Posts Tagged ‘Alicia Silverstone’

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 the kid’s flick “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” the family drama “Flora and Son” and the crime story “Reptile.”

Watch the whole thing HERE! (Starts at 1:07:08)

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 soulful sci fi of “The Creator,” the family dramedy “Flora and Son,” the kid’s flick “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” the gross and gory “Saw X” and the crime drama “Reptile.”

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

REPTILE: 2 ½ STARS. “plot devices threaten to crush movie under their weight.”

Benicio del Toro casts his line for red herrings and more in “Reptile,” a new crime drama now streaming on Netflix.

Set against the backdrop of a sleepy New England town, the action in “Reptile” begins after realtor Summer (Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz) is discovered murdered in the bedroom of one of her Scarborough, Maine show homes, with such force a knife was left embedded in her clavicle.

Found by her boyfriend, real estate bigwig Will Grady (Justin Timberlake), it is a gruesome scene described as “a nightmare” by grizzled Detective Tom Nichols (del Toro), the seasoned cop assigned to the case.

Nichols, a recent transplant from Philadelphia after an investigation into his former partner’s corruption, initially appears to be more interested in renovating the new house he owns with wife Judy (Alicia Silverstone) as he is with the murder, but he soon puts together a list of the usual suspects.

“Am I a suspect?” Will asks.

“Everyone is a suspect,” Nichols replies.

Also raising suspicions are Summer’s almost ex-husband Sam (Karl Glusman) and Eli Phillips (Michael Pitt), an eccentric man who holds a grudge against the Grady family.

Along the way Nichols goes down a rabbit hole, bedeviled by jealousy, police skullduggery and enough red herrings—fake deaths, etc—to feed an army.

“Reptile” has style to burn. Director Grant Singer, best known for making music videos for The Weeknd, Sam Smith and many others, in his big screen debut, creates a bleak backdrop for the action to unfold against. Trouble is, the story is laid on just as thick as the atmosphere.

Despite some good performances from Eric Bogosian, Michael Pitt and Ato Essandoh, and a heroically quirky turn from del Toro, “Reptile” plays like a derivative pastiche of the standard good cop in a bad situation genre. The myriad plot devices, that borrow from “Law & Order” and “Cop Land” and everything in between, threaten to crush the whole thing under their weight.

“Reptile’s” main strength is del Toro. He shares great chemistry with Silverstone, his co-star in 1997’s “Excess Baggage,” but it is his combination of tenaciousness and eccentricity that are the movie’s most original components.

RICHARD’S WEEKEND MOVIE REVIEWS FROM CP24! FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2023.

I joined CP24 to have a look at new movies coming to VOD, streaming services and theatres.  Today we talk about the financial drama “Dumb Money” starring Paul Dano,  the best concert film ever made, “Stop Making Sense” and the crime drama “Reptile” starring Benicio del Toro.

Watch the whole thing HERE!

CTV NEWS AT 11:30: MORE MOVIES AND TV SHOWS TO STREAM THIS WEEKEND!

Richard speaks to “CTV News at 11:30” anchor Andria Case about the best movies and television to watch this weekend. This week we have a look Rebel Wilson in the Netflix comedy “Senior Year,” the Stephen King “Firestarter” reboot, the Ron Perlman neo-western “The Last Victim” and the Crave thriller “See For Me.”

Watch the whole thing HERE! (Starts at 19:01)

RICHARD’S WEEKEND MOVIE REVIEWS FROM CP24! FRIDAY MAY 13, 2022.

Richard joins CP24 to have a look at new movies coming to VOD, streaming services and theatres.  Today we talk about Rebel Wilson in the Netflix comedy “Senior Year,” the Stephen King “Firestarter” reboot and the Ron Perlman neo-western “The Last Victim.”

Watch the whole thing HERE!

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

Watch Richard Crouse review three movies in less time than it takes to eat a handful of peanuts! Have a look as he races against the clock to tell you about the Rebel Wilson coma comedy “Senior Year,” the Stephen King “Firestarter” reboot and the Ron Perlman neo-western “The Last Victim.”

Watch 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 host Tim Denis to talk the new movies coming to theatres including Rebel Wilson in the Netflix comedy “Senior Year,” the Stephen King “Firestarter” reboot and the Ron Perlman neo-western “The Last Victim.”

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

RICHARD’S CTV NEWSCHANNEL REVIEWS FOR MAY 13 WITH MARCIA MACMILLAN.

Richard joins CTV NewsChannel anchor Marcia MacMillan to talk about the Rebel Wilson coma comedy “Senior Year,” the Stephen King “Firestarter” reboot and the Ron Perlman neo-western “The Last Victim.”

Watch the whole thing HERE!