Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

Here at FlickDirect, our goal is to provide up-to-date reviews on theatrical, home entertainment, and television series. Check out the reviews of upcoming films or programming, and even our take on the classsics.

Brüno

Marco Chacon | Nov 19, 2009

Sacha (Noam) Baron Cohen who goes by SBC, usually has his shtick of adopting a fictional persona and then interviewing a real celebrity under false pretenses. He uses that persona and does thing...

Full Review | Grade: B

Monsters, Inc.

Nathan M Rose | Nov 18, 2009

After the initial "wow" factor of computer-animated films such as Toy Story subsided and the films became "old hat", my taste for Pixar animated features waned to the point of just...

Full Review | Grade: A

Gran Torino

Eric English | Nov 11, 2009

Retired, grisly Korean War Vet Walt Kowalski yearns to lead a simple life, with his Pabst Blue ribbon beer, old dog Daisy and working on his classic Gran Torino automobile. When gang violence thr...

Full Review | Grade: B

North by Northwest

Nathan M Rose | Oct 29, 2009

For most of us, Alfred Hitchcock films have been viewed on cable television, VHS, or DVD. Now with this release, one can truly enjoy the art created by one of the greatest directors this world has ever seen.

Full Review | Grade: A

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Nathan M Rose | Oct 28, 2009

After a whirlwind summer, Ice Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs makes its way onto the home theater market on DVD and Blu-ray.Scrat is still trying to nab the ever-elusive nut (while possibly...

Full Review | Grade: A

Where The Wild Things Are

Marco Chacon | Oct 18, 2009

The 1963 book is 10 sentences long, and it is a classic. The story is about the island where the child, Max, goes after being sent to bed without supper because he was out of control in the hous...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Proposal

Nathan M Rose | Oct 14, 2009

The year 2009's summer movie season was full of killer robots from the future, Full Review | Grade: A

Life on Mars

Marco Chacon | Oct 07, 2009

The show could have been one of my all time favorites, because this was a near-perfect bull's eye for the target market of its kind of strangeness -- I am not kidding! The story is fascinating; a...

Full Review | Grade: C

Gamer

Nathan M Rose | Sep 07, 2009

Gamer is one of those movies that you either love or hate. Online gaming takes on new meaning in a futuristic world. In that world, players at home can direct convicts to do their bidding...

Full Review | Grade: B

Sons of Anarchy Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Sons of Anarchy Season One

Marco Chacon | Sep 01, 2009

In a world where we have an HBO and Showtime series that can give us real street language, actual sex, and off the charts violence, it takes some extra effort to make a crime drama that can actua...

Full Review | Grade: A