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.

La La Land

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/15/2016 10:31 AM EDT
In the golden age of Hollywood movie studios, elaborate movie musicals were part of the culture. Stars like Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, and Ginger Rogers were household names and their dancing and singing abilities were well known. Gone are the days of stars singing and dancing into our hearts in big budget pictures but writer Director Da... Read More

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/13/2016 6:46 PM EDT
In the late 1970s, a trilogy of films captured hearts all over the world. Star Wars captivated us and spawned one of the most successful franchises ever. In the late 1990s, and early 2000s, the next three films were successful while being met with mixed reviews. Last year, the saga continued with Episode VII, Star Wars: The F... Read More

Collateral Beauty

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 12/13/2016 12:22 PM EDT
In David Frankel's (The Devil Wears Prada) new film, Collateral Beauty, the title is defined as "the profound connection to everything". The movie explores how we interact with people, space, etc. and what mark we leave on them. It makes us think, and wonder, and forces us to question our purpose in life and in our everyday acti... Read More

Suicide Squad

(Jennifer Broderick) 12/13/2016 10:54 AM EDT
Supervillains, anti-heroes, or bad guys? As Shakespeare said, "That is the question". Okay, he wasn't referring to DC's Suicide Squad movie, but who's really checking? All we know is that Superman's dead, Batman's catching bad guys, Will Smith plays a very expensive hitman, and the Joker's got a girlfriend so crazy that ... Read More

Ben-Hur

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 12/12/2016 9:17 PM EDT
Ben-Hur – the title alone conjures up images of excellence in literature and filmmaking. In 1880, the novel was published with modest success originally but became more popular when it was recommended reading by Clergy. Then, in 1925, it was made into a silent film and also became successful. In 1959, it was once again reima... Read More

The Man in the High Castle Television Review

Man in the High Castle Season 2 Preview

(Jennifer Broderick) 12/12/2016 5:11 PM EDT
Travel back to the past in an alternate reality that is so horrifying that you can't take your eyes from the television screen. So many of the dystopian shows are based off recent and current novels, taking place at some unspecified futuristic time frame, mostly after World War Three, and aimed at the teenage population. ... Read More

Morgan

(Nathan M Rose) 12/12/2016 4:20 PM EDT
Ever since the advent of computer sciences, medical breakthroughs have been happening at a lightning fast pace. Starting in the 1990s with the human genome project and the cloning of Dolly the sheep, people have feared scientists might tinker too much with human DNA. As is the norm, art imitates life and in the past few decades films have popped up... Read More

Office Christmas Party

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/8/2016 5:32 PM EDT
It's that time of year again. Everyone is celebrating the end of the year and the holiday season. Many companies hold office parties for the employees and, sometimes, crazy things happen during those gatherings. Employees can even occasionally get fired after inappropriate behavior at said party. But what if, as a boss, you had to... Read More

The Town

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 12/6/2016 11:35 PM EDT
They say people are a product of their environment, although I'm not exactly sure who "they" are. However, for one Boston area neighborhood, it seems to be a true statement. Charlestown, a lower income area, raises a large number of criminals, especially bank robbers. For Doug MacRay (Ben Affleck; The Account... Read More

I Am Legend

(Jennifer Broderick) 12/6/2016 1:43 PM EDT
If you had to abandon your city because of an outbreak of a zombie vampire apocalypse, leave everything behind, and put every fiber of your being into the one person who might be able to save the world, who would it be? You'd want someone with a suave attitude, good looks, a sarcastic sense of humor to help keep him alive and the dialogue int... Read More