Articles by Rachel Ho

'Drop' Scales the Heights of B Movies

Directed by Christopher Landon

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2025

B movies (and sometimes even C movies) can often deliver the most fun and entertaining experiences for audiences. What these films typically...

'Warfare' Is a Visceral Challenge to Consider the Horrors of War

Directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland

PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2025

Time has not been kind to the Iraq War — a conflict based on a lie about "weapons of mass destruction," resulting in a devastating death to...

Celebrate CanFilmDay with 2025's Best New Canadian Directors

PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2025

National Canadian Film Day returns this year on April 16 celebrating the best in Canadian film past and present. Across the country...

Netflix Quietly Released One of Its Best Shows Ever — and More Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in March 2025

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2025

It's March, which means awards season is mercifully over, the clocks have sprung forward, and tax season is right around the corner. In the...

Atom Egoyan Considers Generations of Trauma "in All Its Complexity"

PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2025

"I've been living with it for a very long time," Atom Egoyan reflects. "This character [Jeanine] has been a really extraordinary way for me...

'Night of the Zoopocalypse' Animates the Best of Canadiana

Directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2025

Documentary, comedy and horror tend to be the three tenants of Canada's contribution to cinema, and for good reason — Allan King, SCTV, the...

Pixar's 'Win or Lose' Does Both

Created by Carrie Hobson and Michael Yates

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2025

Rather surprisingly, 'Win or Lose' marks Pixar's first original series, and unsurprisingly, the animation house has created a show filled...

Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in February 2025

PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2025

The just-passed Valentine's Day and Black History Month provide a joyous reprieve to the grey beginnings of the calendar year. Celebrating...