Articles by Matthew Ritchie

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  The Assassin

  Hou Hsiao-Hsien

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2015

  Acclaimed Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's latest film, The Assassin, feels like the cinematic equivalent of a Claude Monet painting. I...

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  Rock the Kasbah

  Barry Levinson

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2015

  It's hard to imagine a film with an all-star cast like that of Barry Levinson's latest film Rock the Kasbah — including Zooey Deschan...

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  Gridlocked

  Allan Ungar

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2015

  Those looking for an action-adventure at this year's Toronto After Dark that's reminiscent of the Die Hards and Lethal Weapons of yesteryea...

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  Bridge of Spies

  Steven Spielberg

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2015

  Award-winning director Steven Spielberg and American actor Tom Hanks may be tied to the title, but the most interesting — if somewhat overl...

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  Sleeping with Other People

  Leslye Headland

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2015

  Romantic comedy writer-director Leslye Headland (Bachelorette, About Last Night) has done the impossible: made former SNL sweetheart Jason...

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  Steve Jobs

  Danny Boyle

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2015

  Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is a complicated character. For all the good he brought the world with his innovations, there seem to be as man...

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  99 Homes

  Ramin Bahrani

  PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2015

  At first, 99 Homes — At Any Price director Ramin Bahrani's latest look at the dark side of the American dream — doesn't seem li...

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  He Named Me Malala

  Davis Guggenheim

  PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2015

  In 2012, Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head while riding on a bus home from school in her native Pakistan. The Taliban targeted her for...