I join CP24 to talk about the big movies hitting theatres this week including the hungry-for-humans dinosaurs in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the action-comedy “Heads of State,” the dystopian drama “40 Acres” and ther drama “Sorry, Baby.”
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I join CTV Atlantic anchor Todd Battis to talk about ther poassing of Michael Madsen, the hungry-for-humans dinosaurs in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the action-comedy “Heads of State” and the dystopian drama “40 Acres.”
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I join “CP24 Breakfast” to talk about the big movies hitting theatres and streaming this week including the hungry-for-humans dinosaurs in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the dystopian drama “40 Acres” and “Frozen: The Broadway Musical” on Disney+.
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I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk about the new movies coming to theatres including the hungry-for-humans dinosaurs in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the action-comedy “Heads of State,” the dystopian drama “40 Acres” and the dramedy “Sorry, Baby.”
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Fast reviews for busy people! Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to make the bed! Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about the hungry-for-humans dinosaurs in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” the dystopian drama “40 Acres” and the dramedy “Sorry, Baby.”
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SYNOPSIS: In “40 Acres,” a new Canadian post-apocalyptic film starring Danielle Deadwyler and Michael Greyeyes, a family fights invaders and cannibals to protect their remote 40-acre plot of land.
CAST: Danielle Deadwyler, Kataem O’Connor, Jaeda LeBlanc, Michael Greyeyes, Milcania Diaz-Rojas, Leenah Robinson. Directed by R.T. Thorne.
REVIEW: A dystopian drama with edge-of-your-seat thrills and a beating heart, “40 Acres” does what good speculative fiction is meant to do, present a “what if” premise that comments on contemporary social issues.
Director R.T. Thorne, who co-wrote the script with Glenn Taylor, injects a vibrant family dynamic into a post-apocalyptic scenario—a world torn apart by societal collapse and cannibalism—that highlights the domestic lives of the characters without skimping on the action.
That the household is a blended Black and Indigenous family brings a unique cultural and racial angle that allows Thorne to seamlessly weave historical references, issues of land ownership and cultural preservation into the story. This is a story of survival, but these thematic echoes from the past deepen and enrich the storytelling, infusing the apocalyptic tale with a poignant sense of ancestry and allegory.
In a fierce and uncompromising role, Danielle Deadwyler plays Hailey, the matriarch of the family, with the panache of an action star while still allowing vulnerability to seep through. It’s a physical and emotional performance that blends nicely with the quiet power of Michael Greyeyes as Hailey’s partner Galen.
Director Thorne builds a detailed world for the characters to inhabit, and finds interesting ways, like lighting one gun battle only with the flashes of firing gun muzzles, to keep the action compelling.
A dystopian movie featuring cannibals is going to offer its share of violence, and “40 Acres” doesn’t hold back on that score, but by the time the end credits roll it is the film’s themes of family, heritage and community that linger.
I join “CP24 Breakfast” to talk about four must-see Canadian films to watch on Canada Day!
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On the Saturday June 28, 2025 edition of The Richard Crouse Show we’ll meet acclaimed Canadian filmmaker R.T. Thorne. Known for his work on television series like The Porter and Utopia Falls, he brings a unique perspective shaped by his Trinidadian and Chinese heritage, as well as his roots in Calgary and Toronto.
Today we’ll talk about “40 Acres,” a poignant exploration of family, survival, and resilience that premiered at TIFF and garnered praise at festivals like SXSW and Red Sea. It’s a post-apocalyptic film starring Danielle Deadwyler and Michael Greyeyes, in which a family fights invaders and cannibals to protect their remote 40-acre plot of land.
Canadian Olympic gold medalist, television host, and inspirational speaker Jon Montgomery. He won the men’s skeleton event at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, famously celebrating with a “beer walk” through Whistler Village, and since 2013, he has hosted “The Amazing Race Canada,” earning two Canadian Screen Awards. Today we’ll talk about his latest project, “Savour the North” is a new, docu-style cooking series showcasing Canadian brands, recipes and the unique, authentic stories behind them.
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SYNOPSIS: In “Carry-On,” a new thriller now streaming on Netflix, Taron Egerton plays an airline security guard blackmailed into smuggling a dangerous package through an LAX security checkpoint and onto a plane on Christmas Eve.
CAST: Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler and Jason Bateman. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
REVIEW: Another entry into the “Is it a Christmas movie or not?” category, “Carry-On” is a preposterous thriller, set on Christmas Eve, that reverberates with echoes of “Die Hard 2.”
This is the kind of movie that feels like you’ve already seen it, even as you watch it for the first time.
There’s an unlikely hero, racing against time and circumstance to save the day. There’s an airport setting. Been there, done that.
But “Carry-On” isn’t looking to break new ground. Director Jaume Collet-Serra is more interested in taking familiar tropes and twisting them just enough to feel fresh.
As Ethan, Taron Egerton is a classic b-movie everyman hero, a guy of modest ambition—he’s a middling TSA agent who wants to be a cop—thrust into an extraordinary situation.
For much of the movie he’s stationary, sitting behind his screening station, reacting to orders being barked through an earpiece by a ruthless terrorist played by Jason Bateman. It takes some chops to keep these sequences compelling and Egerton, with the help of some slick filmmaking from Collet-Serra, manages to convey a suitable amount of paranoia and tension even when nothing much is happening on screen.
When the action finally kicks in the movie becomes a bit more conventional but the high velocity third act, while completely silly, will up your pulse rate.
By the time the end credits have rolled “Carry-On” reveals itself to be a Christmas movie for people who don’t like Christmas movies, a showcase for Bateman playing against type and a bit of forgettable fun.
