Articles by Matthew Ritchie

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  Deathgasm

  Jason Lei Howden

  PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2015

  Kiwi director Jason Lei Howden's new horror comedy Deathgasm is a cinematic wet dream for gore-obsessed teenage metal fans.   The film star...

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  Cooties

  Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2015

  Shaun of the Dead will always hold a spot in people's hearts for breathing new life into the zombie horror subgenre and making it fun again...

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  Slumlord

  Victor Zarcoff

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2015

  Director Victor Zarcoff and the McManus brothers' (Funeral Kings) latest feature, Slumlord, will do to the act of renting apartments and ho...

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  Mr. Holmes

  Bill Condon

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2015

  Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Kinsey) is a talented director and Ian McKellen is an accomplished actor, but there's not much to like abou...

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  METZ

  Impérial Bell, Quebec City QC, July 12

  PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2015

  Road-worn rock act METZ bring new meaning to the term "power trio." From the moment they stepped on stage Sunday night (July 12) to singer...

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  Black Lips

  Impérial Bell, Quebec City QC, July 12

  PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2015

  Atlanta-raised garage-rock outfit Black Lips have come a long way since the days of whipping their dicks out onstage. It's been over 15 yea...

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  Royal Blood

  Bell Stage, Quebec City QC, July 11

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2015

  One of the benefits of playing Festival d'été's Bell Stage is the majority of artists end up performing to some of the biggest audiences of...

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  Foo Fighters

  Bell Stage, Quebec City QC, July 11

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2015

  There was so much planned. I was going to write about how breaking his leg was the best thing to happen to Dave Grohl and his band in a dec...