Articles by Matthew Ritchie

The Little Death

Josh Lawson

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2014

Translated into English as "the little death," the French euphemism "la petite mort" refers to the blissed-out, semi-conscious state one ex...

Foxcatcher

Bennett Miller

PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2014

On the surface, Bennett Miller's Foxcatcher is pure Oscar-bait. The formula: take a regularly Emmy-snubbed comedic actor (Steve Carell) and...

'Hector and the Search for Happiness,' 'Maps to the Stars' and 'Girlhood' Lead Our All-TIFF Film Roundup

PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2014

The eyes of film lovers the world over are on Toronto for the next 10 days as the 39th annual Toronto International Film Festival takes ove...

Mommy

Xavier Dolan

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2014

Twenty years ago, Xavier Dolan was sharing the screen in his first made-for-TV movie. Now, the cinematic wunderkind from Quebec has created...

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers / Steve Winwood

Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON, August 26

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2014

At the time of this writing, Tom Petty and Steve Winwood are at the collective age of 129. That strikes me as a little sad, because while a...

Paper Lions

"Philadelphia" (video)

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2014

Philadelphia has long been known as the city of brotherly love. That's why it comes as no surprise that road-worn PEI pop outfit Paper Lion...

Saukrates Returns with 'Amani' EP, Premieres New Video

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2014

It took nearly 13 years for Canadian rap vet Saukrates to release Season One, the follow-up to his debut solo LP, The Underground Tapes. Th...

Alvvays

Look On the Bright Side

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2014

When your last name is Rankin and you perform as a singer-songwriter around the Maritimes, people are bound to make some assumptions about...