Archive for the ‘Film Review’ Category NEWSTALK 1010: AN IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW WITH MUSICIAN BILL KING! The sexiest thing about "Fifty Shades Freed" is the way Ana handles the Audi in a high-ish speed chase through the streets of Seattle. The rebellious Thomas wants to see if there is a way to navigate through the ever-changing maze that stands between the boys and whatever is happening in the outside world. It talks and talks and talks an endless stream of words, many right out of "Revolutionaries for Dummies." Read Richard Crouse's review of 'Birthmarked'. Think what else you could do with that time! The movie really wants you to love the characters. ", Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan in 'Fifty Shades Freed', Things get underway when Christian (Jamie Dornan) and Ana (Dakota Johnson) tie the knot; on an altar this time, not in the bedroom. It's meant to illustrate the art of war brought to life I suppose but I'm sure Chuck Norris — who starred in "Delta Force," one of the better movies inspired by Entebbe — would approve. On one of her house calls she meets 16-year-old unhappy musical prodigy Eva (Julia Sarah Stone). Monday, December 21st, 2020. As it is the film never lifts off because Ben, Catherine and Company don't feel like real people. A new film starring Kristen Stewart as the star details how the FBI ruined her reputation. "Come live with me." “Do you know what happens when a body hits the bottom of the gorge?” he asks. Outside of his work as a film critic, Crouse enjoys reading, spending time with “The PMC” (Preferred Movie Companion) and buying cool ties. It’ll take more than a few White Russians to wash “The Jesus Rolls” down. A little less cleverness might have left room for whatever humanity these characters possess. "It's Little Italy's oldest food fight." “There’s a lot of history round these parts,” Walter says, ominously. Like the offspring of Jane Austen’s original text and “Clueless,” the 1995 American coming-of-age teen comedy it inspired, the new version of “Emma” is a period piece with a modern sensibility. he whines. On a visit to the Vault of Villainy Lester accidentally winds up wearing an old super villain suit. This week on the Richard Crouse Show Podcast we meet Bill King, a three-time Juno Award nominee who has served as music director for Janis Joplin, Linda Ronstadt, the Pointer Sisters, Martha Reeves and Craig Russell. Director Autumn de Wilde has assembled a top flight cast of character actors to decorate the already beautiful scenery. “The haunted houses aren’t actually haunted,” jokes Abby (Tuppence Middleton). There's more, but nobody really goes to the "Fifty Shades" movies for the plot so let's move on. Married scientists Ben (Matthew Goode) and Catherine (Toni Collette) attempt to answer the question by staging a social experiment that they hope will once and for all determine what is more important in shaping young lives, nature or nurture. After a three-year wait Thomas is back with his stylishly dishevelled hair and chiselled face to break into The Last City, a fortified town where doctors work to find a cure for a plague that turns people into snarling zombies. “Seberg” is a by-the-book retelling of the defining time of Seberg’s career, but it never allows us to get to know her. Film critic Richard Crouse reviews some of his favourite movies from 2020 including 'Tenet,' 'Honey Boy', and 'One Night in Miami.' On their tails are squabbling MI6 spies Sebastian (Sam Heughan) and Duffer (Hasan Minhaj) the "bad people" who have been tracking Drew. The characters are mannequins mouthing generic dialogue — speeches begin with, "I knew I know you have no reason to trust me," and every few minutes someone says, "We have to get out of here!" In "The Happytime Murders," easily the least funny comedy to hit screens this year, the laugh lines mostly get laughs because we're not used to seeing puppets in… er… ahhh… compromising positions. The raid on Entebbe has been told many times on the big screen, on TV, on the stage and even in videogames. As a little girl on a fishing trip with her parents, she witnessed the kidnapping of a one-eyed boy. Sunday, January 17th, 2021. She was also one of the best-known targets of the FBI COINTELPRO project, an illegal surveillance operation aimed at disrupting American political organizations. — Audrey agrees and the best friends head for Europe. His two scenes are memorable, blessed with quotable dialogue and quirky tics—he licks the bowling balls before