Articles by Matthew Ritchie

Charlie Hunnam and Guy Ritchie Discuss Their Incredibly Badass 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword'

PUBLISHED May 10, 2017

If you've been living under a rock for the past nine years, Charlie Hunnam may seem like an odd choice to play Britain's biggest mythical h...

Becoming Bond

Directed by Josh Greenbaum

PUBLISHED May 4, 2017

For nearly 50 years, George Lazenby has been considered a bit of a joke. His name has been used in one-liners on late-night TV to describe...

The Departure

Directed by Lana Wilson

PUBLISHED May 3, 2017

Suicide often takes a toll on the lives of the loved ones left behind, but what about the people who hear the touch-and-go threats of the s...

Seven Must-See Music Movies at Hot Docs 2017

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2017

Hot Docs is descending on Toronto once again this spring, with over 230 documentaries from around the world playing at the downtown festiva...

Free Fire

Directed by Ben Wheatley

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2017

This review was originally published during the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival British director Ben Wheatley has had a lot of su...

Five Key Pieces That Make Director Ben Wheatley's 'Free Fire' Puzzle Fit

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2017

Free Fire's all-star cast — including Academy Award winner Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer and Sharlto Copley — may make it seem...

​Free Fire

Room With A Few

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2017

"He's got fucking big balls, Ben."   It's the kind of statement many would chalk up as pure bluster, a standard sentiment any actor — in th...

​The Bronx

Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, April 12

PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2017

Matt Caughthran and the rest of the Bronx were in Toronto less than four months ago as Mariachi El Bronx, their traditional Mexican music-i...