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

I  appear on “CTV News at 11:30” with anchor Andria Case to talk about the best movies and television to watch this weekend, including the Crave show business comedy “The Franchise,” the revenge drama “Seeds” and the Disney+ rock doc “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.”

Watch the whole thing HERE! (Starts at 14:53)

RICHARD’S CTV NEWSCHANNEL WEEKEND REVIEWS FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, 2024!

I join the CTV NewsChannel to talk about the wonderful “Anora,” the intriguing “Conclave,” the interspecies bromance “Venom: The Last Dance,” the revenger thriller “Seeds” and thr rock doc “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” on Disney+”.

Watch the whole thing HERE!

 

CKTB NIAGARA REGION: THE STEPH VIVIER SHOW WITH RICHARD CROUSE ON MOVIES!

I sit in with CKTB morning show host Steph Vivier to have a look at movies in theatres and streaming including the wonderful “Anora,” the intriguing “Conclave,” the interspecies bromance “Venom: The Last Dance,” the revenger thriller “Seeds” and thr rock doc “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” on Disney+”.

Listen to the whole thing HERE!

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

Fast reviews for busy people! Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to tie a bowtie! Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about the ecclesiastical thriller “Conclave,” the revenge drama “Seeds” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Road Diary.”

Watch the whole thing HERE!

SEEDS: 3 STARS. “revenge drama and expression of Indigenous legacy and power.”

SYNOPSIS: Directed, written by and starring Kaniehtiio Horn, the revenge thriller “Seeds” sees Ziggy, a Toronto bike courier and Mohawk brand ambassador for Nature’s Oath Seed Corporation, called back to her rez to look after her aunt’s house. The happy homecoming is marred by spotty Wi-Fi—making it difficult for her to post on Instagram—and something more sinister that forces her to protect her family’s legacy, their stash of special corn, beans, and squash seeds.

CAST: Kaniehtiio Horn, Graham Greene, Patrick Garrow, Peter Keleghan, Dallas Goldtooth, Meegwun Fairbrother, Morgan Bedard, Josh Bainbridge, Dylan Cook, Cherish Violet Blood, Bonnie Whitley. Written and directed by Kaniehtiio Horn.

REVIEW: A revenge drama about legacy, genetic memory, social media and a cat named Potato, “Seeds” is a tense thriller that delivers its message with plenty of humor before the going gets gory.

Writer, star and director Horn starts things off on an optimistic note, as her character Ziggy signs a deal with a big company that will allow her to leave her bike courier gig and become an influencer full time. She establishes a light, breezy tone, clouded only by Ziggy’s anxiety about being on the rez Wi-Fi and her cousin’s (Dallas Goldtooth) ominous warning about the company she now represents. “They control the seeds to control the food to control the people,” he says. “They are the enemy.”

Soon though, strange things start happening in her aunt’s remote house. The place is ransacked and there are furtive shadows in doorways. The jump scares become real scares when the film’s themes begin to coalesce in the third act.

As Ziggy, Horn is motivated by a deep connection to her heritage, which manifests itself in the film’s grimly funny finale as she allows her “ancestor’s rage to take over.” No spoilers here, but the character becomes involved in a life-or-death situation, one that summons generations of wrath.

It’s memorable, but for my money, not quite hardcore enough. It is horrifying in its idea, but not exactly in its execution. Revenge movies like this trade on hyper violence, and, for once, I wanted this scene to be squishier.

Still, thematically, the finale works and is capped by a memorable final image.

At a quick 85 minutes “Seeds” features great performances— Graham Greene, as the host of a television true crime show who speaks to Ziggy in her dreams and Goldtooth are standouts—and succeeds both as a revenge drama and an expression of Indigenous legacy and power.