Volkmar Richter

Volkmar Richter reviews new movies opening in Vancouver on Fridays.

Blasts from the past: Hoffa hires The Irishman, new-style Charlie’s Angels and car racing in Ford v Ferrari

Also films from South Asia: one history and an entire festival
Volkmar RichterNov 15th, 2019

Reviews of a Stephen King sequel, an old-style war movie and a fresh take on Christmas

Also fun amid the California wildfires (filmed in BC) and two film festivals, one new, one a regular
Volkmar RichterNov 8th, 2019

Arnie is back again, Antonio portrays his director and Adolf does comedy (huh)?

Also an Israeli-Palestinian comedy, a superb movie about Vancouver, a standard biopic about an anti-slavery activist in the US and an English king’s story that Shakespeare already told us
Volkmar RichterOct 31st, 2019

Savoring three good ones: Parasite’s class consciousness, going mad in The Lighthouse and The Boss singing his new album Western Stars

Also: catching up with Monos and checklisting horror films for Halloween
Volkmar RichterOct 24th, 2019

Will Smith and Eddie Murphy come back strong, Meryl Streep follows the money and one final VIFF pick

And there’s more: a scathing portrait of Trump’s role model and Xavier Dolan’s latest look at “friendship”
Volkmar RichterOct 11th, 2019

Four good ones at VIFF take us to The Vatican, India, the Arctic and Hong Kong:

We watch two Popes, Hindu thugs, Ottawa’s control of the Inuit and a trippy dream in Hong Kong
Volkmar RichterOct 7th, 2019

Smile with the Joker, at VIFF grieve along with Daughter and protect our coast for the whales

Also: explore Niagara Falls for its reputation and catch a couple of notable German films
Volkmar RichterOct 4th, 2019

At VIFF, new work by Juliette Binoche, Belgium’s Dardenne Brothers and Quebec’s François Girard

Plus a shameful case of indigenous hurt in Canada, an extraordinary mother from Germany and an ancient play made contemporary in both Sicily and Beirut
Volkmar RichterOct 2nd, 2019

New VIFF picks: Modern work by Ken Loach, hot for teacher in England and a bad dad in Iran

Also safe cryptocurrency explained, I think
Volkmar RichterSep 30th, 2019

Judy Garland revived; a yeti wonderfully animated and more picks to see at VIFF

Including three superior Canadian films, two men acting up a storm in a lighthouse and another visit with 12 now long-time friends
Volkmar RichterSep 27th, 2019