Movie Reviews, Digital HD Reviews, and Television Reviews

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.

Batman Lego Movie

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/13/2017 11:16 AM EDT
Why would anyone come up with the idea to take popular characters made out of animated Legos and make it into a movie? Who would want to go see it? Well, in 2014, those questions were answered when Warner Bros created The Lego Movie. The film was a smashing success, so two and a half years later they are back with The Lego Batman Mo... Read More

The Vampire Diaries Season 8

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/13/2017 8:43 AM EDT
Televisions shows don't always know when their run will end, so often seasons end with the all too familiar cliffhanger that sadly never gets resolved. Occasionally, they find out before the finale is written so they can tie the series up in a nice little bow and not leave fans hanging. Rarely does a show know it will end before the fir... Read More

John Wick, Chapter 2

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/8/2017 11:57 AM EDT
Keanu Reeves has made a name for himself as an action movie star with films such as Speed, The Matrix series, and 2014's John Wick. It is well known that he trains hard for these roles learning martial arts as well as practicing with knives and guns. His diligence seemed to have paid off when he first took the role as... Read More

The Mummy

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/7/2017 4:52 PM EDT
If you are anything like me, you loved 1999's The Mummy starring Brendan Fraser (School Ties; Gods and Monsters) and Rachel Weisz (The Bourne Legacy). It was fun, well done and included some interesting ideas about history. When I heard it was being "reimagined" starring Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible) and Russe... Read More

Beauty and the Beast

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/6/2017 10:43 AM EDT
Disney is always trying to reinvent itself; from new attractions at the theme parks to merchandising to their latest animated successes like Frozen and Moana. The same can be said for one of their newest ventures, turning their animated movies into live action films. First, there was Maleficent then Ci... Read More

Aftermath

() 6/6/2017 10:14 AM EDT
Arnold Schwarzenegger got his start in films as an action star. Movies like The Terminator, Predator, and Total Recall showed off his muscles and his ability to brandish a weapon but certainly didn't stretch his acting ability. After a stint as the Governor of California, he is once again back in films and takin... Read More

Bambi

(Jennifer Broderick) 6/6/2017 8:47 AM EDT
Disney has a habit of re-releasing classic movies from videotape to DVD to Blu-ray as they find a way to re-digitalize and/or improve the colors and animation. Bambi's Anniversary Edition is the latest in a long line of classic movies chosen by Disney to be added to its Signature Collection. It's great to see these older films back in... Read More

The Young Pope

(Jennifer Broderick) 6/5/2017 4:42 PM EDT
If you enjoy Dan Brown's books, Tom Hanks in his movies, or any intrigue and conspiracy theories about the Church, Vatican, and the Pope, then HBO's The Young Pope is the show to watch. This new show doesn't have the action scenes that Games of Thrones has or the suspense factor of Westworld, but it has a young pope w... Read More

Ex Machina

(Jennifer Broderick) 6/5/2017 2:22 PM EDT
On the heels of a prior blockbuster movie from 2013, Lionsgate releases Ex Machina (2015), taking us into the world of A.I. like we have never seen or even imagined before. Visual effects galore even impressed the Academy so much that they awarded Ex Machina the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Ex Machina&... Read More

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/5/2017 2:17 PM EDT
You know that if Oprah Winfrey (The Color Purple) and her production company are going to be involved in a film that it is going to be a drama and generally based on either a book or real life events. In this case, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is both. Winfrey rarely gets involved in a project unless it has something to say and t... Read More