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Colin Farrell

Widows of criminals doing it for themselves, the seed of modern politics and the perils of war reporting

Also an ingenious take on the migrant crisis, and a second appreciation this year of Ingmar Bergman that adds to what we already know from the first
Volkmar RichterNov 8th, 2018

Three Billboards, a must see, plus rumpled Denzel strutting his stuff and Pixar’s new one

Also, Dickens writing a classic, two road trips, one bitter, one whimsical, and new films from most of the European Union Countries. Guess which one is missing.
Volkmar RichterNov 24th, 2017

Thor lightens up; Wonderstruck offers a time-spanning fantasy; Una is timely about sex abuse

Also harsh payback in The Killing of a Sacred Deer, nuns in training in Novitiate and more wild antics in A Bad Moms Christmas
Volkmar RichterNov 2nd, 2017

Reviews of Baby Driver, great fun, The Big Sick, charming rom com and Despicable Me 3 noisy animation

Also war’s real victims in Nowhere to Run, sexual unease for The Beguiled and mortality hovering over The Hero
Volkmar RichterJun 30th, 2017

Batman v Superman, drones making war in Eye in the Sky and a second Big Fat Greek Wedding

Plus a jazz casualty, Beethoven’s 9th and angst in Hollywood and on the mating chase
Volkmar RichterMar 24th, 2016

Remakes, love stories for Valentine’s Day and an exceptional Canadian film now in theatres

Robocop and that flying horse are only fantasies; the “weed princess” brings a dose of reality
Volkmar RichterFeb 14th, 2014

Vancouver new movie reviews: Oz the Great and Powerful, Shepard and Dark, Hit ‘N Strum, Dead Man Down

Back to Oz with a fake wizard, his monkey and china doll, plus Glinda and her sister witches
Volkmar RichterMar 8th, 2013

A terrific Argo by Ben Affleck, plus Seven Psychopaths, Sinister, and Antiviral: reviews

Ben Affleck in Argo. He heads to Iran for the rest of the Canadian Caper story.
Volkmar RichterOct 12th, 2012

Total Recall not special, Queen of Versailles astounding, Ruby Sparks and two other indies charm

Colin Farrell turns action star in Total Recall but not like Arnie
Volkmar RichterAug 3rd, 2012

Irish Americans shine at Academy Awards pre-ceremony, the Oscar Wildes

The green carpet was laid out at Bad Robot production company in Santa Monica, California last Thursday evening for the most prestigious pre-Oscar award ceremony in Hollywood. The Oscar Wildes...
Tracy WrenFeb 25th, 2012