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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 critical reviews off upcoming films or programming, and even our take on the classsics from our critics Tomatometer-Approved Critic, Allison Rose.
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 1/26/2016 8:58 PM EDT Pandas may look all cute and cuddly, especially when they are frolicking in 3 feet of snow, but they can also be vicious and intense. However, when you are combining those qualities with DreamWorks Animation, you know instinctively that you are in for much more of the former. In anticipation of the theatrical release of ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 1/22/2016 5:05 PM EDT It's hard to believe it's been ten years since The Devil Wears Prada hit theaters and became a guidebook of fashion for women everywhere. Based on the best selling book by Lauren Weisberger, the movie of the same name shines a spotlight on the world of fashion, and unbearable bosses, while showcasing the plight of a working girl in Ne... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 1/19/2016 11:05 AM EDT For some, Mount Everest is the pinnacle (pun intended) of extreme outdoorsmanship. The highest peak in the world, hundreds of people gather at its base each year in an attempt to reach the top, over 29,000 feet above sea level. Along the way, any number of things can go wrong resulting in fatalities. The 2015 movie, Everest,... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 1/19/2016 9:53 AM EDT Being a teenager, especially a girl, is no easy task. Hormones and emotions run high and everything in your life is exaggerated. Being a fifteen-year-old girl in 1976 during a time of free expression, and drugs and alcohol readily available, makes that task even more challenging. Add into that scenario your first sexual encounter,... Read More |
(Nathan M Rose) 1/19/2016 8:40 AM EDT Retirement - the goal of most working class citizens of the world. But once the excitement and novelty of having your life to yourself 24 hours a day is over, what do you do? What would society let you do? Are you still relevant in today's workforce? Can today's generation learn from the elderly? These questions, and more, are th... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 1/12/2016 5:21 PM EDT The year is 2035, and the Ares 3 mission on Mars has gone horribly wrong. The crew has to abandon the planet or risk their own lives when an unexpected storm threatens them. Unfortunately, as they make their way to their ship, one of their own team is impaled by an antennae and Captain Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain; The Help, In... Read More |
 
(Leonard Buccellato) 1/12/2016 2:17 PM EDT Making movies is a difficult process - from budgeting to casting, writing the screenplay, as well as scoring and special effects. That being said, writing a great movie is, truly, like catching lightning in a bottle. When the perfect storm of events and talented people come together we are gifted with films like Jaws, The Godfather, Schindler's... Read More |
(Emily Hazlett) 1/11/2016 5:01 PM EDT The latest project from M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense), The Visit, is available now on Blu-ray, and while The Visit has some cringe worthy moments and a few frights it's a little on the tame side as far as horror movies go.Becca (Olivia DeJonge; Hiding) and Tyler's (Ed Oxenbould; Alexander and The No Good, Very ... Read More |
(Paul Kates) 1/11/2016 4:10 PM EDT Set against the background of the electronic dance music (EDM) scene, Max Joseph's We are Your Friends tells the tale of group of friends whose dream is to make it big, move to L.A. and live the life of the rich and famous. Throw in the thread of boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, and your left with a pretty familiar film that has been made ti... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 1/6/2016 9:40 AM EDT The Transporter, starring Jason Statham (The Expendables), was a trilogy in the early 2000's that all but put Statham on the acting map, proving he could carry a film as a leading man. As Frank Martin, he was the perfect combination of calm, cool and collected, with an element of "thug" underneath. The first film in the series... Read More |
