Articles by Matthew Ritchie

The Stogies

'Hoot' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2014

Having already released their debut EP, No Couth, No Class, No Nothin', back in 2011, Bruce Springsteen-indebted Halifax rockers the Stogie...

The Past is a Grotesque Animal

Jason Miller

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2014

Are all great performers assholes, or is being an asshole just the by-product of someone being singularly focused on being a great performe...

'Hector and the Search for Happiness,' '20,000 Days on Earth' and 'Nas: Time Is Illmatic' Lead Our Film Roundup

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2014

September is coming to a close, which means a handful of horror movies will begin popping up in movie theatres over the next few weeks. But...

GABI

"Koo Koo" (video)

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2014

There's no denying the talent of classically trained avant-garde chanteuse Gabrielle Herbst (a.k.a. GABI). After years spent studying clari...

Get Reviews of 'This Is Where I Leave You,' 'Coherence' and 'Altman' In Our Friday Film Roundup

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2014

With festival season now a wrap and award season only a few months away, filmgoers are in a cinematic sweet spot right now, as distribution...

The Duke of Burgundy

Peter Strickland

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2014

Frivolous and fetishistic, British director Peter Strickland's third full-length feature, The Duke of Burgundy, is a feast for the senses....

My Old Lady

Israel Horovitz

PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2014

It took over 50 years for long-time playwright Israel Horovitz to direct his first feature-length film. Sadly, My Old Lady — the cine...

X+Y

Morgan Matthews

PUBLISHED Sep 15, 2014

It appears as if Asa Butterfield didn't experience any real growing pains between his star-studded arrival as the titular hero in Martin Sc...