launching them at the pins—but a little of him goes a long way. "Do you want to be ogled by every guy on the beach?" The thing that should drive the story is how she was pushed to paranoia by the surveillance, not the surveillance itself. Richard Crouse Biography: Richard began working in the entertainment industry at the age of 16, as a night-time radio DJ. Her journey toward self-awareness is an eventful one, speckled with manipulation, some kindness and casual cruelty. The supporting cast isn’t always given much to do, but each, particularly Goth as a young woman who wears her emotions on her sleeve, help us understand the mosaic of Emma’s life. Their glamorous French honeymoon is disturbed when Ana wants to go topless on the beach while Christian, that blushing flower, wants her covered up, for his eyes only. Catch up on all the entertainment news, reviews and interviews at the Pop Life website. Leo Campo (Hayden Christensen) and Nikki Angioli (Emma Roberts) were inseparable while growing up in Toronto's Little Italy. “I’m someone who saw it,” she says. Divided into chapters, "This is Us" guru  and "Life Itself" director Fogelman goes multigenerational, guiding us through the lives of a handful of people on a couple of continents. After a scandal pushed him off the force he became a private investigator but when his older brother and "The Happytime Gang" actor, Larry (Victor Yerrid), is offed, and with Jenny in danger, he teams up with his former partner Detective Connie Edwards (Melissa McCarthy) to find the puppet serial killer. "Some bad people are after me and now they are after you," says Drew. "To us Little Italy wasn't just a few blocks, it was our whole world." With some coaxing from Morgan — "Do you want to die never having been to Europe or do you want to die on a European trip?" when his plan goes south — but why prolong this any more than I have to? It could have been stunt casting to bring in a master of the macabre to play a man who specializes in cataloguing the dark side of life, but Cronenberg finds humour in the character while still helping move the story forward. Their son Luke (Jordan Poole), their biological child is be raised as an artist. The characters are mannequins mouthing generic dialogue — speeches begin with, "I knew I know you have no reason to trust me," and every few minutes someone says, "We have to get out of here!" Richard now finds himself in front of the camera, as co-host of the Galaxi Award winning television show Reel to Real, Canada's longest running movie review program, now in its twelfth season on Rogers Television. A look at new releases 'Sausage Party' and 'Florence Foster Jenkins.' Next on the hit list is Jenny (Elizabeth Banks), a burlesque dancer who was the "The Happytime Gang's" sole human cast member. You know when someone constantly swears just for the sake of swearing? He was the film critic for Canada AM from 2005 until the show's cancellation in 2016. She's also the ex-girlfriend of Phil Philips (Bill Barretta), the first puppet to join the LAPD. Here’s some info on The Richard Crouse Show! It longs to be a rich, complex look at life, love, loss and olive oil but is instead a metaphorical Crock-Pot — a slow burn of the story that never comes to a boil — that, unlike the one on Fogelman's TV show, never actually catches fire. Meanwhile Ana's former-boss-turned-stalker Jack Hyde (Eric Johnson) ups his game as Christian discovers a dark secret from his past. He then moved to Toronto and began the writing phase of his career, writing for anyone who would publish his work, but eventually making the professional grade, and having his pieces published in national newspapers and magazines. "The Spy Who Dumped Me" gets lost amid all its duelling genres. Their families were tight, working side by side at the Napoli Pizza Parlour until the Great Pizza War erupted, causing a split that saw the pizza place sliced down the middle, cleaved into two separate businesses. Before he can go back in time mega-baddie Baron Blackout (Alfred Molina), who put me in the mind of Kate McKinnon's Jeff Sessions impersonation, asserts his intention to take over Super Villain City. The hijackers, two members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and two Germans affiliated with the left-wing extremist group Revolutionary Cells, demanded a ransom of $5 million and the release of prisoners from Israeli jails. They both thought he worked for NPR as a jazz and political podcaster. the best-ever feel-good movie about loneliness, 'Halloween' reboot