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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.

The Peanut Butter Falcon

(Judith Raymer) 11/11/2019 9:07 PM EDT
Is awards season here yet? I know. I know. It's not enough that we welcome Thanksgiving and Christmas along with Halloween. Now, I'm rushing us to nominations. The Peanut Butter Falcon, however, has some strong award contending performances. Where to even begin…Touted as "a modern Mark Twain style adventure tale...a tw... Read More

The Art of Racing in the Rain

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 11/6/2019 11:19 AM EDT
In 2008 author Garth Stein's third novel, The Art of Racing in the Rain, was published and sat on the New York Times Bestseller list for 156 weeks. In 2009 Universal Pictures bought the rights and planned for Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy) to play the main character of Enzo but the movie never had a director attached and was never ma... Read More

Universal Soldier

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 11/4/2019 9:31 PM EDT
The 1980s and early 1990s saw a growth in action films in the United States; a trend that seems to have continued well into recent years. Stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, Rambo) and Bruce Willis (Die Hard) were becoming household names. Car chases, gunfights, and hand to hand combat were the ... Read More

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

(Leonard Buccellato) 11/4/2019 5:13 PM EDT
PG-13 horror movies, always conjure up images of milquetoast monsters, bloodless kill- scenes, and plots which cater to an, at best, immature audience. I know this seems like a seriously gross generalization, and perhaps it is a tad judgmental, but I have been to too many of them to think otherwise. Or have I! This is not the case with Scary S... Read More

Red Heat

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/29/2019 11:55 PM EDT
In the 1980s the United States was engrossed in a couple of wars – The Cold War and the War on Drugs. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator) was also one of the biggest action stars in movies. It was only natural to combine those two ideas to make a film starring "Arnie" and that is exactly what TriStar Pictures did in... Read More

The Wizard of Oz

(Maureen Buccellato) 10/29/2019 12:34 AM EDT
In 1939, the world was introduced to what would become arguably the most well-known film of all time, The Wizard of Oz. The film is ingrained in our memories and in our culture being shared from generation to generation. To commemorate the 80th Anniversary of this iconic film, Warner Bros. is releasing the 80th Anniversary Edition 4K Blu-ray.For th... Read More

An American Werewolf in London

(Leonard Buccellato) 10/28/2019 11:37 PM EDT
John Landis (Coming to America, Michael Jackson's Thriller) has created many, what most people would term, "classic" films. Many of them, like Trading Places, or The Blues Brothers, to name a few, were comedies but one, in particular, has stuck with Horror film lovers and for good reason. An American Werewolf in London is high on the... Read More

Charlie's Angels

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/28/2019 11:16 AM EDT
Charlie's Angels debuted on September 22, 1976, and ran on television for five years. It told the story of three female detectives who worked for a private detective agency in California. The series originally starred Kate Jackson, Farah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith and the voice of John Forsythe as the unseen Charlie Townsend, owner of... Read More

Scarface

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/26/2019 8:02 PM EDT
In 1932 a film about the rise and fall of a Chicago gangster named Tony (Paul Muni). In 1983 a remake written by Oliver Stone (Natural Born Killers) and directed by Brian De Palma (The Untouchables) made its way to theaters winning critics' and audiences' praises. It has become an iconic film that consistently shows up on "greatest... Read More

The Lion King

(Alyn Darnay) 10/25/2019 9:20 AM EDT
Here's another film reimagining from the Disney vault of golden animation, and this one ‘Rocks'. Using what they call a ‘Live-Action' technique to bring the 1994 animated musical drama "The Lion King" to a more vivid and real experience, they may have just opened up the tale to a new generation of viewers, while never changing... Read More