Articles by Matthew Ritchie

Eden

Mia Hansen-Løve

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2015

For a film set during the rise of the French touch movement, Mia Hansen-Løve's Eden seems devoid of any feeling.   The film primarily conce...

The Little Death

Josh Lawson

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2015

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

Dope

Rick Famuyiwa

PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2015

Every nostalgic teenager wishes parts of their present were more like the past, and Malcolm (rising star Shameik Moore) — the lead ch...

Sarah Goodman, Laura Barrett and José Miguel Contreras Discuss 'Porch Stories'

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2015

Sarah Goodman's Porch Stories — a film festival favourite that's having its theatrical release this Friday (June 19) at TIFF Bell Lig...

Porch Stories

Sarah Goodman

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2015

Canadian filmmaker Sarah Goodman is a master of observation, as she's made clear in previous documentaries Army of One and When We Were Boy...

Yukon Blonde Discuss the Synth-Laden Sounds of 'On Blonde'

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2015

Since their self-titled full-length's debut in the winter of 2010, Kelowna, BC-bred indie rock outfit Yukon Blonde have rarely had a moment...

Yukon Blonde

On Blonde

PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2015

Yukon Blonde have always flirted with elements of electronic music. Even when their self-titled album came out in 2010 and early press phot...

Some Kind of Love

Thomas Burstyn

PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2015

From its outset, Thomas Burstyn's latest full-length documentary feature, Some Kind of Love, feels so personal that it's hard to see its su...