a bloodly love letter to John Carpenter, 'First Man' a small story about a giant leap, 'A Star is Born' hits all the right notes. As the opening credits say, she is “handsome, clever and rich and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.” She lives in a large manner house with servants and her father (Bill Nighy), a dour gent who constantly feels a draft. It’s in there, all Emma has to do is find it. Several car chases, one death by fondue and hundreds of bullets later they uncover the truth of their assignment. The big brass are determined to undermine her career, but when Agent Jack Solomon (Jack O'Connell) sees the toll the operation is taking on Seberg’s mental health and her marriage to French novelist Romain Gary, he tries to intervene. Years pass. Will the moon hit her eye like a big pizza pie or will she return to her cooking career in London? Several car chases, one death by fondue and hundreds of bullets later they uncover the truth of their assignment. “Emma” is a tad too long as the mixed messages and missed connections build up, and the story’s inherent rom com format—there’s even a running to the airport, or in this case a carriage, scene—seems familiar, but retains the wit that has made the story a classic. "I'll go to jail if they find out what I did to help you," Laura says as she locks her young charge in a basement room, away from prying eyes. You can imagine "Birthmarked" being given a freshening up by someone who looks past the character's idiosyncrasies instead of embracing them. Jump across the pond to Spain. It's sometimes difficult to find a new spin on an old story. Their glamorous French honeymoon is disturbed when Ana wants to go topless on the beach while Christian, that blushing flower, wants her covered up, for his eyes only. With the extra money is able to marry his girlfriend Isabel (Laia Costa), but later a tragedy, witnessed by their son Rodrigo (Àlex Monner), traumatizes the boy. Using Lester's ray gun hands he tries to free a chip of What-ifium — a substance that can change the past — from a giant crystal block. It's hard to tell with Dornan.) Sifting through some old photos she comes across some old photos that dredge up memories of the terrible event. Read Richard Crouse's review of 'The Happytime Murders'. One or two cloves adds flavor; the whole head is overkill. In what maybe one of the silliest flourishes in a film this year, and the director cuts back-and-forth between a dance performance and the military operation. Film critic Richard Crouse reviews some of his favourite movies from 2020 including 'Tenet,' 'Honey Boy', and 'One Night in Miami.' Life and career. That would explain why no body was ever found, but it opens the door to a conspiracy that leaves Abby questioning her sanity. Kate McKinnon plays Morgan Freeman (you read that right), BFF to Audrey (Mila Kunis), a cashier still stinging from being dumped by her boyfriend Drew (Justin Theroux). Writer, broadcaster Richard Crouse is the regular film critic for CTV’s News Channel, CP24, NewsTalk 1010 and Metro Canada. Will the moon hit her eye like a big pizza pie or will she return to her cooking career in London? 14 talking about this. They feel like characters thrown into an odd situation and not like people living in, and dealing with, a strange state of affairs. Five years later Nikki returns home to renew her English work visa and is drawn back into the world she thought she had left behind. Anxious New Yorker Will (Oscar Isaac) bends his therapist's (Annette Bening) ear, droning on about his failed marriage to Abby (Olivia Wilde) and Bob Dylan. Her sister Laure (Mindhunter’s Hannah Gross) doesn’t believe her story—Abby is a pathological liar—but local historian and podcaster Walter (David Cronenberg) does. The movie really wants you to love the characters. ", A scene from 'Maze Runner: The Death Cure', ," assumes you're up to speed with the story I'll save you the trouble of having to binge watch the first two movies. I was seven. She is now an illegal guardian, kind of like a cool aunt, only with bad intentions. Seeing Eva's tears Laura suggests a way out. If their conditions weren't met by the deadline of Sunday, July 5 the terrorists would start executing hostages one by one. Five years later Nikki returns home to renew her English work visa and is drawn back into the world she thought she had left behind. Cut to the future. Use of this Website assumes acceptance of Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, Contributor, CTV News Channel and