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Eric English, President of FlickDirect Inc., has had a passion for movies since childhood and enjoys a variety of genres, especially comedies. In 2006, he co-founded FlickDirect with Nathan M. Rose to enhance online offerings from studios and make it easier for viewers to access information. Mr. English has played a key role in developing innovative solutions for the entertainment industry, with particular expertise in overseeing mobile app development.

A History of Violence

Feb 16, 2009

Introduction: "A History Of Violence" from director David Cronenberg begins not far from where it ends. A disjointed yet unique take on a crime drama, the film is...

Full Review | Grade: C

Chuck: The Complete First Season

Nov 23, 2008

Editor's Note: Non-format-specific portions of this review also appear in our DVD review of

Full Review | Grade: B

Chuck: The Complete First Season

Sep 15, 2008

"Chuck" is a smart comedy. In essence, a parody of the spy genre, "Chuck" knows not to take itself too seriously while at the same time delivering serious action, drama, intr...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Dark Knight

Jul 19, 2008

What the #!@#@$, Chris Nolan. You introduce a main villain from the Batman mythos 3/4ths of the way through your movie, give him 3 or 4 "choices" to make (something tells me he's made up his mind already) then kill him off? Really?

Full Review | Grade: B

Cloverfield

Jan 20, 2008

Cloverfield. Got your attention already, eh? Ok we have a kick ass trailer, a big mystery about "the monster", months and month of speculation and viral marketing ( Full Review | Grade: D

Spider-man 3

Nov 04, 2007

A big budget, blockbuster Spiderman film should be executed as flawlessly as a spider winds her web. Each piece carefully planned, executed perfectly, and ultimatly neccesary to the beauty...

Full Review | Grade: C

The Big Lebowski

Nov 08, 2006

"Sometimes there's a man, sometimes there's a dude..." So begins 1998's Coen brothers cult classic "The Big Lebowski", and for those of you playing along at home, you've already do...

Full Review | Grade: B

Gothika

Oct 05, 2006

After winning the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in Monster's Ball, Halle Berry's took a very dark and disappointing turn. Perhaps the single most critically panned film in the years the f...

Full Review | Grade: C

X-Men: The Last Stand

Sep 21, 2006

Warning: This Review Contains Spoilers.Of all the powers of all the mutants in the X-men series, perhaps the most powerful of all would be the ability to make Kelsey Grammer look cool as...

Full Review | Grade: C