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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 critical reviews off upcoming films or programming, and even our take on the classsics from our critics Tomatometer-Approved Critic, Allison Rose.
 
(Leonard Buccellato) 11/19/2018 10:58 PM EDT When Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg work together we, the moviegoers, are undoubtedly prepared for a fast-paced and excitement-filled movie ala Deepwater Horizon and Lone Survivor. We are also likely to be treated to an action film that is able to connect its characters to the audience.Mile 22 delivers an action-centric, yet, otherwise, flawed, thril... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/19/2018 4:24 PM EDT Racism and racial profiling are unfortunately still a very large issue in this country. Nearly every month there is a major news story regarding a young black man being killed by a member of the Police force. The subject has been regurgitated time and time again in newspapers, on television, in books, and in the movies. For Blinds... Read More |
(Nathan M Rose) 11/12/2018 11:31 PM EDT Back in 1972, author David Morrell penned a novel entitled First Blood. It the story of a decorated Vietnam Veteran who was just returning home from the war to find that he was looked down upon and was not welcome in his own country. The book was praised having shone a light on the condition some of our brave soldiers were returning home... Read More |
(Jennifer Broderick) 11/12/2018 10:10 PM EDT Warner Bros. has an amazing capacity for bringing the unknown and mysterious to life. I can think of more than several movies wherein the audience becomes so invested in the characters, the storyline, and the ending that the edge of the cinema seat is the most worn part of the chair. The thriller movie of the summer can be your thriller... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/12/2018 2:38 PM EDT Terrorism is a worldwide threat and as the saying goes… "we don't negotiate with terrorists". But what if they somehow found a way to infiltrate the most secure aircraft in the world...Air Force One? What if they took the President of the United States and his family hostage? What if they were holding all the card... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/12/2018 10:25 AM EDT If you were an African American in this country in the 1960's and 1970's it was a tumultuous time. Desegregation caused violent outbreaks all over the United States. The Ku Klux Klan was building their "army" and recruiting those with similar ideology to join their cause while black men and women were protesting in the streets... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/7/2018 10:58 PM EDT The young adult fiction market has vastly increased over the years and the new trend is to take these novels and turn them into feature films. The Hunger Games, Maze Runner, Divergent, Twilight – these are only a few examples and the in the latter half of this year we got another one when author Alexandra Bracken's book The Darkest Mind... Read More |
(Maureen Buccellato) 11/6/2018 9:30 AM EDT Over the years, we have seen so many iterations of Batman. From the original comics to a campy 1960s TV show and then to the big screen with a whimsical take on the character in the 1989 film starring Michael Keaton to a more dramatic take with the newer films starring Christian Bale and Ben Affleck. However, in 1992, we also saw a new animated ser... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/5/2018 11:36 PM EDT In 1926 a collection of stories about a stuffed bear that came to life enthralled children everywhere. Written by A.A. Milne, the short stories became so popular that a second series was published two years later. From that time almost 100 years ago, millions of people worldwide have fallen in love with Winnie-the-Pooh (Jim Cummings; Th... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/5/2018 8:42 PM EDT It's been fourteen years since we were first introduced to and fell in love with Mr. Incredible (Craig T. Nelson; Coach), Elastigirl (Holly Hunter; The Big Sick) and their offspring – Violet (Sarah Vowell; A.C.O.D.), Dashiell (Huck Milner) and baby Jack Jack (Eli Fucile). They along with Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson; The Hateful Eight... Read More |