CTV News Digital, Evan Rachel Wood plays Laura Drake, a troubled 30-year-old woman who works for her father's cleaning service. But you already know that. That speed bump aside, things are mostly status quo for the newlyweds. Instead it's a Frankensteined version of all the genres sewn together sitcom style. "Birthmarked" has the kind of low-key quirk that Wes Anderson has mastered. Every day felt like Groundhog Day, a repeat of bad news from the day before. ", The action in the film begins with a simple, timeless question, "Could we have been anyone other than who we are?" Turns out, he's a secret agent for the CIA. See how everything connects in the grand soap opera of life? TV pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews four new movies this week: 'Our Friend,' 'The 2nd,' 'Make Up' and 'Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time.' As Eva's mom (Maxim Roy) makes plans for them to move in with her boyfriend Laura befriends the girl, introducing her to pot and lending an understanding ear. In exchange for a few dollars, the “World Famous Street of Fun” offers up scary attractions like Frankenstein's Haunted House, but a new film, “Disappearance at Clifton Hill,” isn’t content with a cheap scare or two, it’s looking to make a deeper, psychological impact. Just days after his 50th birthday in 2013, CTV's film critic Richard Crouse was booked for a routine colonoscopy. As Emma she is whip smart, arrogant, devious and charismatic, even when she’s being unpleasant. “The Jesus Rolls,” John Turturro’s revisiting of his classic “Big Lebowski” bowling alley character Jesus Quintana, is a story of bad decisions made and acted on but one can’t help but wonder is the worst decision was to resurrect Quintana in the first place. Add to that dubious artistic choices and you're left with a Mulligan Stew of political ideology with no strong point of view. "Maze Runner: The Death Cure" features lots of ominous music, attractive stars in motion, dusty dystopian landscapes and something gets blown up or shot at every 10 minutes or so. Half the film is eaten up by the procedural aspects of the FBI’s campaign, spending too much time with side characters like Vince Vaughn’s villainous agent and O'Connell’s goody-two-shoes agent. Posted in Film Review | Comments Off on CJAD IN MONTREAL: THE ANDREW CARTER SHOW WITH RICHARD CROUSE ON MOVIES! Looks like he's not ready to turn the Red Room of Pain into a nursery just yet. His dream of one day making his super villain persona, "The Orphan," a reality will have to wait. It's not dark enough to be a dark comedy, not funny enough to be a full on comedy, not romantic enough to be a rom com and certainly not thrilling enough to give 007 a run for this money. "The Happytime Murders" is all shock, very little value. When she isn’t painting portraits of her friends, Emma meddles in the life of her naïve protégé Harriet (Mia Goth). "Remember our deal," he says. He’s like garlic. Read Richard Crouse's review of '7 Days in Entebbe'. Seeing Eva's tears Laura suggests a way out. As a mystery, “Disappearance at Clifton Hill” doesn’t have quite enough intrigue, but as a character study of a person troubled by long ago events, it roars like the waterfall that sits at the heart of its story. She approaches her investigation with a certain amount of naïve zeal, quickly realizing that her obsession is leading her down some very dark paths. “The Jesus Rolls” is not a “Big Lebowski” sequel. After a three-year wait Thomas is back with his stylishly dishevelled hair and chiselled face to break into The Last City, a fortified town where doctors work to find a cure for a plague that turns people into snarling zombies. Supporting her, in a terrific turn is Cronenberg as the only person who believes she is on to something. Next door is the wealthy and handsome George Knightley (Johnny Flynn), a landowner who is almost like a brother to Emma. On the mission the two newbie spies Jason Bourne their way through Europe, stamping their stolen passports in Prague, Paris, Berlin while fending off ice cold Eastern European assassin Nadedja (Ivanna Sakhno). The Coen Brothers gave the OK to bring Jesus back to cinematic life, but Turturro opted to base his story on the freewheeling 1974 French farce “Les Valseuses” (“Going Places”). Movie reviews: 'One Night in Miami' is a fascinating what-if scenario TV pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews three new movies this week: 'One Night in Miami,' … And the dance. They make inexplicable choices and most