Articles by Rachel Ho

Fantasia Review: 'Baby Money' Is Home Invasion Thriller, Minus the Thrills

Directed by Mikhael Bassilli and Luc Walpoth

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021

A character-driven thriller ought to be compelling. Taking a home invasion thriller into a new space that perhaps we haven't seen before, o...

Fantasia Review: 'Hellbender' Heralds the Arrival of a New First Family of Horror

Directed by John Adams, Zelda Adams and Toby Poser

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021

The Adams filmmaking family are making a name for themselves in indie horror circles. Following up the success of their breakthrough movie,...

Fantasia Review: 'Glasshouse' Is a New Take on Pandemic Horror

Directed by Kelsey Egan

PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021

When director Kelsey Egan co-wrote Glasshouse with Emma Lungiswa De Wet, the world was in a very different place. We welcomed people into o...

Aretha Franklin's Music Saves 'Respect' from Being a By-the-Numbers Biopic

Directed by Liesl Tommy

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2021

By all accounts, Aretha Franklin was a fiercely private individual who needed to be in control of her own narrative. Her friendship with mu...

'The Green Knight' Is an Aggressively Arty Take on Arthurian Adventure

Directed by David Lowery

PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2021

Expectations truly are the killer of joy. For those expecting The Green Knight to be a chainmail and sword epic adventure ending in a battl...

'Stillwater' Doesn't Run Deep Enough, Despite Matt Damon's Great Performance

Directed by Tom McCarthy

PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2021

Matt Damon is, above all else, a consistent actor. He will always turn in a strong performance regardless of how the movie turns out. He's...

'Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway' Brings Postmodern Irony to Its Story of Cute Bunnies

Directed by Will Gluck

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2021

Fluffy bunnies, chubby badgers and an all-in Domhnall Gleeson — if that's not a recipe for a fun family movie, what is? Peter Rabbit 2 is j...

A'ziah King Hopes 'Zola' Will Inspire More Authentic Sex Work Stories in Hollywood

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2021

"Sex work is work. It's a job, it's a lifestyle. It can be negative if that's what you make it, but for me, my sex work has always been pos...