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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.
 
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/23/2019 1:01 PM EDT Science Fiction movies and television shows have had a fanatical following ever since their inception. Fans show up to conventions to this day dressed as their favorite characters. Star Wars and Star Trek are two perfect examples of the longevity and fervor of their fan base and the actors who portrayed the characters in these stories h... Read More |
 
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/21/2019 4:45 PM EDT More and more lately movies have been colliding with pop culture. In 2016 we watched as Emma Roberts played a deadly online game from her smartphone in Nerve and last year we saw John Cho look for his missing daughter through her social media accounts in Searching. This summer in an attempt to update the buddy comedy genre, Twentieth Ce... Read More |
 
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/15/2019 2:23 PM EDT Director Alexandre Aja has made a name for himself with horror/thrillers like High Tension and The Hills Have Eyes. His ability to build tension and suspense in seemingly unusual situations made him a terrific choice to helm this summer's surprise hit, Crawl. What started out as a little Paramount Pictures release trying to compete for audien... Read More |
(Maureen Buccellato) 10/8/2019 9:40 AM EDT We first met Annabelle in "The Conjuring" series of films, which portray stories from the work of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. In 2014, Annabelle got her own film, followed by a prequel in 2017 titled "Annabelle: Creation". Now, the third film in the franchise, "Annabelle Comes Home", which was rele... Read More |
(Leonard Buccellato) 10/8/2019 9:08 AM EDT Ari Aster is an Auteur on a mission: to make us question, and sometimes fear our relationships, family, and friends. And especially in Midsommar's case, strange cults.His previous film, Hereditary, was a masterclass in suspenseful storytelling, unraveling the plot, as the sanity of each character unravels along with it. In Midsommar, we are tr... Read More |
(Eric English) 10/7/2019 5:00 PM EDT Toy Story is an entertainment juggernaut for Disney. Having most recently inspired an entire "Land" at Disney theme parks, the decades long franchise gets a fresh revitalization for a new generation of fans in the digital age. Its story remains mostly the same while quirky characters and fresh locations breathe new life into the toys who ... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/7/2019 10:27 AM EDT The Doom Patrol or the "World's Strangest Superheroes" first appeared in DC Comics in June 1963. Made up of a group of misfits with special gifts, they lived in basic isolation as their unique abilities were born out of trauma and pain. This past year this group was introduced on television during an episode of DC Titans a... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/3/2019 9:32 AM EDT Fifteen years ago Lindsay Lohan was an up and coming young actress in Hollywood and was making a name for herself in movies like The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday remakes. Then in 2004, she was offered the chance to play Cady Heron in the blockbuster hit, Mean Girls. The teen dramedy about high school cliques and popular kids versus nerds ex... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 10/1/2019 9:49 AM EDT Academy award winner Guillermo del Toro has a history of bringing beautiful and disturbing stories to life on the big screen. From 2004's Hellboy to 2017's The Shape of Water, his imagination takes us to places we almost might not want to go. This is true as well for his 2006 movie Pan's Labyrinth. The fairy tale fantasy combines ... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 9/30/2019 11:53 AM EDT The 1980s were a great time to grow up. There were plenty of movies that one could take their kids to but that everyone of any age could enjoy. E.T. : The Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future and Ghostbusters to name a few. In 1984 Warner Bros. brought a different kind of creature to the screen in the Chr... Read More |
