Richard Crouse
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Sep 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for CP24
- Top 50K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 17, 2026
Latest articles
Richard Crouse: ‘Digger’ values audacity, ambition and theatrics in catastrophic dark satire (opens the original)
Read excerpt
A study in justification of one’s actions, “Digger” is a dark satire, touched by farce, of narrative control in the face of crisis. Tom Cruise, disguised by an inch of aging make-up, fake teeth and an elaborate comb-over, plays Digger Rockwell, the world’s most powerful oil tycoon. Eccentric, greedy and immoral – “Mr. Rockwell is a man who would roast our children alive if he thought he could sell them for a dime,” says scientist Ganesh (Riz Ahmed) – he does not like bad news. When he gets bad n
Richard Crouse: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ returns to Spidey movies of old (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The fourth standalone film starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man is a return to the Spidey movies of old. Without a multiverse in sight, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” delivers on the promise of the title, offering a new, almost streamlined character-driven approach. In other words, you won’t need to check Wikipedia to understand the story and characters. Last time around in 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” supervillain Mysterio publicly revealed Peter Parker’s true Spider-Man identity,
Richard Crouse: ‘The Odyssey’ breathes the same air as old-school Hollywood epics, but feels undeniably modern (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Large in scale, but personal in nature, “The Odyssey” is an epic tale of what it means to be human. A study of survival, homecoming and family, it breathes the same air as old-school Hollywood epics like “Ben-Hur” and “Spartacus” but feels undeniably modern, blending bravado filmmaking with dynamic, psychologically dense storytelling. Director Christopher Nolan alters story elements from the original epic poem but keeps the core narrative and spirit of Homer’s 2,775-year-old original alive. That
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 50K sites
For CP24, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.