importantly, there are few moments that feel truthful. The rebellious Thomas wants to see if there is a way to navigate through the ever-changing maze that stands between the boys and whatever is happening in the outside world. “Downton Abbey’s” Middleton is a woman troubled by a childhood incident. As Eva's mom (Maxim Roy) makes plans for them to move in with her boyfriend Laura befriends the girl, introducing her to pot and lending an understanding ear. What's missing is the emotional content that might make you care about Thomas and Company. Trouble is, I'm not sure who it is for. There's more. Presented in alphabetical order, here are film critic and Pop Life host Richard Crouse's picks for the 10 worst movies of 2018. "You're going to take her from me aren't you?" Their adventures, both criminal and erotic, begin with a visit to Quintana’s prostitute mother (Sonia Braga). CTV movie reviewer and pop culture critic Richard Crouse reviews three movies: 'Ready or Not,' 'Angel has Fallen,' 'The Peanut Butter Falcon' and 'Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles.' The brain. She is now an illegal guardian, kind of like a cool aunt, only with bad intentions. Mandy Patinkin pops up as Will's father, a cancer diagnosis rocks a family and don't forget molestation. Read Richard Crouse's review of 'Fifty Shades Freed'. Richard speaks to CFRA morning guest host Matt Harris about the best movies of the year and what to watch at Christmas as you stay ho-ho-home for the holidays!. Years later, after the death of her mother she returns home to sell the family’s run-down motel, the Rainbow Inn. — for two hours and twenty minutes. With the first F- bomb less than thirty seconds in, the tone is set early. Top it off with a been-there-done-that run to the airport climax that would likely get everyone involved, if this is anything like real life, arrested and you have a movie that is all about love that is anything but loveable. "Now we have to find her a husband so she'll stay." Crouse is the in-house movie critic on Newstalk 1010. Eva readily agrees and they leave without a word to anyone, including Eva's mom. "You don't have to let your mother control your life!" When Petey is shot by the auto’s owner, a hairdresser played by Jon Hamm, they hit the road, putting some space between them and the law. The idea of a raunchy puppet flick isn't new, "Meet the Feebles," "Team America" and others have put the ‘R' in marionette with great success but they did it with wit as well as in-your-face vulgarity. "Now we have to find her a husband so she'll stay." Read Richard Crouse's review of 'Henchmen'. From the uninspired voice work to animation that looks like next wave cheapo Hanna-Barbera style animation without any of the organic charm, "Henchmen" is little more than a collection of cartoon clichés. Quintana already has two strikes, another arrest and he’s going to jail and never coming out. Sparks fly as she tries to assert herself. There the wealthy Mr. Saccione (Antonio Banderas) promotes one of his workers, Javier (Sergio Peris-Mencheta). Movie reviews: Richard Crouse's best movies of 2020 ctvnews.ca - Richard Crouse. She has lived a life with no fear of social reprisal but will not be able to move ahead until she learns about sensitivity. As time goes on, whether it is Stockholm Syndrome or true emotion, they become a romantic couple as Laura spirals further out of control. When the furor over Eva's disappearance dies down the two return to their version of normal life. "I say what you can and cannot do," she hisses. TORONTO -- This year sucked. Film critic Richard Crouse reviews 'Serenity', 'The kid who would be King', and gives the historical period drama 'Cold War' 4 stars. features lots of ominous music, attractive stars in motion, dusty dystopian landscapes and something gets blown up or shot at every 10 minutes or so. "If it gets crazy," he says, "I'm going to get crazy." Director Albert Shin allows the city’s offbeat setting, including haunted houses and the uber-kitschy Flying Saucer Restaurant, to infuse itself into the offbeat nature of Abby’s story. "Allure" is relentless in its downbeat look at life and relationships. In particular Thomas wants to rescue Minho (Ki Hong Lee), a pal being mercilessly poked with needles in search of a cure. Taking advantage of Lester's newfound powers Hank sees a way to change his life. Turns out, he's a secret agent for the CIA. “She’s better than no mother at all,” he says. I was there when it happened and I have proof.”