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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.

Flashdance

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/18/2020 5:36 PM EDT
Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson produced some of the best films of the 1980s including Beverly Hills Cop and, arguably their most profitable film, Top Gun. However, their first producing collaboration came in 1983 when they worked on the critically panned but box office hit, Flashdance. Starring Jennifer Beals (Swamp Thing) in her feature f... Read More

Days of Thunder

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/18/2020 8:35 AM EDT
Tom Cruise (War of The Worlds) is known for his action movies with fast-paced, amazing stunts that, at times, seem death-defying. After his break out roles in Risky Business and Top Gun, and his terrific performances in more serious movies like Rain Man and Born on the Fourth of July, Cruise decided to join another Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheim... Read More

War of the Worlds

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/17/2020 6:55 PM EDT
In 1898 H.G. Wells wrote a novel called The War of the Worlds. It told the fictitious story of an alien invasion taking over the earth. In 1938 Orson Welles infamously narrated a radio broadcast of the "invasion" but since many listeners tuned in later they missed the announcement at the beginning of the shows stating the new... Read More

Emma

(Alyn Darnay) 5/16/2020 7:09 PM EDT
There's something unique, beautiful, and visually stunning about the way that British filmmakers try to recreate a certain era of their history. I'm referring to the Georgian/Regency era when big manner houses dotted the countryside and the polite society of upper-class nobility lived a charmed and somewhat jaded existence. It's a historic period t... Read More

Scoob!

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/15/2020 3:02 AM EDT
It was fifty-one years ago when that lovable, talking dog, Scooby-Doo and his best friend Shaggy first appeared on television. Every Saturday morning they, along with their friends Velma, Daphne, and Fred, would ride around in their colorfully decorated van dubbed the "Mystery Machine" eating Scooby Snacks (amongst other foods) and solvin... Read More

Top Gun

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/13/2020 8:28 AM EDT
If Top Gun was released on May 16, 1986, then why is Top Gun Day celebrated on May 13th? And what exactly is Top Gun day? Well, the answer to the first question is because the organizers of the first Top Gun day made a mistake and the answer to the second question is Top Gun day is similar to Talk Like a Pirate day where people go around quot... Read More

Spaceship Earth

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/12/2020 11:56 AM EDT
As a Floridian, when one hears the words Spaceship Earth one immediately thinks of the big, round golf ball that sits at the entrance of Epcot Center. Looming eighteen stories high, it greets excited visitors to an amusement park full of wonder and innovation with an international flair. However, in this case, Spaceship Earth refe... Read More

The Photograph

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/11/2020 10:07 AM EDT
They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words. Sometimes, however, it is worth so much more than that. It can evoke emotions, spark memories, and relate what the photographer was trying to relay about the subject. For journalist Michael Block (LaKeith Stanfield; Sorry to Bother You), an assignment about hurricane Katrina victims in Lo... Read More

The Legend of Zorro

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/8/2020 5:41 PM EDT
In 1998 The Mask of Zorro was released to critical success and moderate box office numbers. It was considered one of the best portrayals of the fictitious, heroic vigilante ever seen. That's probably why seven years later the sequel, The Legend of Zorro, made its way to theaters. With Antonio Banderas (Desperado) once again in... Read More

The Mask of Zorro

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/7/2020 6:33 PM EDT
In 1919 pulp magazine writer Johnston McCulley created a fictitious character named Zorro. The vigilante became a hero of the Spanish people living in the Mexican province of California. With his classic black costume, cape, sombrero cordobas and his signature mask he was a dashing and skillful fighter. He was mysterious and seemingly u... Read More