Volkmar Richter

Volkmar Richter reviews new movies opening in Vancouver on Fridays.

How they followed the great Lego Movie; what they think Men Want and how Neeson is taken to revenge again

Also a creepy thriller about a child Prodigy and all the contenders for Oscars in the short categories
Volkmar RichterFeb 7th, 2019

Gender war and wit in France, battling drug gangs in Mexico and sharp new images from under the sea

A few film notes to start … The VanCity Theatre is about to kick off its annual series of films for Black History month. It seems less necessary these days with Green Book, Beale Street, Black...
Volkmar RichterFeb 1st, 2019

Romance under stress, Nicole Kidman with a different look and the King Arthur story for modern kids

Also some animated fun from Quebec and an inscrutable film with Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway.
Volkmar RichterJan 24th, 2019

New films bring harrowing drama, amiable humor or incoherent posturing

Also hope for the future with some teenage scientists in a world-class competition
Volkmar RichterJan 17th, 2019

A pop star as a diva, a French hit transferred to New York and making sense of Vancouver’s most recognized art scene

Also meet a trail-blazing Canadian woman scientist and two films that were too timid to face critics here
Volkmar RichterJan 10th, 2019

RBG’s early triumphs; a gem of a Canadian movie and old and new films from Italy

And one lone horror movie on the side
Volkmar RichterJan 3rd, 2019

Christian Bale becomes Cheney, a James Baldwin novel gets to the screen and World War I is re-visioned

Also: Holmes and Watson take a pass, it seems
Volkmar RichterDec 24th, 2018

Aquaman, just big that's all, Mary Poppins, charming again, and 3 more about or for kids

But there’s more: Jennifer Lopez lively as a career woman, Julia Roberts caring for an addict son, Steve Carell, fighting Nazis as therapy and three women in and out of Queen Anne’s bed
Volkmar RichterDec 21st, 2018

Roma, one of the year’s best, animated Spider-Man, also a best, Mary Queen of Scots, not an equal

Also a rare Peter Jackson-produced dud, a toned-down Deadpool re-release, a self-destructive country singer and a Clint Eastwood film under-promoted around here
Volkmar RichterDec 13th, 2018

Tea and laughs with four Dames, honoring Vancouver sports history and one seriously creepy Scandinavian film

Also thinking about what exactly is Democracy, a Canadian attempt at an African-American comedy, a new film fest and a classic re-release
Volkmar RichterDec 7th, 2018