Friends, real and imaginary, in IF There's also a Japanese classic brought back, Amy Winehouse revered, an Indigenous astronomer and more By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | May 17th 2024
MOVIES: Between the Apes and the Evil that doesn't exist we get some of the big issues of the day Also films about the Reena Virk murder, a "two-spirit" artist, pals in the projects and getting back with The Beatles By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | May 9th 2024
MOVIES: Ryan Gosling moves on from Ken to this. Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway wander too, in their own way Also: we visit a genuine superstar, a homeless man, an LGBTQ icon and a new Star Wars series By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | May 3rd 2024
MOVIES: Tigers up very close, climate change in startling view and a romance and tennis hybrid And more: questions and a heist Indigenous style, HIV, overpopulation and Leonardo da Vinci in animation By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | April 26th 2024
MOVIES: no blockbusters this week but check out some very good smaller films Patriarchy, corporate greed, political satire, anxiety about the future and bravery amid The Holocaust are all on the bill By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | April 18th 2024
MOVIES: Civil War's extreme US future, Food Inc. 2's dire warnings and a true crime mystery Also a couple of unusual love stories that bring in fantasy and even science fiction By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | April 11th 2024
MOVIES: Monkey Man, violent fantasy by actor-cum-director Dev Patel with some Canadian help Also a comedy flinging obscenities about, grave robbers at work, a damaged dog fancier and remembering Gene Wilder By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | April 4th 2024
Godzilla and King Kong are the big monsters on screen this week. There are others. Also watch free speech running amok, nature threatened and for a change of mood: romance By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | March 28th 2024
MOVIES: Ghostbusters and Road House bring back the 1980s Also long term care exposed, a Persian woman 's freedom bid, a Catholic horror and William Shatner telling his own story By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | March 21st 2024
MOVIES: An Oscar brings new life to Henry Sugar and his quirky Wes Anderson friends Also Anthony Hopkins in a Holocaust story, a gem from New Zealand and more By Volkmar Richter | Reviews, Entertainment | March 15th 2024
