Movies with celebrated origins: a popular franchise, a star classical conductor and a Canadian novel Also: a vacation puzzle in Mexico and modern young love in Paris ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture April 14th 2022
Johnny Depp exposes a pollution cover-up, Jim Carrey battles Sonic and life lessons from a Cow Also: A Canadian gem, a British period piece with nudity, and the space dreams of Elon Musk ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture April 7th 2022
MOVIES: filming in a COVID Bubble, finding the meta-verse in Everything and getting nostalgic in Apollo 10 ½ Also a movie that bombed, a dour comic book, a boy's Broadway dreams and the race to the vaccine ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture April 1st 2022
Adventure and fun in The Lost City and a political rant at Ahed's Knee Also environmental crisis , LGBTQ and jazz in 3 Canadian films ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture March 24th 2022
MOVIES: Cheaper by the Dozen, The Outfit, Deep Water and more Including a robot contest, a by-gone dining experience, still-here racism and abuse exposed ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Culture Vancouver culture March 17th 2022
Coda, Turning Red and The Adam Project Also play for the kids by a wolf and a lion, some far-out-time travel and a two-spirit Indigenous trip ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture March 10th 2022
The Batman, best ever? Scarborough, a masterpiece? Let's see Also, the short films nominated for Oscars and the real life of a jockey. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Culture March 3rd 2022
Movies: Explaining today’s China, a possible ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ and what’s next for this Spider-Man Also: An athlete with daddy issues, a gypsy's curse and beware the gig economy. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture February 18th 2022
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. ByVolkmar 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. ByVolkmar 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. ByVolkmar 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. ByVolkmar 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. ByVolkmar 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. ByVolkmar 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. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment Vancouver culture December 31st 2021