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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.

Going in Style

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 8/1/2017 9:13 AM EDT
In 1979 George Burns (Oh, God!), Art Carney (Last Action Hero) and Lee Strasberg (...and justice for all) starred in director Martin Brest's (Scent of a Woman) comedy Going in Style. In 2017 Zach Braff (Scrubs) directed and produced a remake of the film starring Michael Caine (The Dark Knight), Morgan Freeman (The Shaw... Read More

The Circle

(Nathan M Rose) 8/1/2017 8:53 AM EDT
Ever wonder what it's like working for a large Tech company? How would you like to be able to access information and be "dialed in" 24 hours a day/7 days a week? What if it isn't all it's cracked up to be? People warn that technology is taking over our world and The Circle gives one scenario of how things could be.Based on the book ... Read More

Shooter: The Complete First Season

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/29/2017 6:33 PM EDT
In March of 1993, Stephen Hunter (Black Light) wrote a novel called Point of Impact. Fourteen years later the novel was made into the movie Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg (Deepwater Horizon). Ten years after that USA network has brought a new adaptation with the same name to television. Season one of Shooter had ten episodes last year and sea... Read More

Gifted

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/29/2017 9:38 AM EDT
Anyone who has been in a custody battle for a minor knows it can be an ugly affair. It gets even more complicated when it isn't the biological parents fighting. Everyone thinks they have the best interest of the child at heart but personal issues generally come into play, which is why a judge needs to review all the details and make an ... Read More

The Boss Baby

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/27/2017 5:16 PM EDT
If you aren't the youngest child in your family and there is a least a few years difference between you and your younger sibling(s), then you know how Tim (Miles Bakshi; Shrek Forever After/Toby Maguire; Spider-Man) feels when his baby brother is born. Any older sibling will tell you that the new baby takes up all of the attention a... Read More

Atomic Blonde

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/26/2017 6:18 PM EDT
In 1989, the Cold War and Berlin Wall permeated world news. Spies from Russia, England and America worked all over Europe smuggling secrets in a deadly game of cat and mouse. When the wall finally fell, it changed the course of history and some say the spy game forever. Atomic Blonde, based on the graphic novel The Coldest City by... Read More

Warlock Collection

(Leonard Buccellato) 7/25/2017 9:36 AM EDT
I don't know how many times I can say this but these Vestron Video releases are casting a spell on me. As a long-time genre fan, I could never get enough of anything horror related, even after the golden age of horror had begun to wane, and the 80's lurched into the early 90's and the horror scene had begun its slow decline, I was still compelled t... Read More

Dunkirk

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/18/2017 3:15 PM EDT
Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) is known for writing and directing some gripping films. His visuals are usually filled with grays and deeper colors which set a tone that permeates his aesthetic and draws the audience in. He knows how to build a scene so it offers the viewer layers while contributing to the overall feel of his films.... Read More

Resident Evil: Vendetta

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/18/2017 8:41 AM EDT
Resident Evil (originally titled Biohazard) debuted as a PlayStation video game in 1996 and for 21 years it has entertained gamers and audiences worldwide. There have been numerous version of the extremely popular game and it spawned a motion picture franchise starring Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element). Unlike the live action films, the game... Read More

Buster's Mal Heart

(Jennifer Broderick) 7/17/2017 4:45 PM EDT
Well Go USA releases psycho-thriller Buster's Mal Heart this coming week and Sarah Adina Smith (GoodBye World) both directed and wrote the film. Rami Malek (Mr. Robot; Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2) and D.J. Qualls (Z Nation) star in the movie and the title surprises me because it seems to be a play on words- Mal meaning bad in Spanish... Read More