Articles by Rachel Ho

​Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in August 2023

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2023

A quiet time in the movie world, summer blockbusters continue to spin in the cinemas while we await TIFF and the impending awards bait to f...

​Fantasia 2023: 'A Disturbance in the Force' Redeems the 'Star Wars Holiday Special' (Sort Of)

Directed by Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak

PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2023

There is a general feeling of forgiveness throughout A Disturbance in the Force. Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak's documentary about the much-m...

'Satan Wants You' Shows How the Satanic Panic of the '80s Still Resonates

Directed by Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams

PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2023

Since watching Satan Wants You, I've been pondering what Michelle Smith and her therapist, Lawrence Pazder, wanted from their book, Michell...

'Shortcomings' Cuts Self-Congratulatory Representation Down to Size

Directed by Randall Park

PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2023

When Crazy Rich Asians first came out, I was called a "bad Asian" for not going out to watch the film on opening weekend. While I've apprec...

​'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' Captures the Youthful Spirit of Its Half-Shell Heroes

Directed by Jeff Rowe

PUBLISHED Aug 3, 2023

It feels like it's been a minute since we saw a movie or TV show worthy of the Turtles. A mainstay of the children's cartoon rotation in th...

Five Interesting Facts You Might Not Know About 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem'

PUBLISHED Aug 2, 2023

In April 1984, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's black-and-white comic book Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hit the newsstands, introducing the...

'Talk to Me' Directors Turn Teen Trauma into Hit Horror: "Canada's Got a Dark Sense of Humour"

PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2023

Jigsaw's tricycle, Ghostface's mask the Chucky doll have become synonymous with their films and infamous in the annals of horror. More than...

Sarah Gadon Finds Empathy for Her Messy Character in 'North of Normal'

PUBLISHED Jul 27, 2023

Sarah Gadon got her start in shows like Are You Afraid of the Dark? and La Femme Nikita — but her career took a left turn when she was welc...