Film reviews: Three scary movies for Halloween, others taken from real life They include citizen scientists, trauma healed and a rare genetic condition. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture | October 30th 2020
Film reviews: A little-known classic returns, climate activists make a mark, a Chinese legend gets an update, plus a late add — Borat Also, memories of Oliver Sacks, a wanderer’s life and a tale of oozing autocracy. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | October 23rd 2020
Film reviews: Rebecca remade, Greta Thunberg in action and how Trump bungled COVID-19 Also: A tangled romance in Hong Kong and two other tales that inspire. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | October 16th 2020
Robert De Niro as grandpa, Christopher Walken as a Canadian farmer and a novel teen comedy New work from Adam Sandler and Robert De Niro, a high school comedy, a couple of tales for Halloween and, thankfully, a very good film about a Black woman trying both playwriting and rapping. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | October 9th 2020
Three last VIFF picks as 2020 festival nears its end A high school comedy, a timely healthy eating experiment and a mid-life bender. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | October 6th 2020
Movies about real people: the Chicago 7, Gloria Steinem and two documentaries at VIFF Also dramas about schizophrenia, turning off technology and time travelling to save the world. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | October 1st 2020
VIFF films about a classy first job, bad vibes between father and son and recalling Oka crisis Also drug addiction among Indigenous youth and Angela Merkel fretting over the politics of refugees. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | September 29th 2020
Sherlock Holmes has a rival, while VIFF has Toronto drug crime and Jimmy Carter’s musical friends Also a sketchy bio of Nikola Tesla, a poignant workplace drama, and some brutal revenge filmed in Canada. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | September 25th 2020
A stylish fantasy, a second blast at corporate culture, and recalling Canada’s Indigenous history Also another humanistic film from Iran, and genre fun from Vancouver. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | September 23rd 2020
The biggest-ever protest, a modern Southern Gothic, and an early VIFF review Plus some Aussie family fun, two not so fun family tales, and celebrating a female scientist. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Culture, Vancouver culture | September 18th 2020
