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Robert DeNiro
Blasts from the past: Hoffa hires The Irishman, new-style Charlie’s Angels and car racing in Ford v Ferrari
Also films from South Asia: one history and an entire festival
Volkmar Richter
Nov 15th, 2019
The Big Short and Joy on American capitalism; Concussion on a sport hazard and Tarantino’s chatty new violence
Also a 90s favorite is remade: the new and different Point Break
Volkmar Richter
Dec 23rd, 2015
New holiday movies include The Wolf of Wall Street, Mandela and Inside Llewyn Davis
Leonardo DiCaprio leads the pack this week as a shady stockbroker living the high life.
Volkmar Richter
Dec 23rd, 2013
Hereafter, Paranormal Activity 2, Score: A Hockey Musical, Stone, Conviction and Tales From The Golden Age
In Hereafter, Matt Damon already knows more about what happens after we die than that new book he’s reading. Does the film enlighten us? (Read more)
Volkmar Richter
Oct 21st, 2010
The American, Going the Distance, Life During Wartime, Machete and two gems at the VanCity Theatre arrive
George Clooney doesn’t say much as The American, a killer hiding out in Italy. But watch those facial expressions and those eyes. ( and read more)
Volkmar Richter
Sep 3rd, 2010