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Richard Crouse

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Biography:

Richard Crouse is the host of the CTV talk show Pop Life, the regular film critic for the 24 hour news source CTV?s News Channel and CP24. He is the author of ten books on pop culture history including the bestselling Raising Hell: Ken Russell and the Unmaking of The Devils and Elvis is King: Costello?s My Aim is True. He was the host of Reel to Real, Canada?s longest running television show about movies, from 1998 to 2008.

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Mortal Kombat II (2026) 68% 3/5 EDIT “A mix-and-match of the videogame Street Fighter II, fantasy, and martial arts films like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Mortal Kombat II is action-packed, blood-soaked fan service that grabs the spirit of the games for the big screen.” – Richard Crouse May 7, 2026 Full Review Omaha (2025) 91% 3.5/5 EDIT “Omaha’s quiet road trip is worth the journey to experience the emotional wallop it packs in its final moments. ” – Richard Crouse May 6, 2026 Full Review The Sheep Detectives (2026) 95% 4/5 EDIT “The Sheep Detectives has echoes of Babe: A Pig in the City and Old Yeller, and is a crowd-pleasing murder mystery for the whole family that could have been titled CSI: Livestock.” – Richard Crouse May 6, 2026 Full Review Deep Water (2026) 73% 2/5 EDIT “Deep Water crams The Poseidon Adventure, Jaws and Airport ‘77 into a blender and hits puree but despite its title, it’s tremendously shallow, valuing killer sharks and spectacle over its characters.” – Richard Crouse Apr 29, 2026 Full Review Hokum (2026) 88% 4/5 EDIT “Subliminally weaves dread into the film’s fabric, Hokum is the real deal; a movie that is genuinely unsettling.” – Richard Crouse Apr 29, 2026 Full Review The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) 78% 3.5/5 EDIT “It’s still a bit of a fairy tale, with callbacks and echoes of the past, but it’s a grounded one that fans should enjoy although it may leave series newcomers with a case of the cerulean blues.” – Richard Crouse Apr 29, 2026 Full Review Michael (2026) 39% 2.5/5 EDIT “As a biography, it’s a pretty good concert film. The sequences, nicely performed by Jaafar Jackson, are head-turners and should please fans looking for a blast of in-your-face nostalgia.” – Richard Crouse Apr 23, 2026 Full Review The Bearded Girl (2025) 3/5 EDIT “Set in a heightened world that feels separated from real life by 180 degrees, The Bearded Girl is a fairy tale that deals with real life issues of self-acceptance, legacy and rebellion in delightful, heartfelt ways.” – Richard Crouse Apr 23, 2026 Full Review Fuze (2025) 73% 3.5/5 EDIT “A ticking clock thriller, the slicky cool caper film Fuze isn’t interested in its characters as much as it is making your pulse race. If you don’t think about it too hard; it’s an entertaining time waster.” – Richard Crouse Apr 23, 2026 Full Review Mile End Kicks (2025) 88% 3.5/5 EDIT “If Almost Famous was an indie-flavored rom com it might look something like Mile End Kicks, a heartfelt and humorous look at music, love and lust and young adulthood” – Richard Crouse Apr 15, 2026 Full Review Little Lorraine (2025) 100% 4/5 EDIT “Urgent and realistic, Little Lorraine’s stranger-than-fiction exploration of economic desperation, loyalty and moral dilemmas succeeds because isn’t just about the crime, it’s about the people. ” – Richard Crouse Apr 15, 2026 Full Review Lorne (2026) 70% 4/5 EDIT “The story has a mythological edge to it, as do many of the accounts of its subject’s life.” – Richard Crouse Apr 15, 2026 Full Review The Christophers (2025) 96% 4/5 EDIT “A finely observed story of second chances, The Christophers is a chamber piece given heart by top tier work from stars Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel ” – Richard Crouse Apr 15, 2026 Full Review You, Me & Tuscany (2026) 66% 3/5 EDIT “The beauty of You, Me & Tuscany is that it is, loudly and proudly, a slick and frothy, relentlessly upbeat rom com with all that entails. It’s a story of forgiveness, family, and food for fans of the genre. All others needn’t apply.” – Richard Crouse Apr 10, 2026 Full Review Outcome (2026) 28% 3/5 EDIT “The speed at which director Jonah Hill jumps between topics and tones is occasionally whip lash inducing, but in its introspective moments the movie finds a thoughtful tone that allows Reef to find happiness in his life despite, not because, of his fame.” – Richard Crouse Apr 9, 2026 Full Review Hamlet (2025) 71% 3.5/5 EDIT “Riz Ahmed brings an electrifying energy to an adaptation of Hamlet that thrillingly modernizes the story’s themes of vengeance, madness and mortality.” – Richard Crouse Apr 9, 2026 Full Review The Yeti (2026) 45% 2.5/5 EDIT “A return to 'a guy in a furry suit' monster movies, The Yeti is a lo fi survival flick with practical effects that harken back to the heyday of drive-in creature feature nights.” – Richard Crouse Apr 9, 2026 Full Review Exit 8 (2025) 93% 3/5 EDIT “A study of anxiety and the endless loop of modern life, Exit 8, is an immersive film that plays on repetition to hypnotic effect.” – Richard Crouse Apr 9, 2026 Full Review Dead Lover (2025) 86% 2.5/5 EDIT “Absurd and gross, Dead Lover is a truly unique film whose performances and story will either be magical or off-putting, depending on your tolerance for bawdy body horror. ” – Richard Crouse Apr 2, 2026 Full Review The Drama (2026) 76% 4/5 EDIT “Unconventional and uncomfortable, The Drama is a showcase for Zendaya and Robert Pattinson who bring messy humanity to their characters that feels authentic no matter how twisted the plot machinations.” – Richard Crouse Apr 2, 2026 Full Review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) 42% 2 EDIT “It’s family entertainment, intended for younger gamers and nostalgic parents, but just because it’s aimed at the whole family doesn’t mean it can’t level up.” – Richard Crouse Apr 2, 2026 Full Review A Magnificent Life (2025) 60% 3.5/5 EDIT “What A Magnificent Life lacks in adventurous storytelling it makes up in warmth and visual invention as it blends magic realism with reality.” – Richard Crouse Mar 26, 2026 Full Review Alpha (2025) 58% 1.5/5 EDIT “Alpha, an ambitious, timely story of the effects of a society torn apart by an epidemic is done in by an indulgent, heavy hand that prioritizes polarization and provocation over coherent storytelling. ” – Richard Crouse Mar 26, 2026 Full Review Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) 76% 3.5/5 EDIT “A buddy comedy with a time travel twist and a cannibal assassin, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice delivers solid laughs and is a welcome return of Vince Vaughn’s vaunted comic timing.” – Richard Crouse Mar 26, 2026 Full Review Holy Days (2026) 62% 3/5 EDIT “A family friendly story of faith, support and mutual growth, Holy Days is a dryly humorous movie that presents big ideas about love, life and loss in a playful but heartfelt movie.” – Richard Crouse Mar 26, 2026 Full Review
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