. And if you want to see Crouse's picks for the best movies of 2018, click here. Two adopted children, daughter Maya (Megan O'Kelly), from a "long line of dimwitted people," is trained as an intellectual while son Maurice (Anton Gillis-Adelman), adopted from a family with angry, aggressive ancestors, is taught the ways of peace and love. I said mostly. On his sixteenth birthday he auditions at the Union of Evil — "The best of the worst!" She makes headlines when she publicly supports the Black Panther Party and privately carries on an affair with Black Power leader, Hakim Jamal (Anthony Mackie). Unpleasant is OK if it reveals inner truths about the characters but "Allure" rarely really gets under the skin of Laura or Eva. As time goes on, whether it is Stockholm Syndrome or true emotion, they become a romantic couple as Laura spirals further out of control. The action in the film begins with a simple, timeless question, "Could we have been anyone other than who we are?" Tags: Best of 2020, Christmas movies "It's Little Italy's oldest food fight." The brain. Nikki moves to England to study the culinary arts while Leo stays home, working with his father. (The least I think he's upset. Read more of Richard Crouse's recent movie reviews: 'Alita: Battle Angel' is a CGI spectacle with a synthetic heart 'Lego Movie 2' zips along, but not as awesome as original 'Miss Bala' potboiler rarely gets above a simmer 'The Kid Who Would Be King' brims with good messages 'Glass' twist-o-rama proves more is not more Will the What-ifium save the world and make all their dreams come true? "No one is a prisoner of their genetic heritage," says Ben, who "teaches" his kids unorthodox classes like Stimulated Self Expression. The good doctors, including Thomas's former flame Teresa (Kaya Scodelario), are experimenting on the Maze Runners who are immune to the disease. "I fight so you could dance," says a commando to his ballerina girlfriend. Despite dumping her on her birthday, and by text no less, he reaches out to ask her to deliver a flash drive containing the "back door to the entire internet" to Vienna. Movie Reviews by Richard Crouse. Hart is both annoying and vulnerable before her character’s circumstance takes a heartbreaking turn. Set to a soundtrack of sound-alike classic rock songs "Henchmen" is about as imaginative as you can expect from a movie where all the criminals live in a place called Super Villain City. There is something elemental about “Elephant,” the new Disneynature’s new documentary premiering this week on Disney+. The camera endlessly caresses their determined and often tearstained faces but the ham fisted big emotional moments are as empty as the jars of gel thrown in the trash after being used to poof up the cast's hair. GLASS I like a twist as much as the next person. In Reel Winners, Richard Crouse, Reel to Real movie critic and CBC Radio’s "titan of trivia," gives you the lowdown on movie awards, from eight decades of Hollywood self-congratulation to international awards to the toasts from the fringe (like The Skinnies, which celebrate actors and … Every time the movie finds some momentum the story's forward movement is stymied by speechifying. success, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners' Photos, Emotional memorial for Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna. Every frame of “Emma” is sumptuous, like “Downton Abbey” on steroids, but this isn’t “Masterpiece Theatre.” It brims with life and mischievousness, becoming more alive as Emma inches toward adulthood. CTV movie reviewer Richard Crouse shares his take on four movies this week: 'Emma,' 'Seberg,' 'Disappearance at Clifton Hill,' and 'The Jesus Rolls.' The camera endlessly caresses their determined and often tearstained faces but the ham fisted big emotional moments are as empty as the jars of gel thrown in the trash after being used to poof up the cast's hair. Taylor-Joy brings the mix of sophistication and brattiness necessary to understand why Emma is the way she is. That speed bump aside, things are mostly status quo for the newlyweds. It seems Audrey‘s video game playing experience has trained her for life in the field. What's missing is the emotional content that might make you care about Thomas and Company. I said mostly. She can be cruel and unthinking because the subject of her insult is not of the same social strata. He's assigned to Hank (Marsden), a disgraced former First Class henchman (he was too nice a guy to be bad), now pushing a mop. 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