Volkmar Richter
About Volkmar Richter
Volkmar Richter is a former producer for CBC Radio, first in Toronto, then in Vancouver. He is a life-long movie fan ever since he was taken to his first as a boy in a small town in Austria. It was an American swashbuckler that he's been watching out for ever since.
The Predator, A Simple Favor, The Cakemaker and Under the Tree
National Observer's reviews of the new movies in Canada.
Juliet, Naked, Searching, Generation Wealth, Becoming Who I Was
National Observer's reviews of the new movies in Canada.
The Bookshop, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, 1945, Support the Girls, Breath, Papillon
National Observer's reviews of the new movies in Canada.
Crazy Rich Asians, Alpha, The Wall, Cielo, NICO, 1988, Mile 22
National Observer's reviews of the new movies in Canada.
Spike Lee takes on the KKK, McQueen reveals a fashion rebel and Summer 1993 offers a rare look at childhood
This week's movie reviews include BlacKkKlansman, McQueen, Summer 1993, Puzzle, Dog Days, The Crescent.
This week at the movies in Canada
This week's movie reviews include Christopher Robin, The Spy Who Dumped Me, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, The King, Letter from Masanjia, and Darkest Minds
Impossible Tom Cruise stunts, teen life in Eighth Grade and journalism in Shock and Awe
With this heat you might want an excuse to retreat into an air conditioned movie theatre. You’re in luck because there are good films among the many new arrivals.
Directly Affected: a new film with everything you need to know about B.C.’s pipeline battle
Justin Trudeau faced hecklers in Nanaimo. Rachel Notley and John Horgan are flinging indignant words, threats even, back and forth between Edmonton and Victoria. A national columnist demands Ottawa step in and show who’s got the power.
Three films to deeply affect you: The Painted Bird, Working Man, and White Lie
Some theatres are now open, but that doesn't stop you from streaming some gems.
Documentaries: getting close with volcanos, the man who beat Monsanto and rush food in disasters
Also more from Hot Docs and DOXA, a different Holocaust story and the usual from Liam Neeson