Movies: Spider-Man, The Lost Daughter and Nightmare Alley And three more: A media spoof in France, a loser's return in Texas and the Jeffrey Epstein effect. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | December 17th 2021
Movies: West Side Story remade, public discourse fallen in Don't Look Up, and The Forever Prisoner queried Also: Journalism against big odds, a Japanese masterpiece, a YA hit, mystery at the lake, and Sandra Bullock. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | December 10th 2021
Two touching films about childhood and the latest from a connoisseur of the lurid Also: Two indigenous stories at Whistler, plus a volatile family, and Julia Child. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | December 3rd 2021
Movies recall the Gucci murder, Beatles struggles, and bring us Disney’s latest Also: Oliver Stone revisits the JFK conspiracy, Halle Berry directs her debut, hypocrisy and horror show up, too. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | November 26th 2021
Film: Benedict in cowboy mode, Will Smith as a tennis dad and Ghostbusters once again Also: up close (too close?) with Alanis Morisette, more from Lin-Manuel Miranda and a horror on the rez By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | November 19th 2021
Movies: Kenneth Branagh's Belfast, pioneers in a classic Quebec tale and two American films for the kids Also a European treat, a comedy set in Gaza and a Cuba-Canada immigration story By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | November 12th 2021
Movies: Eternals big with fans, Red Notice a fun surprise, and Diana done right Plus: Vancouver's house prices, California's water crisis, a French mystery, and tornadoes. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | November 4th 2021
Movies: Swinging ’60s fun, mystery on the rez, and one master safecracker Plus: Passing for white, enjoying a gem from Malta, revealing Capote, and surviving horror. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | October 29th 2021
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. By Volkmar 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. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | October 8th 2021