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. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | February 11th 2022
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. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | February 4th 2022
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. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | January 28th 2022
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. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | January 21st 2022
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. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | January 14th 2022
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. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | January 7th 2022
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. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment, Vancouver culture | December 31st 2021
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. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | December 24th 2021
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
