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Richard Crouse

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Biography:

Richard Crouse is the host of the CTV talk show Pop Life, the regular film critic for the 24 hour news source CTV?s News Channel and CP24. He is the author of ten books on pop culture history including the bestselling Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils and Elvis is King: Costello?s My Aim is True. He was the host of Reel to Real, Canada?s longest running television show about movies, from 1998 to 2008.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2025) 96% 4/5 EDIT “An up-close-and-personal look at one of the most documented people in pop culture, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert strips away the kitsch commonly associated his Vegas years, to reveal the raw power that made him a superstar. Elvis is back in the building.” – Richard Crouse Feb 18, 2026 Full Review How to Make a Killing (2026) 52% 2.5/5 EDIT “How to Make a Killing has an intriguing premise, and some fun characters but its ambition, like its main character’s, exceeds its grip.” – Richard Crouse Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Crime 101 (2026) 87% 3/5 EDIT “If you’re making a cat-and-mouse cops and robbers movie you may as well borrow from the best.” – Richard Crouse Feb 18, 2026 Full Review I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026) 3/5 EDIT “Despite a predictable outcome with some soppiness along the way, I Can Only Imagine 2 is an earnest, tuneful movie targeted at churchgoers, about how resilient faith can be.” – Richard Crouse Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Diabolic (2025) 67% 3/5 EDIT “Diabolic’s unsettling take on religious horror has several scares and some interesting ideas but doesn’t quite know what to do with them.” – Richard Crouse Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Cold Storage (2026) 78% 3/5 EDIT “A throwback to the gross ‘n gory sci-fi and horror popcorn films of 80s and 90s, "Cold Storage" features practical effects, plenty of humor and an exploding eyeball or two.” – Richard Crouse Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 60% 2.5/5 EDIT “More (or should that be "moor") explicit than previous iterations of the Brontë classic, Emerald Fennell’s take on the story is a study in how obsessive love can lead to ruin.” – Richard Crouse Feb 13, 2026 Full Review Pillion (2025) 99% 3.5/5 EDIT “A study of blossoming sexual awareness and acceptance, Pillion traces one man’s journey into submissiveness with frankness, humor and tenderness.” – Richard Crouse Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Sirāt (2025) 94% 3.5/5 EDIT “A story of tension and torment, the road trip drama of Sirāt is a difficult, but hypnotising journey that will leave viewers willing to immerse themselves disoriented, while others may feel discontented by the film’s ending.” – Richard Crouse Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025) 96% 4/5 EDIT “A crowd-pleasing story of absurdly ambitious people and ambitiously absurd characters that pulls out all the stops to tell a ludicrous story of best friends on a mission.” – Richard Crouse Jan 29, 2026 Full Review The Moment (2026) 64% 2.5/5 EDIT “Fans of Charli XCX should know that The Moment isn’t a concert film. The satirical mockumentary could best be described as a film about a concert with a fun lead performances from Charli and Alexander Skarsgård, but a muddled musical message. ” – Richard Crouse Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Dracula (2025) 52% 3/5 EDIT “Despite flaws that would put a stake in the heart of many other films, Dracula is entertaining, if only because director Luc Besson shakes up the familiar story to focus on the amorous rather than the murderous.” – Richard Crouse Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Whistle (2025) 61% 3/5 EDIT “Whistle is an effective, nasty slasher that delivers a new riff on the Final Destination blueprint, finding inventive and entertaining ways to send its characters to the afterlife.” – Richard Crouse Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% 3.5/5 EDIT “Send Help isn’t Sam Raimi in full-on horror mode. Instead, it’s kind of like a viciously humorous mash-up of Survivor, Gilligan’s Island and season four of The Apprentice with a side of Misery.” – Richard Crouse Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Shelter (2026) 64% 3/5 EDIT “Shelter is a by-the-Statham-book story but, for fans, it's comfort food. Like meatloaf or a hot soup on a cold day, there’s something reassuring about the actor’s consistency. ” – Richard Crouse Jan 29, 2026 Full Review The Well (2025) 44% 3/5 EDIT “Although set in the future, The Well resonates with timely themes of ecological disaster, isolationism and polarization.” – Richard Crouse Jan 22, 2026 Full Review Mercy (2026) 24% 1.5/5 EDIT “A movie about AI that feels as though it was written by AI, the slick Mercy is a hacky, old school detective story with a technological twist whose high-octane imagery can’t disguise its fatal flaws.” – Richard Crouse Jan 22, 2026 Full Review H Is for Hawk (2025) 80% EDIT “H is For Hawk’s unconventional grief drama requires patience from the audience. It is slow, but the emotional payoff—and some wonderful nature photography—gives viewers something to sink their talons into.” – Richard Crouse Jan 22, 2026 Full Review Honey Bunch (2025) 91% 3/5 EDIT “ A gothic, unsettling study of devotion and sacrifice, Honey Bunch starts off odd and doubles down on its weirdness throughout its running time.” – Richard Crouse Jan 22, 2026 Full Review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 92% 4/5 EDIT “A mix of brutality and compassion, and laced with dark humour, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple finds empathy amid chaos. That it provides thrills—and one fiery, knock-out sequence… you’ll know it when you see it—is an added bonus.” – Richard Crouse Jan 15, 2026 Full Review Dead Man's Wire (2025) 91% 4/5 EDIT “Echoes of gritty 1970s cinema flow through Dead Man’s Wire, bringing back memories of classic character driven crime dramas like Dog Day Afternoon.” – Richard Crouse Jan 15, 2026 Full Review The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) 87% 3.5/5 EDIT “The Testament of Ann Lee is a historical musical, but it’s no Les Misérables or Hamilton. The music takes a turn from Broadway to traditional Shaker hymns that transcends theatricality to become a blissful display of faith.” – Richard Crouse Jan 15, 2026 Full Review Charlie the Wonderdog (2025) 42% 3/5 EDIT “The G-rated action is less frenetic than some recent animated offerings—I’m looking at you Minions!—but still high-energy enough to engage young attention spans. ” – Richard Crouse Jan 15, 2026 Full Review Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) 81% 3/5 EDIT “Three stories united by the theme of family dynamics, Father Mother Sister Brother may feel slow for viewers expecting family drama writ large, but the various awkward interactions on display will certainly ring bells for many theatre goers. ” – Richard Crouse Jan 8, 2026 Full Review The Choral (2025) 68% 3/5 EDIT “The Choral is an old-fashioned diversion about music’s ability to bridge societal gaps, buoyed by a terrific lead performance by Ralph Fiennes. ” – Richard Crouse Jan 8, 2026 Full Review
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