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.
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.
Movies with Anthony Hopkins (grand), returning superheroes (big), and a Danish treat
Also: The full story of the college admission scandal, Emilia Clarke in Kentucky and losing Indigenous culture
Reviews of Death of a Ladies’ Man, Capital in the 21st Century, and Anne at 13,000 Ft.
Also: Spotify’s first movie, a Canadian chiller, an addict’s redemption, and an action binge.
Movies with Eddie Murphy (mild), Disney animation (exciting), and high school renewed (timely)
And more: A woman’s trauma, stray dogs, zombies, and dance club stories.
Film reviews: A Golden Globes contender, Jodie Foster back in focus, and all about Pelé
Also: A soft tale of the Uyghurs, farm wives in love and an inspirational teacher.
Movies with Firth and Tucci, two Black lives dramas, and a good one for the kids
And more: Teenage sinners, and time travel with drugs.