Volkmar Richter
About Volkmar Richter
Volkmar Richter is a former producer for CBC Radio, first in Toronto, then in Vancouver. He is a life-long movie fan ever since he was taken to his first as a boy in a small town in Austria. It was an American swashbuckler that he's been watching out for ever since.
The Batman, best ever? Scarborough, a masterpiece? Let's see
Also, the short films nominated for Oscars and the real life of a jockey.
Movies: Explaining today’s China, a possible ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ and what’s next for this Spider-Man
Also: An athlete with daddy issues, a gypsy's curse and beware the gig economy.
Movies: Two Academy Award history-makers, some other contenders, and many extras
Including Steven Soderbergh's new one, Liam Neeson still in action, and two women finding their way.
This week at the movies– one of the most deeply felt personal stories you'll ever see
Also: People versus hedge funds, some eerie Canadian sci-fi, and a punk singer who should be better known.
Movies: Talking about Cosby, catching up with the Ricardos, and spinning off another Ice Age romp
Also: Looking at Gordon Lightfoot, Kevin Smith, and some extreme gunplay.
Movies: Jeremy Irons and Pierce Brosnan play men of history, and a creepy kid causes alarm
And more: Women rockers, a different cop-shoots-Black story, and a murky Rome adventure.
Movies: Ghostface is back; Belle finds herself on the internet, and some Cold War history
Also: anti-Black bias in the movies, African politics, a desert drug adventure, and dazed in New York.
Movies: Women as spies, computer time travel, and a gripping Canadian thriller
Also: A softer look at dementia and another comic book hero hits TV.
Film Reviews: Harry Potter reunion, a curio from Vancouver 40 years ago, and my picks for best of 2021
Also: Absolute Canadiana in Penticton (award-winning, too) and a new Star Wars spinoff.
Movies: Denzel as Macbeth, Licorice Pizza, one of the best, and Matrix Resurrections, one of the big ones
Also Denzel again, as director this time, Bono as actor, and two films about history — one bad, one excellent.