down) and Dan McBride (Pineapple Express) - who also stars – envisioned a feature film originally but then morphed the idea into a short-term television show. While the first season wasn't overtly funn... Read More

Rampage

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 4/11/2018 4:01 PM EST
Besides making feature films out of popular novels and comic books, the newest trend is to fashion them after video games. The latest installment in that endeavor is a movie based on the 1986 arcade game called Rampage. In the game, players choose to be mutated humans who become giant creatures due to accidents in a science lab. T... Read More

Knowing

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 4/11/2018 10:36 AM EST
Imagine if you knew the future. Imagine if you could predict world events and potentially save thousands of lives a year. Imagine if there were voices inside your head possessing you to write it all down. Imagine if you were a young girl who didn't understand it. Imagine people thought you were crazy or disturbed. For poor L... Read More

Ballers: The Complete Third Season

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 4/10/2018 2:46 PM EST
HBO is known for quality television that engrosses audiences and keeps them coming back time and time again. The Sopranos, True Blood and Game of Thrones have all been award winners, just to name a few and the cable network has a strong history excellence in television. Occasionally they get a mildly entertaining series that has some ap... Read More

Push

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 4/10/2018 9:10 AM EST
Creatures with special abilities have been around in literature and films for a very long time. Beings that can transform or move objects with their minds or see the future are from the imaginations of some very creative people and they tend to fascinate audiences who are fixated on these ideas. They also offer a common theme of humans ... Read More

The Americans: The Complete Fifth Season

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 4/9/2018 8:45 AM EST
When one thinks of compelling television, one undoubtedly thinks of FX's The Americans. With the recent start of the sixth and final season, we are once again drawn into the dramatic world of international espionage disguised as normal suburban family life… Or is it the other way around? As we brokenheartedly await ... Read More