MOVIES: Fit for the season: a Lion King prequel and a return by Wallace & Gromit Also: new films from directors Clint Eastwood, Andrea Arnold and Tyler Perry ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment December 20th 2024
MOVIES: More Lord of the Rings, Queer with Daniel Craig and drama among Trump’s targets Also a Christmas thriller, a minor Marvel, a draft dodger story and Elton John in his own words ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment December 13th 2024
MOVIES: Catching up with Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, and two more That pair take you bowling and werewolf fighting ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment December 6th 2024
MOVIES: for American Thanksgiving, looking ahead to Christmas and more Plus: war and art in Ukraine, a climate change thriller and the Beatles first visit ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment November 29th 2024
MOVIES: Two giants, Wicked and Gladiator II, + five other new films They're about war, women denied rights, battling parents, even snails ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment November 22nd 2024
MOVIES: Red One, a big Christmas film worth avoiding, plus three non-seasonal choices They bring more Dune, but also rape and memories of the Holocaust ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment November 15th 2024
MOVIES: recalling a previous war in Blitz, loving a fine new Christmas movie and more Also aspirations of Blacks in America and starting a union at Amazon. ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment November 8th 2024
MOVIES: another big Oscar hopeful, plus AI, animal welfare, and a hood trying to atone Also a deceptively simple solution to what's splintering the United States ByVolkmar Richter Reviews Entertainment October 31st 2024
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