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.
Three films to deeply affect you: The Painted Bird, Working Man, and White Lie
Some theatres are now open, but that doesn't stop you from streaming some gems.
Documentaries: getting close with volcanos, the man who beat Monsanto and rush food in disasters
Also more from Hot Docs and DOXA, a different Holocaust story and the usual from Liam Neeson
MOVIES: Jurassic World, too much, Hustle, a good one from Adam Sandler and Neptune Frost, Afro-Futurism and anticolonialism
Also: two films on women's rights, one in India, one watching Roe v Wade
MOVIES: Three with true histories to tell and life tips to pass on for us
Also: a light comedy to warm your evening and an action-packed animation
New movie-streaming ideas include a potential game changer, a recent gem and one to avoid
With the movie theatres dark, streaming services are trumpeting what they have to offer.
Spike Lee hits one big, Kenneth Branagh does kid-lit, and an unlikely gem from Palestine
Sure, the pandemic restrictions are easing, but don't let that stop you from watching what's out there.
