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: 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