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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 Roten Tomoatoes Approved, Allison Rose.

Crazy Rich Asians

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 8/14/2018 8:37 PM EST
It has been 25 years since there has been a major feature film starring an all-Asian cast and I'm sure there is some social commentary dialogue for the large gap in time between the two films. 1993's The Joy Luck Club is a dreary, serious drama about Asian culture, class discrepancies and honor while this year's Crazy Rich Asians ... Read More

The Meg

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 8/8/2018 7:01 PM EST
First, we had a giant lizard and then came a gigantic gorilla and now we have a gigantic Shark. Yes, you read that right… one, big ass shark with a whole lot of teeth. Meet Megalodon, or the Meg for short, a prehistoric sea creature thought to be long extinct. Only it isn't and now it has made its way to the surface and is ready to ter... Read More

Dog Days

(Terry Zembowsky) 8/7/2018 4:47 PM EST
Every once in a while, there is a movie that just hits home with every target audience. This summer it is Dogs Days, starring Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries), Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical), Adam Pally (The Mindy Project), Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things), and Jon Bass (Baywatch).With no o... Read More

Ant-man and the Wasp

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 6/29/2018 9:01 AM EST
For the last ten years, Marvel Studios has been entertaining us with tales of superheroes and Gods. In the first half of 2018 alone we were treated to blockbusters The Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War and as we hit the halfway point of the year they are once again delighting us with their next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Ant... Read More

American Animals

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/21/2018 9:20 AM EST
Why is it movies about heists always make it seem so easy as if anyone could rob a bank or armored car? It promotes a false sense of hope as well thought out plans seem to go off without a hitch (well not always but you know what I mean). It's not surprising then that four College kids decided, planned and executed a heist to steal ... Read More

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/20/2018 11:05 AM EST
Twenty-five years ago we were taken to an Island and transported back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Jurassic Park was an immediate box office hit which spawned two sequels. In 2015 the series got a reboot when Jurassic World came to theaters and once again was a big hit. Naturally the success of the film made it impo... Read More

Tag

(Terry Zembowsky) 6/14/2018 2:50 PM EST
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." George Bernard Shaw.There is a group of men who have taken these words to heart and for thirty years have spent one month a year playing a game they started when they were kids. They play TAG. How many of us want to return to childhood when we enjo... Read More

Ocean's 8

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 6/6/2018 3:42 PM EST
The year was 1960 and the "rat pack"…Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., etc. starred in Ocean's 11 about a group of guys who attempt to rob five Las Vegas Casinos in one night. Forty-one years later the film got a reboot (titled Ocean's Eleven –not 11) and starred Brad Pitt (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and Geo... Read More

Adrift

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/31/2018 9:36 AM EST
Survival...Perseverance…Strength. How much can we as human beings handle when pushed to our limits? How strong is our will to live? For Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley; Divergent Series) those questions would be answered in one of the most terrifying events as she struggled to live at sea after a category four hurricane... Read More

Solo: A Star Wars Story

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 5/15/2018 5:10 PM EST
The Star Wars Saga was meant to be a series of nine films chronicling the rebel alliance as they try to defeat the Empire. Since 1977, we have been watching as Luke, Leia and Han have been fighting evil and saving the day (or at least trying to). In 2016, we got even more than we expected when Rogue One: A Star Wars Story filled i... Read More