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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.

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

Galaxy Quest

(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

Stuber

(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

Crawl

(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