MOVIES: No new blockbusters this week, but a lively mix of smaller films About novelists, re-connecting Asians (e.g Joy Ride), bank robbers and sex traffickers By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | July 7th 2023
MOVIES: Indiana Jones is back but not at his best, Korea sends a fine action film and PTSD is treated Also: Nimona moves up from a graphic novel and Making Time ponders horology By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | June 30th 2023
MOVIES: More fun from Wes Anderson, LGBT issues felt by a gym teacher and a gem from Iran Also: the action film of the year so far, musings on jazz and Jennifer Lawrence getting raunchy By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | June 22nd 2023
MOVIES: Surprise then, bigger now, The Full Monty is back. The Flash and a new Pixar film too. Also the man who built Marvel, a different Holocaust story and more. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | June 15th 2023
MOVIES the science of wildfires (how timely), a legal pioneer, and two art variations Also a drama about political terror intruding in a woman's quiet life By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | June 8th 2023
MOVIES: The best animated film ever, to some, a searing residential schools drama and a couple of tales out in nature Also a political documentary unusual for our time: it's positive By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | June 2nd 2023
MOVIES: The Little Mermaid grown too big, two looks at family dynamics and remembering Yogi Also standard visits from Robert De Niro and Gerard Butler. This photo is of The Little Mermaid. By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | May 26th 2023
Movies go Fast and Furious yet again and elsewhere culturally sensitive and socially activist With side trips into horror, obsession, a garden and basketball. This photo is from Fast X By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | May 19th 2023
‘We are buying too much’: How a right-to-repair law could help the planet Research published by the University of Waterloo last week found that in 2020, Canadians generated close to one million tonnes of e-waste — things like cellphones, computers, TVs and home appliances that are old, broken or unwanted. By Abdul Matin Sarfraz | News, Entertainment | May 18th 2023
MOVIES about a Canadian success that crashed, a re-covened book club by four acting icons and mental health cutbacks decried Also a science fiction for children, a Manga knock-off and more By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | May 12th 2023