Movies: Ridley Scott’s newest, a gem from Germany, and a Muppets take on Halloween Also: Devastating soul-searching after a shooting, and down-not-out country vibes. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture October 15th 2021
Movies: Bond is finally here, boys are rescued — and from VIFF, life in Sarajevo as seen from Vancouver Also: Japan's wartime coverup, and one last shot at the festival opener. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture October 8th 2021
Movies: the big winner from Cannes, and more from VIFF, including our Oscars hopeful Also: the forgotten Chinese men on the Titanic, record collectors, and a self-made king. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture October 6th 2021
Movies bring back The Sopranos, dream about opera, and explore hot topics at VIFF Also: one of the toughest documentaries ever, a satire about masculine pretences, and a silly horror flick. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture October 1st 2021
New movies: a hit musical, a tense remake, and two big-name animations Also: a quantum-theory love story, a police station shootup, and Melisa versus a starling. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture September 24th 2021
Three movies — two with aging stars, and one about an old televangelist scandal Also: A true transgender story, an immigration travesty, and some lurid sci-fi fiction. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture September 17th 2021
Movies: Paul Schrader’s view of America, another romance in Ireland, and looking ahead to VIFF Also: A female assassin in a most violent film. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture September 10th 2021
New movies from Marvel, from an Oscar nominee, and a modernized Cinderella Also: a dramatized case of terrorism ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Culture Vancouver culture September 3rd 2021
Movies on race and horror, the world’s most valuable painting, and illusions about dad Also: a marriage crisis, old country traumas, and what you didn't know about trees. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture August 27th 2021
Movies about memory with Hugh Jackman, family turmoil from Denmark, and animation for two age groups Also: The early days of COVID-19, scares from Night House and Demonic, and avenging killers. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture August 20th 2021
Movies: Ryan Reynolds tripping, a vacation going bad, and souls awaiting judgment Also: Terror on a subway and a producer's scam in Hollywood. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture August 13th 2021
New movies via DC Comics, Marion Cotillard, Adam Driver, and Lin-Manuel Miranda Also: History via South Korea, a gay man's memory, and two real sports stories. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture August 6th 2021
Three big films for summer: Jungle Cruise, The Green Knight, and Stillwater Plus two to enjoy at the newly reopened Vancity Theatre. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture July 30th 2021
Reviews of a top Canadian film, some bad crowd behaviour and a feminist portrait Also a top-notch animated fantasy, a lesser aging fantasy, and some toy-based martial arts. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture July 23rd 2021
Movies with or about LeBron James, Anthony Bourdain, and the Berlin Wall And much more: Nicolas Cage, two pigs, an infectious scare at sea and two series finales. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Culture July 16th 2021