Articles by Matthew Ritchie

Live By Night

Directed by Ben Affleck

PUBLISHED Jan 12, 2017

Word is Ben Affleck pushed his latest project, the noir-ish Prohibition-era gangster film Live By Night, to premiere in select markets duri...

La La Land

Directed by Damien Chazelle

PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2016

This review was originally published during TIFF on September 8 Los Angeles, California: land of opportunities, crusher of dreams. It's th...

Why Him?

Directed by John Hamburg

PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2016

The holiday season isn't complete without a decent comedy, and this year's entry is Why Him?, a Meet the Parents-style movie with major sta...

Here Are 8 Facts You Didn't Know About the Making of 'La La Land'

PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2016

Hollywood doesn't often make movies like Damien Chazelle's La La Land anymore. A fall festival favourite, the 31-year-old director's follow...

Miss Sloane

Directed by John Madden

PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2016

Though she seems detestable on the surface — cold, calculated, cynical and conniving — Elizabeth Sloane is the kind of character you can't...

Blue Jay

Directed by Alex Lehmann

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2016

This review was originally published during TIFF on September 16 Writing for TIFF's weekly newsletter The Review days before the premiere...

'Blue Jay' Star Mark Duplass Opens Up About Nostalgia, Therapy and Mortality

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2016

Mark Duplass has had a life most people could only dream of. Since breaking big with The Puffy Chair in 2005, the Louisiana-born multi-hyph...

Allied

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2016

As with most Hollywood heartthrobs known for their womanizing ways, the hype surrounding Brad Pitt's latest film, the WWII romantic spy dra...