Richard Crouse was the host of Reel to Real, Canada’s longest running television show about movies, from 1998 to 2008 and is the regular film critic for CTV's Canada AM and 24 hour news source NewsNet. He is a regular pundit for Star TV's Best! Movies! Ever! and the host of The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen on Rogers Television. He is also a frequent guest on many national Canadian radio and television shows. In April 2008, his new Saturday afternoon radio show featuring movie reviews and news began its run on News Talk 1010 CFRB in Toronto.
He is also the author of six books on pop culture history including Who Wrote the Book of Love, the best-selling The 100 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen and Reel Winners; his work has also been featured in The Globe and Mail, The National Post, as well as several literary and music magazines. His column, In Focus, runs every Friday in the Metro newspapers all across Canada. In September 2008 his new book, The Son of the 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen was released through ECW Press.
Follow him on Twitter @richardcrouse.
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