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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 Skornick-Rose) 3/10/2020 9:42 AM EDT We've all heard the sayings "silence is golden" or silence is a virtue" but in A Quiet Place, silence is lifesaving. Imagine not being able to make a sound at all…ever. If you do the consequences could be deadly. Imagine being a child living in constant fear or the parents of those children trying to keep the... Read More |
 
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 3/9/2020 10:45 AM EDT There are all kinds of people in this world… rich people, poor people, good people, religious people, selfish people, altruistic people, and downright douchebags. You know the type. The kind of person who uses anyone and everyone to get what they want and doesn't care who they step on along the way. Howard Ratner (Adam Sand... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 3/2/2020 3:44 PM EDT DuPont, a multi-billion-dollar company, has been creating products to make our lives better for decades…or so we had been led to believe. Teflon, their non-stick coating that covers pans in homes all over the world, used to be manufactured with PFOA – C8, a chemical that has been shown to be harmful to all life. It is estim... Read More |
(Eric English) 2/24/2020 3:52 PM EDT Cultural phenomenons are rare. Disney, while certainly no stranger to creating them, found something special in 2013's ‘Frozen'. Even if you've never seen the film (do you people actually exist?), It's likely you've been treated to an impromptu rendition of its Oscar-winning song "Let It Go" by an enthusiastic young "Elsa"... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 2/21/2020 3:35 PM EDT Taika Waititi has an impressive and eclectic body of work. From vampires living a mundane life to assembling the largest group of superheroes, he has entertained audiences with his unique writing and filmmaking style. His latest offering, Jojo Rabbit, leans more on the controversial side with viewers divided as to whether or not it is a brill... Read More |
 
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 2/18/2020 9:43 AM EDT Director Brian Kirk (Game of Thrones) is known for television so he made an interesting choice with his feature film directorial debut and the outcome eludes to his past experiences. In 2019, he brought 21 Bridges, a police "procedural" starring Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) to theaters. The intense drama chronicles a polic... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 2/18/2020 8:52 AM EDT Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941; "A day that will live in infamy". It is the day the Japanese bombed American ships killings almost 2500 soldiers and caused the United States to officially enter World War II. For the next six months, the Japanese seemed to rally at every opportunity and decisively won battles against the United... Read More |
(Alyn Darnay) 2/14/2020 11:41 AM EDT Some memories never fade and a great film sometimes has a way of making them all that more vivid. One I'll never forget is racing through the canyons of Beverley, Coldwater, Laurel, and Topanga in my brand new GT 350 Ford Shelby Mustang. Sure wish I still owned that car, it has always been my favorite and fastest. Thank you, Carroll Shelby, for a l... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 2/11/2020 9:03 AM EDT In 1971 DC Comics introduced yet another creature/monster when writer Len Wein (Wolverine) created Swamp Thing who first appeared in House of Secrets #92. Since then there have been many iterations of the character including two feature films, a live-action television series, and an animated series. Last summer a new version was created... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 1/28/2020 2:54 PM EDT From the time Edward Norton (Primal Fear) first read Jonathan Lethem's 1999 novel, Motherless Brooklyn, he knew he wanted to adapt it into a feature film. However, it would be another nineteen years before the film actually got made. With Norton starring in, writing and directing the film, it truly became a labor of love for him. H... Read More |
