Articles by Rachel Ho
'Pain Hustlers' Turns the Opioid Crisis into Disposable Content
Directed by David Yates
PUBLISHED Oct 27, 2023
We're at the stage of the opioid crisis where billion dollar companies like Netflix are unironically releasing multiple mediocre projects a...
Fresh Frights 2023: The Best New Horror on Streaming Services
PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2023
Happy spooky month! Horror being the genre du jour means that slashers and thrillers aren't only relegated to October anymore. Throughout t...
'The Magic of Make-Believe' Is a Warm Reminder of the Importance of 'Mr. Dressup'
Directed by Robert McCallum
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023
On February 14, 1996, Ernie Coombs signed off as Mr. Dressup for the last time. For 30 years, his show, Mr. Dressup, entertained children a...
These Directors Failed to Pitch Spike Lee — but Succeeded in Pushing Canadian Filmmaking Forward
PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2023
Individually, directors Kelly Fyffe-Marshall and Sasha Leigh Henry, along with producers Tamar Bird and Iva Golubovic, are some of Canada's...
Inside the Hamilton Filming Locations of Ontario's Own 'Relax, I'm from the Future'
PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2023
Home of the Tiger Cats and the province's finest steel mills, Hamilton, ON, has become quite the hot spot for film and television productio...
'Dumb Money' Isn't Clever Enough to Elevate Its Dry Subject Matter
Directed by Craig Gillespie
PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023
For the preteens too young to remember and for everyone else who had better things to concern themselves with in January and February 2021:...
Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in September 2023
PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2023
This past month has been spent playing catch up with a lot of streaming options missed over the summer. I took a punt with Marvel again (no...
The Best (and Worst) Films We Saw at TIFF 2023
PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2023
In past years, the Toronto International Film Festival has taken over the streets with buzzing excitement and the chance of celebrity sight...