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.
Movies: A villain’s backstory, a civil rights rebel, and a revisit with a beloved TV cast
Also: An animated feature from Quebec, a tough critique of China, and a rehab scam.
Two big action flicks, and a welcome antidote with Mads Mikkelsen in Denmark
Also a couple of Canadian films: LGBTQ fears or religion.
New movies: Three thrillers, a film to see free, and the roots of the opioid crisis
Also: A poignant film about surviving a marriage breakdown.
A great music film, another Star Wars spinoff, and the early days of Sesame Street
Also: Two more DOXA films (one of them Canadian), and a pair of amusing comedies.
Movies bringing animated fun, French comedy, and documentaries from all over
Also: A followup to the Oscar winner Soul, and a Nicolas Cage oddity
Disney’s Earth Day special, empathy beating drugs, and one last Oscar contender
Also: Tiny Tim, a secret Canadian drug study, Liam Neeson in action, and good horror from Alberta.
Movies with Cumberbatch spying, a family healing, and climate change looming
Also: The Earth showing off its best, a race-based tragedy, and a crowded melodrama.
Movies: Finally Nomadland, super-silly Thunder Force, and history with The Good Traitor
Also: Oscar-worthy shorts, sex abuse in sports, gays in the army, and a marriage fix.
Movie reviews: Novel scenes of Black and Jewish culture, plus — look who’s back
Also: Three music tales — one real, one fanciful, and one sociological.
Reviews of an African gem, British spy yarn with Eddie Izzard, and some ultra-violence
Also: Two aging action stars together again, a chef’s first movie, and a cryptic sci-fi alert.