Archive for August, 2022

YOU TUBE: THREE MOVIES/THIRTY SECONDS! FAST REVIEWS FOR BUSY PEOPLE!

Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to pull a rabbit out of your hat! Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about the romantic fantasy “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” the Stallone superhero flick “Samaritan” and the vampire bride flick “The Invitation.”

Watch the whole thing HERE!

TORONTO STAR: Transformers are collected for their artistry and design

I write about Transformers and the people who collect them for the Toronto Star!

“Brian Flinn and his fiancée are looking to buy a new house, and like most house hunters, they have some very specific wants and needs. Top of the list? A space for Brian’s collection of Tranformers toys. “We need a basement or a separate building something to house all these,” he said. “She doesn’t collect them, but she’s very supportive. When you find somebody like that you don’t want to let them go. I’m not getting any younger, and I don’t think I’ll find somebody that goes, ‘Oh, yes, I love Transformers. I love your passion…’” Read the whole thing HERE!

CTV NEWS AT SIX: NEW MOVIES AND TV SHOWS TO CHECK OUT THIS WEEKEND!

I appear on “CTV News at 6” with anchor Andria Case to talk about the best movies and television to watch this weekend. This week I have a look at “Mike,” the controversial story of boxing legend Iron Mike Tyson on Disney+, the prequel to “Game of Thrones” on Crave, “House of the Dragon,” the Netflix documentary “Inside the Mind of a Cat,” the animated “Star Trek: Lower Decks” season three on Crave and the romatic fantasy “Three Thousand Years of Longing.”

Watch the whole thing HERE! (Starts at 37:43)

NEWSTALK 1010: Neil and Kandel Osbourne + Kelly McCormack + Joy Fielding

On this episode of the Richard Crouse Show we meet father and daughter Neil Osborne and singer/songwriter Kandle. Neil is the lead singer of 54-40, and has a remarkable catalogue of hit songs, including “Baby Ran,” “I Go Blind,” “Ocean Pearl” and the award-winning “Since When.”

Kandle is a musician, singer and songwriter with a solo career, and has collaborated with her father in the past, but they’ve now officially formed their own band: a modern-day psychedelic blues rock duo called A Family Curse.

The A Family Curse collaboration actually began a few years ago when Neil and songwriter Danny Michel, recorded some instrumental jams together. But due to their busy schedules, the songs were left to collect dust until Neil sent them to Kandle. She added fresh new melody and lyrics and from there, Kandle and Neil decided to form the band and make an entire album.

Then, Kelly McCormack stops by. You know her as combative hockey player Betty-Anne on the hit show Letterkenny, but she is back in a new show now streaming on Amazon Prime. In “A League of Their Own” Kelly plays Jess, a shortstop from Moosejaw who utters the original film’s most famous line, there’s no crying in baseball.’

We round things out with Joy Fielding, the New York Times bestselling author called “an ingenious master of domestic suspense,” joins me to talk about her new novel “The Housekeeper.” It’s a suspenseful story about a woman who hires a housekeeper to care for her aging parents–only to watch as she takes over their lives.

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

Here’s some info on The Richard Crouse Show!

Each week on the nationally syndicated Richard Crouse Show, Canada’s most recognized movie critic brings together some of the most interesting and opinionated people from the movies, television and music to put a fresh spin on news from the world of lifestyle and pop-culture. Tune into this show to hear in-depth interviews with actors and directors, to find out what’s going on behind the scenes of your favourite shows and movies and get a new take on current trends. Recent guests include Chris Pratt, Elvis Costello, Baz Luhrmann, Martin Freeman, David Cronenberg, Mayim Bialik, The Kids in the Hall and many more!

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NEWSTALK 1010: THE ENTERTAINMENT COURT IS IN SESSION!

I join the hosts of NewsTalk 1010’s “The Rush” with hosts Scott McArthur and Deb Hutton in for Scott and Reshmi, for a segment called “Entertainment Court.” Each week I serve as the judge, Reshmi and Scott the jurors, and we render a verdict on the week’s biggest pop culture stories.

Today we ask, More than four months later, the impact of the slap still lingers. Will we ever think of Will Smith as the happy go lucky star of “Men in Black” and “Independence Day” again? Is there a new King of Pop in town? Is this new show a newfangled version of America’s Funniest Home Videos or is it a thinly veiled advertisement for Amazon’s Ring digital doorbell?

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

NIAGARA IN THE MORNING: TIM DENIS MORNING SHOW MOVIE REVIEWS!

Richard sits in on the CKTB Niagara in the Morning morning show with guest host Stephanie Vivier to talk the new movies coming to theatres. This week we look at the romantic fantasy “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” the Stallone superhero flick “Samaritan” and the vampire bride flick “The Invitation.”

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

CP24: WHAT MOVIES AND TV SHOWS TO WATCH TO THIS WEEKEND!

I join CP24 to have a look at Canadian movies and television shows coming to VOD and streaming services.  Today we talk about the stuffed-rabbit-on-a-quest movie “Lost Ollie” on Netflix the inspirational sports drama “American Underdog” on Crave, season three of Jason Mamoa’s “See” on Apple TV+ and the reboot of “Miami Vice” staring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx on Crave.

Watch the whole thing HERE!

GALAXY BUILT ON HOPE WITH ROGER CHRISTIAN NOW AVAILABLE ON BLURAY

The story behind Roger Christian’s realization of the Star Wars “used universe” has been a great missing chapter in the history of the Star Wars saga -until now. Christian’s new feature-length documentary Galaxy Built on Hope gives us all the details in Roger’s own words, a feast of exciting new stories for fans and film historians alike.

Richard appears in the film interviewing Roger about the eraly days of the design for the classic film.

Find out more HERE and follow on social media @galaxybuiltonhope on IG, FB, Twitter and check out the trailer on Youtube! Read more HERE!

CFRA IN OTTAWA: THE BILL CARROLL MORNING SHOW MOVIE REVIEWS!

I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk the new movies coming to theatres including the romantic fantasy “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” the Stallone superhero flick “Samaritan” and the vampire bride flick “The Invitation.”

Listen to the whole thing HERE!