Films about race and poverty in Paris, low-life exuberance in London and Werner Herzog re-tracing a friend’s quest

Also: damning memories from and since the Viet Nam war, an innovative dance choreographer in 3-D, the latest unhinged act by Nicolas Cage and a new but unseen version of The Turn of the Screw

Mt. St. Hille's pyroclastic gems

Unstable Genii in Love => ∞

Photos: Half Moon Run heats up Snowy Vancouver

Bad Boys shoot again; Adam Sandler gets loud in Uncut Gems and Clemency ruminates on capital punishment

Volkmar Richter

Jan 17th, 2020

And for the kids: A superior Japanese anime in Weathering With You, Robert Downey Jr. talking to the animals in Dolittle and your chance to sing along with Frozen II.

Eddas, Elegies & Epics, à la mode

Benjamin Bagby and Sequentia bring medieval spells, songs and stories to EMV

MusicLincoln KayeJan 9th, 2020

1917: a must-see, Just Mercy, a should-see, and Underwater, a don’t-bother

But do check out three others making a welcome return from last fall’s film festival

New MoviesVolkmar RichterJan 9th, 2020

So many contenders for 2019's 10-best list, plus a festival of new and classic Italian films

New MoviesVolkmar RichterJan 2nd, 2020

Travel

Powell River: mill town re-tools for new millennium

Lincoln Kaye

To Zero Mile and back

Lincoln Kaye

Scouting behind the lines; a theatrical sally to Ashland, Oregon

Lincoln Kaye

To bee or not to bee?

Lincoln Kaye

PRFF lights up the screen in Powell River

3 more films for the holiday season: Little Women, Song of Names and Spies in Disguise

Plus notes on a couple of new arrivals I have not been able to preview

New MoviesVolkmar RichterDec 26th, 2019

Three very good films arrive at the same time: Bombshell, A Hidden Life and Star Wars #9

Also now playing or about to start: Cats, the giant musical, 63 Up, the latest visit with old friends, and Compulsive Liar, a big hit comedy from Quebec

New MoviesVolkmar RichterDec 19th, 2019

Wise talk by The Two Popes; a media circus for Richard Jewell and big action in Jumanji

Also: That Higher Level as a free gift from the National Film Board and a clumsy seasonal theme in The Kindness of Strangers

New MoviesVolkmar RichterDec 13th, 2019

Comfort ye....

Ivars Taurins leads local Cantata Singers and Baroque Orchestra in EMV's "Messiah"

MusicLincoln KayeDec 2nd, 2019

Greek tragedy goes modern with Antigone, black family life in Waves and a film artist’s self portrait

Also: Isabelle Huppert hosts a crowd as Frankie, notes on some highlights at Whistler, including a time travel enigma and a seemingly under-achieving children’s film

New MoviesVolkmar RichterDec 6th, 2019