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 Netflix series “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” the new adventures of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” and the surreal musical “Carmen.”
I join NewsTalk 1010 host Jim Richards on the coast-to-coast-to-coast late night “NewsTalk Tonight” to play the game “Did Richard Crouse Like This?” This week we talk about the new adventures of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” the family drama of “Acidman” and the surreal musical “Carmen.”
I joined CP24 to have a look at new movies coming to VOD, streaming services and theatres. Today we talk about the new adventures of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” and the family drama of “Acidman” and the surreal musical “Carmen.”
I join “CP24 Breakfast” to talk about what to see in theatres and on streaming service this weekend, including the new adventures of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” and the family drama of “Acidman.”
I join 1290 CJBK in London and host Ken Eastwood to talk the new movies coming to theatres including the new adventures of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” the family drama of “Acidman” and the surreal musical “Carmen.”
I sit in with CKTB morning show host Tim Denis to have a look at the new adventures of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” the family drama of “Acidman” and the surreal musical “Carmen.”
I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk the new movies coming to theatres including the new adventures of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” the family drama of “Acidman” and the surreal musical “Carmen.”
Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to brush your teeth! Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you about the new adventures of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” the family drama of “Acidman” and the surreal musical “Carmen.”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” the new sci fi action comedy from director James Gunn, brings the hip needle drops, off-kilter humor and mismatched, misfit superheroes you expect, but adds in unexpectedly heart tugging sentiments about family, second chances and personal growth.
The action begins on a downbeat note. Rocket (Bradley Cooper), the smart mouthed genetically engineered racoon, is feeling down, wallowing in the maudlin sounds of Radiohead’s “Creep.”
Star-Lord, a.k.a. Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) is using booze to grapple with the change in his girlfriend Gamora (Zoe Saldaña). She was killed by Thanos, but, courtesy of an alternate timeline, a version of her returned, but different, with no memory of her adventures with the Guardians or her love affair with Quill. “I’ll tell you something,” he says. “I’m Star-Lord. I formed the Guardians. Met a girl, fell in love, and that girl died. But then she came back. Came back a total d**k.”
Their world is given a shake and bake by caped supervillain Adam Warlock (Will Poulter). He is a powerful cosmic entity, with a third eye jewel embedded in his forehead, working with the man responsible for creating Rocket’s unique genetic makeup, a Dr. Moreau type known as the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji). The ultimate plan is to kidnap and study Rocket to use the chatty racoon as the basis to sidestep the evolutionary process and create more hybrid species. “My sacred mission is to create the perfect society,” he says.
During the invasion, Rocket is severely injured, revealing to his co-Guardians—Star-Lord, Nebula (Karen Gillen), Mantis (Pom Klementieff) Drax (Dave Bautista), Groot (the voice of Vin Diesel) and Gamora—the extent of his genetic modifications.
As the racoon wavers between life and death, the film cleaves into two parts, Rocket’s origin story and the rescue mission to save his life. “Are you ready for one last ride?” asks Peter.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” succumbs to the usual superhero movie pitfalls. By the time the end credits roll, it has become a loud, slightly over-long orgy of CGI, but James Gunn brings something most other superhero movies don’t have.
Within the wham-bam action overload is a genuine sweetness that overrides the bombastic action. Under his watch the movies provide the expected wild ride while grounding the otherworldly action with poignant relationship drama. These movies are about logical, not necessarily biological, families, and that connection, above all else, is what makes these movies so effective.
If Gunn (and Bautista) can make a character named Drax the Destroyer loveable, then anything is possible.