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Jeremy Irons
Tilda’s Bigger Splash, Ryan and Russell's Nice Guys comic turn and Vancouver’s animation of The Angry Birds
Also an Icelandic comedy, anarchy in a U.K. apartment building, ordeals of a math genius and three movies I haven’t seen
Volkmar Richter
May 19th, 2016
Safe Haven, Beautiful Creatures, Die Hard and the made-in-Vancouver Escape from Planet Earth
Romance in the sun and occasionally rain, in Safe Haven, the latest film from a Nicholas Sparks novel.
Volkmar Richter
Feb 14th, 2013
Samsara is stunning, The Words is thoughtful, Farewell My Queen is deluxe, Iron Sky and For a Good Time, Call...dumb
Exotic images from around the world combine for a universal message in Samsara.
Volkmar Richter
Sep 6th, 2012
J. Edgar, Immortals, Margin Call, Adam Sandler’s latest and two timely studies of war
Clint Eastwood and Leonardo DiCaprio give us a different view of J. Edgar Hoover, the long-time FBI boss. (Read more)
Volkmar Richter
Nov 11th, 2011
Drive, The Guard, Lion King 3-D, I Don’t Know How She Does It and a VIFF update
Ryan Gosling doesn’t say a great deal but communicates a lot in Drive. To find out what, read more.
Volkmar Richter
Sep 16th, 2011
