MOVIES: Among the newly-arrived this week: several sure award contenders Also a new Marvel movie, some online gaming and Hare Krishna ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment October 25th 2024
MOVIES: Jackie Chan with a panda, also a potent Indigenous tale Along with catfishing, louder music from women, that Wild Robot and some body horror ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment October 18th 2024
MOVIES: Fact-based, most of them this week, from Trump, to logging protests to creating TV Also: life after Superman, foes of the Taliban and a serial killer on a TV game show ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment October 11th 2024
MOVIES: The Joker comes back singing; 2 better films face up to real problems Also more VIFF choices find comedy, music, racism and bumbling politicos ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment October 3rd 2024
MOVIES: Francis Ford Coppola is back but not at his best. Kate Winslet IS at her best Also more VIFF picks including one of the best films of the year ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment October 2nd 2024
MOVIES: The travails of women as felt by Demi Moore in a new horror movie And in other films: a controlling mom, a fading husband and Transformers at play ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment September 19th 2024
MOVIES: Our Academy Award hopeful, a bit of a puzzle, three other films are loud and clear They're about cops, racism, gentrification and a space shot accident ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment September 13th 2024
MOVIES: One huge, Beetlejuice, and three smaller but worthy They're about a difficult mother-in-law, a headbanger and three estranged sisters ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment September 5th 2024
MOVIES: Ronald Reagan, the savior: timely but thin and standard hagiography Also demons in the house, race issues, immigrant problems and kids' baseball ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment August 30th 2024
MOVIES: Hit Man, long awaited, much anticipated, is finally here As is a Jewish comedy, a sparkling wildlife documentary and some wondrous magic ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment August 23rd 2024
MOVIES: Daughters and Alien Romulus. You couldn't get a bigger contrast. Daughters, dads in prison, Alien Romulus, The Death Tour, Close to You, Elliot Page, The Union, secret agents, Jackpot, lottery ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment August 16th 2024
MOVIES with contrasting women: one weepy, one in a shoot-em-up Also the strongest Indigenous dictum of the year and two more films ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment August 8th 2024
MOVIES: Two new ones with surprises and authentic views of Ireland and China And from unexpected sources: hip hop and a film noir. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment August 1st 2024
Movies: Deadpool & Wolverine is big, fun, violent & still disappoints Crossing is far better and The Fabulous Four is far behind ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment July 26th 2024
Movies: summer thrills from extreme weather in Twisters with only a hint of climate change And more thrills from climbing tall buildings, a gay rodeo and a gruelling long-distance swim ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment July 19th 2024